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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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Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive maintains a national dataset of exceedances of heavy metals, including manganese, in drinking water and associated public health responses; and if she will provide the most recent available data. [28644/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
885. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28660/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
886. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 5 February 2026, the status of an application for pricing and reimbursement (details supplied); if the HSE is still considering this application; the projected timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
887. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 24 March 2026, if the remit of the external expert panel can be expanded should systemic issues become evident during the course of their work (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28670/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
888. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body is responsible for preparing and assembling case materials for the external expert panel (details supplied); if this function sits with Children’s Health Ireland, the HSE or another body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28671/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
889. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 24 March 2026, if the external expert panel has the ability to request or obtain additional clinical records, imaging or documentation beyond the materials assembled in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28672/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
890. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a concern regarding reviews into paediatric orthopaedics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28673/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
891. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the full sequence of hip-related interventions is assessed as a single clinical pathway, or only as separate procedure-specific reviews (details supplied); if so, the person or body that holds responsibility for ensuring that such end-to-end oversight occurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28674/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
892. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the date on which she anticipates the new National Children's Hospital to be substantially completed by; if she or her officials have been notified by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board of a further delay in completion; and if she has communicated with the delivery contractor in March and or April 2026. [28687/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
893. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if any service providers in Meath west have submitted Disability Support Management Advisory Team forms to the HSE. [28709/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
894. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason there are currently no community cancer support centres based in Meath; and when will one be delivered. [28710/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
895. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if a SCAN team can be delivered to Meath; and the timeframe for delivery. [28711/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
896. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the primary care centre in Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28723/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the sections of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 which have been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28729/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services per county; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [28730/26]
Brendan Smith Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
899. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services In Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28738/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
900. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1026 of 24 March 2026, to clarify which body formally approved appointments to the external expert panel (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
901. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on his Department's work in the development of the designation by order process. [27893/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
902. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm that adequate funding is in place for Research Irelands Postgraduate Scholarship Programme and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme following reports from an organisation (details supplied) that staff have been informed of a cut to funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/26…
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
903. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the short-term activation programme; the percentage of newly delivered beds that were reserved for priority groups identified under the national access plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
904. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the new supports that will be introduced to ensure that students from target groups can access affordable, student-specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
905. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to encourage greater participation by Japanese students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28062/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
906. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in further education facilities in Leitrim over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28063/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
907. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will confirm whether a decision has been taken to terminate the Postgraduate Scholarship Programme and the Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme administered by Research Ireland; the timeline for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
908. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the consultation undertaken with representative bodies, including organisations (details supplied) prior to the reported decision to end these programmes. [28089/26]