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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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Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
151. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one therapy appointments for disciplines other than occupational therapy, speech & language or physiotherapy with Cavan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57587/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
152. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one occupational therapy appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57588/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one speech and language appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57589/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
154. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one physiotherapy appointments with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57590/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
155. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that received one-on-one therapy appointments for disciplines other than occupational therapy, speech & language or physiotherapy with Monaghan CDNT for each month from January 2024 to date in 2025, tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57591/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
156. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of legal actions initiated against her Department in respect of the Disability Act in each year since 2020 to date in 2025; the numbers in which a settlement was reached; the numbers in which cases are ongoing, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57593/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
157. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total expenditure within her Department in each year since 2020 to date in 2025, on legal costs associated with cases taken in respect of the Disability Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57594/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
158. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total expenditure within her Department in each year since 2020 to date in 2025, on settlements associated with cases taken in respect of the Disability Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57595/25]
Mark Wall Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
159. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish a report (details supplied) on the review of processes linked to publicly funded early learning childcare schemes; if she will provide a summary of the report findings to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57613/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57618/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
161. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an appointment for an autism diagnosis for a child (details supplied) will be expedited as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57636/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
162. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if they will advise on a transport issue for a person with disabilities (details supplied) with a view to providing support in getting them to daily services which are invaluable to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57643/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
163. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57651/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Children
164. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57714/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will outline which authority is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919; the measures in place to ensure that property owners comply with their legal obligation to control or destroy rats on their premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57437/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
167. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of an application to the Dental Council (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57441/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the impact of the minimum unit pricing policy on alcohol since its introduction, in light of recent data from the Health Research Board showing an increase in alcohol treatment cases in 2024; if she will examine whether the policy has met its public health objectives; if she will consider options to ensure that revenue linked to alcohol prici…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
169. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS referrals received and accepted in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57450/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
170. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS in County Kildare, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57451/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first appointment with CAMHS in each county, each year from 2022 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57452/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
172. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time on an assessment of need in Cavan and Monaghan. [57461/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
173. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of buildings on hospital campuses across the country that have been erected without planning permission in each of the past ten years; the number of these buildings have been awarded a fire certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57470/25]
Robert Troy Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [57475/25]
William Aird Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a contract of employment for the position of assistant director of nursing post in Kildare west Wicklow mental health services will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57477/25]