Written answers
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Department of Health
Health Services Staff
Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 33 funded Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse Clinical Nurse Specialist posts are currently filled and operational; the number which remain vacant; and when all currently approved posts are expected to be filled. [17781/26]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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.
Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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341. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment timeline and deployment plan for the additional 12 Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse posts funded under Budget 2026; and to specify the hospitals and regions where these additional posts will be located. [17782/26]
Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
Erin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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342. To ask the Minister for Health whether Specialist Crisis Assessment Nurse services are available on a 24-hour basis in each location; and if not, to detail the operating hours and out-of-hours arrangements for each hospital. [17783/26]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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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.
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