There were nearly 7,600 reports of assaults on HSE staff last year.
Over 5,800 were physical, while 41 were sexual and nearly 1,700 were verbal.
According to freedom of information figures, almost half of the victims were nurses.
Phil Ni Sheaghdha from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, says it's a very serious problem.
"We have reports from nurses who are now out for long periods of time following assaults, and really, it simply isn't good enough.
"We've asked the Health and Safety Authority to intervene they have made a lot of recommendations in respect of the safety that is required in workplaces, but we need inspections of workplaces and we need a real focus by the HSE on keeping their staff safe."
