Joe Cooney
Written
1729. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Limerick. [18660/26]
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Joe Cooney
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555
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
13,177
words spoken in the chamber
Across 90 contributions
440
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
197
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 555 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 90 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 15 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 45 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 35 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 40 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 48 | 4 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 56 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 21 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 29 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 30 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 19 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 22 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 31 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 21 | 16 |
| June 2026 | 29 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 53 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 22 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 10 | 8 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 88 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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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Clare 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Joe Cooney
Written
1730. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in cognitive behavioural therapy and advanced nurse practitioner in psychotherapy posts filled at Shannon community mental health team as of 27 February 2026, in tabular form. [18661/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
1731. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE orthodontists currently working within Clare dental services, in tabular form. [18662/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
1762. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health given the recognised ‘risk to patient safety’ identified in the recent HIQA report into urgent and emergency healthcare services in the Mid-West, if she will submit the extension of the UHL campus, option B, as a project for delivery under the Critical Infrastructure Bill once it is enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18779/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
2238. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to visit the East Coast of the United States during Quarter 2 in 2026. [18657/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
2239. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE qualified architects employed by his Department as of 27 February 2026, in tabular form. [18658/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
32. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the date of the site acquisition for Option B at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17546/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
58. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the number of closed or unavailable beds in State-operated community nursing homes; the additional bed capacity planned over the next 10, 20 and 30 years to meet the needs of an ageing population; the way in which her Department intends to ensure future provision matches projected demographic demand; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Joe Cooney
Written
343. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to include an annual review of the property price ceiling for the help-to-buy scheme in the budgetary process to account for fluctuations in property prices nationally; the reason the first home scheme can increase the property price ceilings but the help-to-buy scheme cannot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16239/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
404. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which a school (details supplied) performed under each of the individual criteria used to prioritise school building projects included in the recent announcement of 105 school building projects; the relative ranking or position for this school under each criterion and overall compared with projects selected for inclusion; and if she will mak…
Joe Cooney
Written
405. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for their inclusion in the DEIS 1 Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16242/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
516. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the application by a school (details supplied) to open a second special class for children with autism, which will meet the documented demand in the wider geographical area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17058/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
945. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reasons the drug acarizax is not included in either the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme; if she will consider the inclusion of the drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17057/26]
Joe Cooney
Oral
94. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending the mandate for reflective road studs, commonly known as cat's eyes, to regional routes, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15769/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
170. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Department's position on the proposed rail service to Shannon Airport, via a spur from Sixmilebridge. [15350/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
535. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that the SNA review outcome letters that have already issued to schools in the past few weeks will be rescinded until the conclusion of the further engagement that is being undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14590/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
56. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to encourage much-needed private investment into the serviced tourism accommodation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12773/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
397. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request an update from the DCB Appeals Panel to provide the number of appeals made to 31 January 2026; the numbers of decisions made; the average waiting time for those decisions, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
568. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide the weekly urgent and emergency care reports for each ED from 1 January 2026 to-date; the reason these reports are not available publicly on the HSE website as was previously the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13477/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
203. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the guidelines for certified modular wastewater treatment systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13278/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
204. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the numbers of properties by rural and urban area in every local authority that availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13279/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
166. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on activities on the Irish Consulate General based in Munich including staffing resources. [8502/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
838. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of property seizure holding facilities currently available in each Garda division, in tabular form. [8508/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
883. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider, in the interests of public safety, undertaking a coordinated scheme on a pilot basis, through local authorities, to undertake the removal of ash trees with ash die back along public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8501/26]
Joe Cooney
Written
884. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of food products and plant products that were seized by his Departmental officials from both cargo and passenger terminals at Shannon Airport in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [8503/26]