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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Brian Stanley Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
588. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an out of hours psychology team is assigned to A&E services, during the hours of 5pm to 8am, and if she could provide the details of these for all emergency departments, in tabular form. [26787/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
589. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) refused necessary treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26789/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
590. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where regional specialist memory clinics are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
591. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses that are responsible for the Donaghmede area of Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26795/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
592. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical psychologist attached to the Coolock/Kilbarrack CAMHS team; if funding will be approved to increase this number before end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26796/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
593. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance that are caring for someone under 18 years of age. [26802/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
594. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the policies in place to ensure timely access to orthopaedic shoes for individuals who require them for medical reasons; and whether there are plans to streamline the referral process to reduce waiting times for assessments and fittings. [26804/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
595. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether a review has been conducted on the durability and functionality of bespoke orthopaedic shoes; and what measures exist to improve their quality and address issues related to wear and tear, particularly for individuals limited to one pair per year. [26805/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
596. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether seasonality is considered when providing orthopaedic shoes, ensuring individuals have appropriate footwear for different weather conditions; and the provisions that exist for individuals with disabilities requiring orthopaedic shoes, including whether European disability status is factored into eligibility criteria. [26806/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
597. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the latest figures on the number of individuals receiving orthopaedic shoe support each year; the average cost per pair; and whether funding or additional support is available for individuals experiencing pain due to delays in receiving new orthopaedic shoes. [26807/25]
John Brady Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
598. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health when an external investigation is commissioned by a service provider or state agency into the care and safety of vulnerable persons; the standard process for disseminating the investigation’s outcome; whether this process is explicitly defined in the terms of reference; specifically the body that must receive the final report; whether the terms of reference should …
John Brady Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
599. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for when she intends to introduce comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation, including a statutory regulatory framework for the protection of vulnerable adults in all care settings, as proposed in the Law Reform Commission’s 2024 Report on Adult Safeguarding and reflected in the draft Adult Safeguarding Bill 2024 and Criminal Law (Adult Saf…
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
600. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of outpatient services at the Drogheda Department of psychiatry, Crosslanes, Drogheda, County Louth. [26826/25]
Albert Dolan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
601. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) will no longer be providing antenatal care and delivery services for women with twin pregnancies; if this marks the beginning of a broader downgrading of maternity services at PUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26832/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
602. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of antepartum deaths recorded at 17–23 weeks’ gestation and at 24–34 weeks’ gestation, for each year from 2013 to date in 2025. [26833/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
603. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of intrapartum deaths recorded at 35–42+ weeks’ gestation, for each year from 2013 to date in 2025. [26834/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
604. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths recorded at 35–42+ weeks’ gestation, for each year from 2013 to date in 2025. [26835/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
605. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of neonatal deaths recorded each year from 2013 to date in 2025. [26836/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
606. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26837/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
607. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26838/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
608. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all 73 child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26839/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
609. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
610. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and deliver the remaining eating disorder teams by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
611. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of establishing and operating a 24/7 multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalating team, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
612. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of implementing the Governments plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/25]