Parliamentary questions

Questions

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

Browse the questions

Clear

1,123 questions match, newest first.

Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1020. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults in Cork currently awaiting an appointment for audiology, by waiting time, in tabular form. [72102/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1021. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults in Cork currently awaiting an appointment for ophthalmology, by waiting time, in tabular form. [72103/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1022. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Cork currently awaiting a scoliosis appointment longer than four months. [72104/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1023. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed supervised injection facilities in Cork. [72105/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1024. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the provision of primary care centres in Blarney, Mayfield and Glanmire. [72106/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1025. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS general practitioners in Cork, by LHO in 2020 and in 2025. [72107/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1026. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS patients in Cork, by LHO, in 2020 and in 2025. [72108/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1027. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to Southdoc to date in 2025. [72109/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1028. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received about Cork health services in 2025, by complaint category or health service provider. [72110/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1029. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of active litigations for healthcare malpractice in Cork currently underway; and the amount paid for litigating same in 2025. [72111/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1030. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending special leave with pay or providing a similar measure for those who worked on the frontline during the pandemic and contracted long-Covid and as a result are still suffering from serious health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72116/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1031. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rationale for including the Adamstown primary care centre in Dublin within the ARK assessment process for primary care centre development intended to serve Kilcock, Maynooth and Leixlip; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72117/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1032. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health in view of Kilcock's designation as a standalone facility, the investment and staffing measures planned to ensure that Maynooth is adequately resourced and formally recognised within the ARK framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72118/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1033. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way in which Maynooth, which currently operates only as a satellite of the Celbridge primary care centre, will be resourced to address the requirements of a growing population without recognition as a standalone centre under the ARK model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72119/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1034. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled CAMHS consultant psychiatry posts; the recruitment plan to address vacancies; and the timeline for achieving full staffing levels. [72127/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1035. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people presenting to emergency departments with mental-health crises each month; the average wait time to be seen by a mental-health professional; and the measures being introduced to improve emergency mental-health pathways; in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [72128/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1036. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in community mental-health teams by RHA; the number of teams operating below recommended levels; and the plan for achieving multidisciplinary staffing targets. [72129/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1037. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on primary-care psychology waiting lists; the proportion of children waiting more than 12 months; and the steps being taken to expand access to psychological therapies. [72130/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1038. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total mental health budget for 2026; and the proportion of overall health spending this represents. [72131/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1039. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and child inpatient mental-health beds currently available; the occupancy rate; and the timeline for delivering additional acute and specialist beds promised under national service plans. [72132/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1040. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for counselling in primary care by RHA; the number of people waiting more than six months; and the actions being taken to increase counselling capacity. [72133/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1041. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current provision of 24-7 crisis mental health services nationally; and the areas without round-the-clock coverage. [72134/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1042. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialists eating disorder teams currently staffed and operational; the number of vacancies; and the timeline for opening the remaining planned hubs. [72135/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1043. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the availability of dual-diagnosis services across the State; the number of regions lacking dedicated services; and the implementation progress of the national dual-diagnosis strategy. [72136/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1044. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeons based at Nenagh Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72164/25]