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Nursing Education

17 questions from 10 TDs, between 20 May 2025 and 6 October 2026.

17
questions
17 written, 0 oral
10
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20250
March 20250
April 20250
May 20256
June 20250
July 20250
August 20250
September 20250
October 20253
November 20251
December 20250
January 20261
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20262
June 20261
July 20260
August 20260
September 20262
October 20261

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil6 from 4 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party7 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 from 3 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Marie Sherlock
    6
  2. Robert Troy
    2
  3. Shane Moynihan
    2
  4. Cathal Crowe
    1
  5. Donna McGettigan
    1
  6. Eoghan Kenny
    1
  7. Joanna Byrne
    1
  8. John Brady
    1

Asked of

The questions

John Brady Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
581. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if additional supports are under consideration to support student nurses including, reducing or removing college fees for nursing students, increasing student nurse placement allowances; ensuring allowances are paid promptly and consistently and exploring a system of remuneration or other meaningful financial support for students undertaking mandatory unpaid clinic…
Robert Troy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
763. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline when the HSE will be providing a nursing practice programme for currently registered childcare nurses who have a gap in service and require this course to return to HSE employment; and her views on the urgency to provide such courses given the current recruitment requirements within the HSE and the imminent opening of the National Children's Ho…
Robert Troy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
770. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, is currently providing adaption-placement programmes for qualified paediatric nurses to return to service following a gap in HSE employment; and when this programme will be open for applicants. [68487/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Health
216. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of significant challenges facing general nursing students from County Louth attending Trinity College Dublin, who face huge additional costs for hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation in Dublin as their placements are not scheduled on consecutive days; and if she will engage directly with Trinity College Dublin; and if she will make a statement…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1330. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to address issues in relation to student nurses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39284/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing graduates registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the number of nursing graduates and the number and proportion currently employed in the Irish health service, broken down by Irish nationals, EU/UK nationals and non-EU nationals; the analysis undertaken by her Department on the capacity of the Irish healthcare syste…
Cathal Crowe Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2569. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene in the case of QQI level 5 courses in healthcare/nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73975/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
790. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to recognise student nurses as essential workers during placement; provide fair financial support or pay for the hours worked to ensure that no student is forced into unsafe levels of combined work simply to survive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65231/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
292. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that have been included in HSE funded level 8 nursing degrees from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55607/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
317. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of graduates which were in the academic year 2024-2025 through the sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; the number which were located in the Dublin south city and west integrated health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55789/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have been accepted onto the 2025-2026 sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; the number of those who are located in the Dublin south city and west integrated health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55790/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
908. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of nursing places and courses offered through the CAO system, in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25167/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
909. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medicine places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25168/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
910. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of dentistry places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25169/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
911. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of physiotherapy places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25170/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
912. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of speech & language therapist places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25171/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
913. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of occupational therapist places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25172/25]