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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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Aindrias Moynihan Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
101. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on a medication (details supplied) being available on the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17677/26]
Sean Fleming Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
102. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if she can provide an update on the strategic review of general practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17323/26]
David Cullinane Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to enhance care for people with early onset Parkinson’s disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17630/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
104. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the Community Access Support Team pilot project in Limerick is maintained for the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17545/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expenditure-control framework applied by her Department to the treatment abroad scheme since 2020; if any budget ceilings, sanction limits, or cohort-specific controls apply to referrals for persons aged under 18 years; and the way in which her Department assures value-for-money where costs are set by external health systems and the scheme is described as dema…
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
106. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the definitive timeline for the completion of the Strategic Review of General Practice; the reason for the delay in completing the review, given that the original competition date was the end of 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17721/26]
John Connolly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
107. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the total monies extended by the HSE in the purchasing of residential care treatment episodes for people with drug, gambling and alcohol related addiction in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of patients for whom treatment episodes were purchased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17530/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon will be reinstated on a 24/7 basis as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15790/26]
Tony McCormack Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
109. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response times in County Offaly in each of the past two years; how these compare with national targets; whether additional National Ambulance Service resources are planned for the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17612/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
110. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of GPs in Ireland and, in particular, in County Meath, which has the lowest number of GPs in the State per population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16265/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
111. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of community-based specialist eating disorder teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17518/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
112. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is prioritising new eating disorder and perinatal facilities in the Health Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17520/26]
John Connolly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the efforts that are under way within her Department to increase the capacity of the Children Disability Network Teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17529/26]
David Cullinane Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service; if she has examined implementing physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17634/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
115. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with the National Ambulance Service on the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon; when it will be reinstated to 24/7 cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15791/26]
Joe Neville Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
116. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health to reinstate the permanent contracts which were previously offered to graduating paramedics, following the recent decision by the HSE and the NAS that they would only be offered a 16-week contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17745/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
117. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to address the lengthy waiting lists for home help in County Donegal; if new staff who are waiting on recruitment panels will be allowed to take up positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17524/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
118. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason, in the context of significant pressures on the National Ambulance Service, newly qualified paramedics have been informed that they must reapply to retain their jobs; the reason the break of this long-established practice has occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17505/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
119. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health her plans to review current regulations regarding the prescription of melatonin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17499/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
120. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of the programme for Government commitment to continue to extend access to free contraception; the work carried out to date; the timeline she is working towards in expanding the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
121. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed elective hospital at Merlin Park in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17084/26]
James O'Connor Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
122. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17849/26]
John Clendennen Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
123. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the consideration currently being given to the expansion of elective care capacity in the midlands, specifically Offaly; the likely timeframe associated with any such consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17321/26]
Thomas Gould Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
124. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [16727/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
125. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the reconfiguration and refurbishment of Gurteen health centre in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17610/26]