David Cullinane
Written
159. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of radiation therapists which are on panels awaiting a job offer, in tabular form. [37947/25]
TDs / David Cullinane
David Cullinane
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1,614
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,211
words spoken in the chamber
Across 499 contributions
417
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
145
topics asked about
Across 16 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 1,614 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 499 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 22 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 73 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 70 | 92 |
| April 2025 | 121 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 218 | 26 |
| June 2025 | 129 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 174 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 28 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 75 | 25 |
| November 2025 | 35 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 68 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 72 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 115 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 35 | 42 |
| April 2026 | 85 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 119 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 67 | 20 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 52 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 26 | 25 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 304 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
- constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
David Cullinane
Written
160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her Department will fund a PET scanner for Letterkenny; and whether there is any service agreement with Altnagelvin Hospital for such services to avoid patients travelling long distances to Dublin or Galway. [37948/25]
David Cullinane
Written
161. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to future proof nicotine product legislation and regulation in forthcoming legislation on such products to ensure that amendment bills are not required each time industry creates a novel product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37949/25]
David Cullinane
Written
162. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all reports, reviews, and other publications containing policy measures or recommendations which were published by the Minister for Health or her Department since 2015, in tabular form; if she will provide a link for each publication [37950/25]
David Cullinane
Written
163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of Saturday activity occurring due to insourcing arrangements across each specialty for each statutory and section 38 hospital, by health region, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [37954/25]
David Cullinane
Written
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of Saturday activity occurring due to the public-only consultant contract across each specialty for each statutory and section 38 hospital, by health region, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [37955/25]
David Cullinane
Written
165. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of any pause on the use of such products; and whether she will follow up with individuals who have previously received mesh implants to check on their clinical wellness as part of such an audit to inform any…
David Cullinane
Written
166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that all alternative options to vaginal mesh implants are available, such as tissue slings, before considering the recommencement of mesh implant services; and if she will ensure that processes to achieve full informed consent, including awareness of the level of harm which has occurred, will be in place ahead of any recommencement of mesh i…
David Cullinane
Written
167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the rate of persons who have received mesh implants who have reported suffering harm as a result of such implants as a proportion of all those who have received mesh implants for the period 2010 to 2018 ; and whether she has sought such information to inform decision-making on the future use of mesh implants. [37971/25]
David Cullinane
Written
168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data sought and collected to inform decision making on the future use of mesh implants. [37972/25]
David Cullinane
Written
169. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of alternative surgeries or other interventions conducted as an alternative to mesh implants during the period 2010 to 2018 until the pause, and during the period 2018 since the pause to date, in tabular form. [37973/25]
David Cullinane
Written
170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the range of services available to mesh-injured persons; the reason full removal services are not available in the State; and whether her Department will fund access to treatment abroad for mesh-injured persons. [37974/25]
David Cullinane
Written
171. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the report of the national vaginal mesh implant oversight group; the reason no mesh-injured persons have been included in the process of compiling the report; and the engagement the group has had with mesh-injured persons since inception, by year, in tabular form. [37975/25]
David Cullinane
Written
182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which the HSE requires hospital participation, in tabular form. [38026/25]
David Cullinane
Written
183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which each statutory and section-38 hospitals are participating, by hospital, in tabular form. [38027/25]
David Cullinane
Written
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she considers that hospitals should have to participate in and report to her on their standing within international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/25]
David Cullinane
Written
185. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the energy consumption of each statutory and section 38 acute hospital for each year in the period 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the display energy certificate (DEC) number for each hospital; the total thermal energy consumption kWh/year; the electrical energy consumption kWh/year; the DEC rating for building and consumption in terms of kWh/m2/yr and DEC poin…
David Cullinane
Written
188. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations and admissions in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and of those admitted, the percentage and number admitted within six hours, nine hours, and 24 hours. [38109/25]
David Cullinane
Written
189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department presentations who left before they were admitted or discharged in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [38110/25]
David Cullinane
Written
190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38111/25]
David Cullinane
Written
191. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38112/25]
David Cullinane
Written
192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time to all incidents in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38113/25]
David Cullinane
Written
193. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of symptomatic breast cancer attendances in 2024 and to date in 2025 whose referrals were triaged as urgent and which did not adhere to the national standard of two weeks for urgent referrals. [38114/25]
David Cullinane
Written
194. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of lung cancer rapid-access clinic attendances in 2024 and to date in 2025 who were offered an appointment within ten working days. [38115/25]
David Cullinane
Written
195. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of prostate cancer rapid access clinic attendances in 2024 and to date in 2025 who were offered an appointment within 20 working days. [38116/25]