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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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Barry Ward Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing ratios between midwives and mothers in postnatal wards across Irish maternity hospitals, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38114/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of staff employed in postnatal wards, by role and hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38115/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
278. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of staff employed in community services delivering care to mothers and babies, by role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38116/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
279. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the estimated cost to provide midwives, paediatric nurses, healthcare assistants and other relevant front-line staff to undertake the HSEL and breastfeeding module; and whether there are plans to expand uptake of this training nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38117/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for the schools dental programme in south Tipperary; if the dental programmes are running up to date; the number of dental clinic days allocated in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38124/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
281. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the review into HIQA's inspection process (details supplied); the timeline for completion of this review; if the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38134/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
282. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has assessed the economic impact of untreated glaucoma and other vision problems across the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38149/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
283. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to CDNTs in CHO 9 in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38192/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
284. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to CDNTs in CHO 9 per year from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38194/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
285. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health she will provide an individual (details supplied) with State recognition of a medical exemption to vaccination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38211/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
286. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) (details supplied); when an outcome from the HSE drugs group is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38237/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
287. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if any dedicated capital funding from the €1.6 billion budget 2026 mental health allocation has been ring-fenced for CAST expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38241/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
288. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE drugs group regarding the reimbursement of Risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38242/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Dublin and North East; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Dublin and Midlands; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38244/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Dublin and South East; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38245/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE Mid West; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38246/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
293. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE South West; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38247/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses delivering chemotherapy treatment at each of the relevant hospitals in HSE West and North West; to provide a comparison with the optimum staffing required to ensure timely access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38248/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
295. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses registered as competent to deliver chemotherapy in each hospital delivering chemotherapy in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [38249/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
296. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details on the strategic infrastructure programme; to plan for replacement and expansion at public radiation oncology services (details supplied), including timelines on the development of this programme; the details of the stakeholders that will be involved in the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38250/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
297. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she or the Food Safety Authority have concerns regarding Brazilian beef being sold and consumed in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38251/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
298. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason the Food Safety Authority did not name outlets where contaminated beef from Brazil was sold in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38252/26]
Réada Cronin Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
299. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting a hip operation in the State; the number of operations undertaken weekly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38254/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 20 May 2026 · to Health
300. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home help in each healthcare office in Kerry; the number receiving home help care; and the number waiting for additional home help care. in tabular form. [38259/26]