896
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
123,606
words spoken in the chamber
Across 642 contributions
422
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
255
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 896 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 642 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2025 | 51 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 41 | 47 |
| March 2025 | 44 | 42 |
| April 2025 | 64 | 38 |
| May 2025 | 39 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 55 | 33 |
| July 2025 | 47 | 51 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 38 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 16 | 52 |
| November 2025 | 41 | 57 |
| December 2025 | 29 | 19 |
| January 2026 | 42 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 46 | 35 |
| March 2026 | 41 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 58 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 80 | 47 |
| June 2026 | 31 | 40 |
| July 2026 | 44 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 41 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 48 | 23 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 510 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Dublin Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1638. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen for each quarter of each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1906/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1639. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022 to 2024, inclusive, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1907/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1640. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer-related appointments and procedures cancelled in each quarter in each year 2022 to 2024, inclusive, by hospital, for adults and for children, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1908/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1641. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the bed-occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each quarter for each of the years 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1909/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1642. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities in each quarter for each of the years 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1910/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1643. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance turnaround time at each emergency department in each quarter between 2020 and 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1911/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, in each quarter of each year from 2019 to 2024; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1912/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1645. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of each quarter of each year 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1913/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1646. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of each quarter of each year 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1647. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of each quarter of 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1648. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of each quarter for each year 2019 to 2024, by LHO; the number of dentists who submitted claims and the total number of claims in quarter 1 of each year and each full year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1916/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1649. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of each quarter for each year 2019 to 2024, broken down by standard waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1650. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly employed dentists, orthodontists, dental surgeons, dental nurses and other dental-orthodontic staff, by staff grade, employed by the public services for each year 2017 to 2024, by LHO-CHO-region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1918/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1651. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the HSE spend on agency staffing for each quarter for each year 2019 to 2024 to date, in tabular form; the services to which the expenditure relates; the agencies to which payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1652. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of children with complex orthopaedic conditions on waiting lists with Children's Health Ireland; his plans for making treatment abroad accessible for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1920/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1653. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home beds in the State in each of the years since 2020, broken down by HSE-provided and HSE-funded under sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act 2004 and privately provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1921/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1654. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the current hourly direct cost and indirect cost of delivering home care; the total cost of direct and indirect delivery of home care in each of the years from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1655. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of GP training places on offer in each of the years from 2018 to 2024; the planned increases in training places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1923/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1656. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed update on implementation of the new HSE health regions; if the hospital groups and CHOs have been stood down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1924/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1657. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who undertook specialist training for general practice in each of the years from 2018 to 2024; the number who completed the training programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1925/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1727. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI will review its eligibility criteria to be classed as an independent student to account for the thousands of people who are residing at home with their parents because of the housing crisis, who are now excluded from accessing higher education due to being means tested along with their parents’ …