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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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Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with the HSE regarding the implementation of the 2023 health technology assessment on the repatriation of paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant services to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7080/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
427. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken by the HSE to expand CHI's allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant cellular therapy services for the treatment of a wider range of conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7081/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
428. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if an expanded paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant service and cellular therapy unit, with increased bed capacity, will be a part of the new National Children's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7082/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
431. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the process for a practice to register under the GMS for walk-in patients. [7094/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
432. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether a person can visit a GMS-certified walk-in practice outside of operating hours and pay privately for the service. [7095/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
433. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether a person who is registered as GMS patient to a practice can visit this practice out of opening hours and pay privately for the service. [7096/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
434. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether a GP practice is required to employ a full-time family practice specialist to receive a GMS contract or how this system works. [7097/26]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
435. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether a family practice specialist can sit on the board of a practice and allow them to qualify for a GMS contract. [7098/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
436. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when those who have children through surrogacy will have legal standing as parents under Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7122/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
437. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will considerusingthe Women’s Health Fund and theSláintecareIntegration Fund tosubsidiseessentialpost-diagnosis care for women with cardiovascular disease, including medication,transportand rehabilitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7124/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
438. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care receive training on sex-specific cardiovascular symptoms and risk factors; and how this will be integrated into accreditation and continuing professional development. [7131/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
439. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 15 January 2026, whether as part of the ongoing review of access criteria for publicly funded assisted human reproduction treatment, her Department is examining the continued use of relationship status as a proxy for stability in eligibility assessments; whether consideration is being given to more individualised and…
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
440. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a bed in a nursing home will be provided for a person in their own county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7203/26]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a better system will be introduced that will cease the practice of providing nursing home beds that involve up to a five hour-plus round trip for families, friends and neighbours to visit loved ones in County Kerry; if the practice of sending Kerry patients to nursing homes outside the county could also cease immediately; and if she will make a statement on …
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for mental health services in County Kerry from 2020 to the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7228/26]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the length of time children waited for mental health services in County Kerry from 2020 to the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7229/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding general practitioner services raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7230/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
445. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that clinical guidelines and cardiovascular risk assessment tools, reflect, sex-specific differences in women's cardiovascular policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7237/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
446. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of any overspending identified in the Health Service Executive's budget for the fiscal year including the specific areas of overspend and the total amount exceeded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7263/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
447. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the procurement irregularities highlighted by witnesses during the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee debate on 22 January 2026, including any investigations initiated and sanctions applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7264/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
448. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the costs associated with agency staffing in the health sector; the measures in place to reduce reliance on such staffing to ensure value for public money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7265/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
449. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions implemented following the audit findings on capital project overruns, particularly regarding major infrastructure developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7266/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
450. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms for holding senior HSE officials accountable for financial decisions including any performance metrics or oversight protocols; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7267/26]