Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Health
Health Services Staff
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2140.To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE)-trained colonoscopy staff required to meet colonoscopy target waiting times at the end of each of the years 2014 to 2024, by hospital group, compared to the WTE number of trained colonoscopy staff required to deliver the colonoscopy service in each hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31729/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2141.To ask the Minister for Health the number of people working as radiation therapists in Ireland in each of the years 2014 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31730/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Radiographers Registration Board in CORU (the Health and Social Care Professionals' regulator) was established on the 24 January 2012 to regulate radiographers and radiation therapists. The Register opened on 31 October 2013, and the titles radiographer and radiation therapist became officially protected on 31 October 2015. The number of radiation therapists registered for each of the years from 2014-2024 are listed below. These numbers include radiation therapist who are registered with CORU but may not necessarily be currently working in Ireland in the profession.
| Profession | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (12 July 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiation Therapists | 21 | 171 | 240 | 269 | 305 | 343 | 389 | 423 | 470 | 517 | 542 |
Regarding the number of people working as radiation therapists in Ireland in each of the years 2014-2024, my Department has readily available numbers for the HSE (including the Section 38 voluntary hospitals). As of May 2024, there are 204 WTE radiation therapists employed by the HSE. This is an increase of 66 WTE from the 138 WTE employed back in December 2014.
Below is a table with a full breakdown of radiation therapists employed from 2014 to 2024.
| Radiation Therapists | Total WTEs |
|---|---|
| 2024 (May) | 204 |
| 2023 | 204 |
| 2022 | 205 |
| 2021 | 199 |
| 2020 | 212 |
| 2019 | 199 |
| 2018 | 192 |
| 2017 | 186 |
| 2016 | 188 |
| 2015 | 177 |
| 2014 | 138 |
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2142.To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent radiation therapists needed to provide the radiation oncology service in each of the years 2014 to 2024 in Beaumont Hospital, St. James’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital Rathgar, Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31731/24]
John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2143.To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE radiation therapists employed in each of the years 2014 to 2024 in Beaumont Hospital, St. James’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital Rathgar, Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31732/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2142 and 2143 together.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
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