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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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Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
902. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant epileptologists based at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65877/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
903. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent job offers that Naas General Hospital offered newly graduate occupational therapists in 2024 and 2025; and of the new job offers, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [65878/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
904. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access CT scans in counties Cavan and Monaghan, by county and by period of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65892/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
905. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if the free pharmacist blister packing service will be available in January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65900/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
906. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1825 of 4 November 2025, if she will insure that the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people that are incapable of safely and effectively managing their medication regimen, will not be impacted by the ceasing of free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs in January 2026 (details supplied); and if she …
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
907. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if there is an established set of criteria put in place to assist pharmacies when assessing eligibility to receive free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65925/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a respite bed or short-term bed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65928/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
909. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been received from the cumulative savings through reduced medicine reimbursements and pharmacy fee remuneration since 2009; the way in which those funds have been allocated within the health budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65953/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
910. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing the current pension payment schedule for nurses, which is paid monthly, to explore the possibility of issuing pension payments twice a month (every two weeks) in the line with the fortnightly pay cycle of working nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65957/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
911. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employed WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that were filled in the Kerry area in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65963/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental hygienists and senior dental nurses posts that were filled within the Kerry dental services form for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65964/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at University Hospital Kerry in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65965/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
914. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists by grade that were based within the primary care services in County Kerry for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65966/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there are any proposals or plans to change the number of ambulances based in Kenmare community nursing unit; the number of ambulances currently using it as their full-time base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65985/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
916. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give favourable consideration to increasing the number of GP cards being issued to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65990/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
917. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city and county managers or those of a similar grade in her Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65996/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
918. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for equipment for children with disabilities by CHO, RHO and CDNT; the number approved; and the average waiting time for a decision, in tabular form. [66013/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
919. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of the national clinical programme for eating disorders; the number of multidisciplinary teams currently operational; the timeline for the full implementation of the 16 teams envisaged under the model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66016/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
920. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the model of care for eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66017/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
921. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children currently waiting for eating disorder treatment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66018/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
922. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she is considering structured day services that would bridge the gap from inpatient care to outpatient care for adolescents recovering from eating disorders (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66031/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
923. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for the audiology service, including the routine adult waitlist, in tabular form; the average waiting time to be seen; the number of WTE staff working in the service; the number of vacancies, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66041/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
924. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a reimbursement scheme or a support mechanism for women who used the private sector to seek a diagnosis for endometriosis due to the lack of services prior to the endometriosis framework being implemented. [66064/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider a reimbursement or support mechanism for women who had to pay privately due to lack of public care; the immediate supports that can be introduced for those already impacted, beyond the promises of the national endometriosis framework; and how the State intends to recognise and address the profound emotional, reproductive, and finan…
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
926. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2919 of 29 July 2025, to quantify the costs presented further (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66066/25]