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Pádraig Rice

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
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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 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2977. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for occupational therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42707/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2978. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for occupational therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42708/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2979. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for ophthalmology services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42709/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2980. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for ophthalmology services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42710/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2981. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for audiology services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42711/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2982. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for audiology services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42712/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2983. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for podiatry services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42713/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2984. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for podiatry services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42714/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2988. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the details of Children's Health Ireland's target number of children to receive spinal surgery through outsourcing arrangements (details supplied) in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [42759/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2989. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting more than four months for paediatric spinal surgeries abroad who have been offered surgery abroad; and the number who went abroad for treatment to date. [42776/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2990. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of children offered paediatric spinal surgeries abroad in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the total number who went abroad for treatment. [42777/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2991. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric spinal surgeries funded through Children's Health Ireland spinal waiting list initiatives in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [42778/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2992. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health in respect of offering children paediatric spinal surgeries abroad, the way in which Children's Health Ireland determines suitability; if specific clinical criteria is used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42779/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2993. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details regarding the current arrangements between Children's Health Ireland and UK and USA paediatric centres in respect of outsourcing paediatric spinal surgeries; the hospitals in use; the number of places currently available to CHI in each hospital; if there is any block or pause on new referrals in any of these sites; and if she will make…
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2994. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current post-operative infection rates and returns-to-theatre for spinal surgery across Children's Health Ireland's operating sites, by procedure type for example, fusion, rod insertion and including 30-and 90-day complications data, in tabular form (details supplied). [42781/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2995. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparison between Children's Health Ireland's infection rates and other international paediatric centres (details supplies); if CHI's infection or return-to-theatre rates significantly exceeded international benchmarks, were any spinal programmes paused or limited; if not, to outline the reason CHI continued with complex surgeries under such condit…
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2996. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a full breakdown of current staffing levels within orthopaedic departments across all Children's Health Ireland sites, in tabular form. [42783/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2997. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic consultants, registrars and NCHDs employed by Children's Health Ireland that are working full-time without restrictions; working under clinical supervision or practice restrictions; on administrative leave or temporarily removed from clinical duties; and awaiting return to work pending investigation or review. [42784/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2998. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are defined maximum caseload caps for orthopaedic consultants within Children's Health Ireland; if so, the cap per consultant; the way in which this is monitored; to outline how caseloads are redistributed when a consultant is on leave, restricted, or steps back from clinical care; and the protocols in place to ensure that high-risk patients, such as th…
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2999. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of end-of-life medical cards issued, by age group, in each of the years 2020 to and to date in 2024, 2025, in tabular form. [42786/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3000. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42787/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3001. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by RCSI Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42788/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3002. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42789/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3003. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by University of Limerick Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42790/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3004. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42791/25]