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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 14 May 2026 · to Health
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance responses in each year since 2020 where the response time exceeded (i) 60 minutes, (ii) 90 minutes and (iii) 120 minutes, broken down by HSE region and call category. [36378/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
752. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patient safety review, incident analysis or mortality review process is automatically triggered following ambulance response delays exceeding specified thresholds; and if so, to provide details. [36379/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
753. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internal reporting threshold for “extreme delays”; and, if so, the criteria applied. [36380/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance response-time delays are linked to HIQA-reportable patient safety incidents or serious reportable events. [36381/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department receives routine reporting on ambulance delays exceeding defined thresholds; and, if not, whether the absence of such reporting has been identified as a governance risk. [36382/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
756. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has set any target date for the establishment of a national data collection system relating to gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36383/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
757. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any interim governance framework currently exists pending completion of the proposed updated model of care for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36384/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
758. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal audit process is currently applied to gender-related healthcare services for minors funded directly or indirectly by the State. [36385/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
759. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any official has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the development of governance and audit structures relating to gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36386/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a national data collection system for gender-related healthcare services for minors has been identified as a governance or patient-safety risk. [36387/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has received any timeline from the HSE regarding the introduction of audit and monitoring mechanisms for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36388/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external expert review has been commissioned concerning governance arrangements for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36389/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national standards currently exist governing clinical oversight, outcome monitoring, or long-term follow-up in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36390/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department intends to publish the future governance framework for gender-related healthcare services for minors once completed. [36391/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of structured national monitoring systems for gender-related healthcare services for minors has been discussed with HIQA, the Mental Health Commission or any other oversight body. [36392/26]
Ged Nash Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
766. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for public expenditure to her Department, as referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36408/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
767. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number and names of hospitals and healthcare facilities within the public health system that are currently using SMS messaging services for outpatient appointment reminders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36436/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
768. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the systems or service providers used by each hospital or healthcare facility for the provision of SMS appointment reminders, including the name of the provider; whether the system is centrally procured or locally arranged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36437/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
769. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health whether the SMS reminder systems in use across hospitals are configured as one-way reminder services or include two-way communication functionality allowing patients to confirm, cancel or reschedule appointments; to provide a breakdown by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36438/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
770. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the cost per SMS message incurred by each hospital or healthcare facility based on the provider or system in use; the total expenditure on SMS appointment reminders in the most recent twelve-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36439/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
771. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointment reminder SMS messages issued by each hospital or healthcare facility in the past three months; to provide this information on a per-hospital basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36440/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
772. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which SMS reminder systems are actively utilised across hospitals, including a comparison of usage levels between sites; whether any hospitals with access to such systems are not making full use of them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36441/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether dispensing trends for salbutamol nebules are monitored as part of winter preparedness or respiratory surveillance planning. [36448/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains regional prescribing trend analysis for nebulised bronchodilator medications; and if so, to provide the latest available data. [36449/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the drivers of variation in average reimbursement cost per salbutamol nebule item under the General Medical Services scheme since 2024. [36450/26]