Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Peadar Tóibín - PQ 8137-26
Deputy Tóibín asked about the working hours of public health nurses. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses in some counties are permitted to work four-day weeks, while others are not allowed any leeway in terms of working hours; the reason for this discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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