TDs / Pádraig Rice

Official portrait of Pádraig Rice

Pádraig Rice

Social Democrats Cork South-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file

1,771
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
97,768
words spoken in the chamber
Across 271 contributions
430
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
topics asked about
Across 20 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 1,771 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 271 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 11 0
February 2025 116 12
March 2025 109 9
April 2025 84 3
May 2025 116 20
June 2025 80 47
July 2025 164 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 91 5
October 2025 80 14
November 2025 117 15
December 2025 94 15
January 2026 114 7
February 2026 82 8
March 2026 112 23
April 2026 68 13
May 2026 85 12
June 2026 99 15
July 2026 72 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 41 9
October 2026 36 25

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 123 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

  1. constituency Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
342. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health in relation to electronic health records, the market studies and due diligence that has been carried out to date to inform the procurement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70705/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the hospitals in which electronic health records are already in operation that her Department or the HSE has visited to garner learnings about the system and the specific providers; the learnings taken from these visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70706/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
344. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the hospitals in which electronic health records are already in operation that her Department or the HSE has visited to garner learnings about the system and the specific providers; the learnings taken from these visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70707/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address concerns related to vendor lock-in and interoperability risks with respect to electronic health records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70708/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice was chosen instead of a competitive tender to extend the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) contract, given that the original 2015 agreement had failed to deliver any live sites after seven years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70709/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to explain the lack of progress from 2015 to 2019, on the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) project; her response to the fact that almost four years after the Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice, only one hospital is partially live; if the HSE conducted any market analysis before awarding hosting services directly to the vendor; and if she …
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current total projected cost, not spend to date, of the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) project, including all CCNs and extensions, compared to the original €33 million contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70711/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current vendor-stated product lifecycle status of the cellular pathology and microbiology modules in the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS) project; the hospital sites that have completed user acceptance testing for these modules and the outcomes; the feedback received from clinical and laboratory end-users on the suitability of these modules for…
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a full risk register for the National Laboratory Information System (MedLIS), including risks associated with module lifecycle, site readiness, and clinical safety concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70713/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement for continuous glucose monitors is only available to patients with type 1 diabetes who have required insulin from the outset; if reimbursement will be extended to patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who subsequently require insulin or develop type 1 diabetes later in life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70714/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
352. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity at University College Cork's Dental School following the decision not to build a new dental school; if she will reverse the decision not to move forward with the new build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70715/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
353. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a recent article regarding a public-private partnership to deliver seven new nursing homes (details supplied); the status of each nursing home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70717/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
354. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on commencement of section 232 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 (details supplied); the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Justice, Migration and Home Affairs on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70718/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
355. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 690 and 691 of 2 December 2025, her plans with respect to the strategic collaboration group to be established in early 2026; the proposed membership of this group; if it will include representation for vulnerable groups, in particular those impacted by changes to phased dispensing; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
69. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach the reason a decision was taken not to include a question on sex characteristics in Census 2027. [68674/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
70. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach the steps being taken to understand the complex issues (details supplied) related to the addition of new questions on sexual orientation and gender in Census 2027; if research will be carried out to inform how the Central Statistics Office interprets and analyses the subsequent census data. [68675/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Housing
497. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the regulations for Local Authorities to hold secret ballots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69451/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Children
811. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied); if she is aware of the difficulties for adults accessing these supports; her Department’s plan to address these issues specifically in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70221/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
970. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department engaged with the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) regarding their views on the independence of a chair (details supplied); if the NTMA expressed any concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69445/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1063. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish and resource Huntington’s disease specialist multi-disciplinary teams (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70212/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1064. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there is a career pathway for graduates of radiation therapy and radiography within the public system upon graduation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70213/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1065. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the health care professional graduates which have guaranteed jobs in the public system upon graduation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70214/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1066. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the hospitals which will be included in the radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion programme as mentioned in the Department of Health National Development Plan Review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70215/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1067. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the comprehensive timetable for radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion, by machine type per hospital. [70216/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1068. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with cancer who started radiation therapy in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [70217/25]