Pádraig Rice
Written
738. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements and protocols in place for medical emergencies on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52818/26]
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Pádraig Rice
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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
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
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- constituency Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig Rice
Written
772. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the ratio of midwifes to births in each maternity hospital and unit (details supplied), in tabular form; to identify the sites classified as large units and small units under the Birthrate Plus methodology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52965/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
773. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a decision in the United Kingdom to make a rapid endometriosis test (details supplied) available on the NHS in England and Wales; if there are any plans to make this test available through the HSE; if so, the steps taken to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52966/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
902. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the clinical director role, commissioned by the HSE's Chief Clinical Officer in 2025; the timeline for publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53602/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a breach of public pay scales identified at a hospital (details supplied); the steps taken to date to ensure that the hospital complies with public pay policy; if this matter has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53603/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to an issue related to consent for children in need of therapeutic supports (details supplied); if her Department is examining this issue; the plans to address this issue within the current legal framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53606/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €180 million in dedicated additional funding invested in women's health since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53655/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 767 of 30 June 2026, the amount spent on outsourcing arrangements in University Hospital Galway to address the laboratory sample backlog in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if these costs can be broken down by the spend on addressing the public samples backlog and private samples backlog under their service level agreements wi…
Pádraig Rice
Written
241. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has investigated whether public only consultants in the pathology lab in St. Vincent's University Hospital are engaged in private work on site; if the laboratory has any service level agreements in place with private facilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52172/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
242. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with a group (details supplied) regarding the structural tax issue that is limiting their ability to expand their GP model in underserved communities; to confirm if she has responded to the charity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52173/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
243. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will review the visual representation of nappies across maternity, pregnancy and parenting resources to ensure that both reuseable and disposable are represented; to ensure reusable nappies are included as a standard option within antenatal education and parenting information; to identify the relevant HSE departments responsible for maternity publications,…
Pádraig Rice
Written
244. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if families will be entitled to know if their child's case will be included in any future statutory public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; if orthopaedic cases outside the scoliosis and spina bifida cohorts will be considered; if, should concerns emerge from the MDT or external expert panel reviews set up following the independent audit on hip surgery thr…
Pádraig Rice
Written
85. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a working group tasked with reviewing mental health services for people with intellectual disabilities within his Department’s Disability Unit. [50449/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
861. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details regarding a review being conducted by the HSE to ensure compliance with the terms of the public only consultant contract (details supplied); the timeline for competition of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51813/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the changes to the temporary protection scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50461/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork University Maternity Hospital does not have a dedicated haematologist providing care for pregnant women (details supplied); if there are plans to provide a dedicated post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50444/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
457. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the independent review of the effectiveness of the regulatory and legislative framework for inspecting nursing homes has been completed and submitted to the Minister of State with responsibility for Older People (details supplied); if so, the date at which the Minister received the report; if the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on th…
Pádraig Rice
Written
458. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the plans to extend the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP) to include epilepsy; the assessments under way by the HSE to add epilepsy to the CDMP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50454/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
459. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have received appointments and the condition for which they were treated under the HSE's Chronic Disease Management Programme in 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50455/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
460. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the annual cost associated with the implementation of the Chronic Disease Management Programme in 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50456/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
461. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the supports available to residents in an independent living facility, given that they are no longer eligible for blister packs free-of-charge following reforms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50457/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
462. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place for private eye clinics in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); if these are being run exclusively by consultants on non-public only contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50458/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
463. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion and opening of a National Mother and Baby Unit for perinatal mental health care; the current status of the project; the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50459/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
464. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for an expansion of the free contraception scheme to all people in reproductive age; to provide any costings that have been carried out by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50460/26]
Pádraig Rice
Written
531. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 25 September 2025, if the interdepartmental working group on non-binary gender has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48901/26]