Pádraig Rice
Written
1012. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting longer than two weeks to be seen by BreastCheck following an urgent referral, by site, in tabular form. [17506/25]
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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.
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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
1013. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there has been any change to the two-week maximum wait time for BreastCheck urgent referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17507/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
1014. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for a mammogram, by site, wait time and referral type (details supplied), in tabular form. [17508/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
1015. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total paid to each private diagnostics provider under the GP access to the community diagnostics scheme in each of the years since its launch in 2021 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17509/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
1016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in extending the bowel cancer screening programme to people aged 50 to 74 years; if she is still committed to completing this programme expansion by 2026 [17510/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
1017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the integrated financial management system project; the timeline she is working towards for completion and operation of the new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17511/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
318. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time agency posts converted to HSE posts in 2024 and to date in 2025, by staff category, in tabular form. [16454/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
275. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staffing and private recruitment firms, from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the services to which these payments relate; and the amount paid to each agency and firm. [15863/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the progress on implementation of the radiation therapy advanced practice pilot programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15917/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
284. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently waiting to attend each radiation oncology unit in Ireland, by waiting time period, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15918/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
285. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps that need to be finalised to fund clinical practice tutors for radiation therapists to expand the number of training places for radiation therapy at Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
286. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the expected number of radiation therapy graduates in 2025; the number of relevant posts available for such graduates within the hospital setting upon graduation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15920/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
287. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the last time the staffing model for radiation therapists was updated; if there are plans to review the current staffing model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15921/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
288. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the date at which the National Cancer Strategy 2024 implementation report will be made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15922/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the lymphoedema model of care to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15923/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand community lymphoedema and lipoedema services in cancer centres of excellence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15924/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages, by CHO and LHO, in tabular form. [15997/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
343. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to the findings of the Mental Health Commission in respect of compliance with national standards in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital; the steps being taken to address the issues identified, in particular staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16300/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
344. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital from the year 2019 to date in 2025, by staff category, in tabular form. [16301/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on agency staffing in each of the years from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital; and the staff categories these relate to, in tabular form. [16302/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
346. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently working in the acute mental health unit at Cork University Hospital on an agency basis, by staff category, in tabular form. [16303/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that his Department are in contact with Irish medical professionals and other volunteers in Gaza; how often this contact is made; the measures in place to ensure the safety of these citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15413/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
385. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education the plans to provide additional special education classes in an area of County Cork (details supplied); her plans to increase the capacity of the special school in the area; if the National Council for Special Education has engaged with local schools in respect of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15120/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
537. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the Garda Representative Association's reported shortfall of 125 Gardaí in Cork city [15119/25]
Pádraig Rice
Written
622. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of reports of abuse on several pig farms (details supplied); if his Department is investigating these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15764/25]