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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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Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Meath on primary care and community services waiting lists, broken down by service type, age group, and length of wait, from December 2022-2025, or latest comparable date, in tabular form, [10248/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for home support from December 2022-2025 or latest comparable date] and the number of people receiving less than their allocated hours, in tabular form. [10249/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1157. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for CAMHS, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10250/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1158. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for Jigsaw, broken down by length of wait, on a quarterly basis for 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10251/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Meath waiting for diagnostic tests including MRI, CT, ultrasounds and endoscopy, at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [10256/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1163. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the capacity and access to public dental services in County Meath, including DTSS participation, claims activity and waiting lists for dental, orthodontic, and dental surgery services, for quarter four 2024 and quarterly in 2025, in tabular form. [10257/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1164. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services in County Meath, by local health area and per 10,000 population, on 1 December for each year form 2020 – 2025, in tabular form. [10258/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Meath waiting for a first outpatient appointment at Navan Hospital in each of the past three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, broken down by speciality; and the median and longest waiting times. [10259/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Meath waiting for a first outpatient appointment at Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the past three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, broken down by speciality; and the median and longest waiting times. [10260/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1167. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ENT (ear, nose and throat) outpatient appointments via Navan Hospital for each of the last three years, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and to provide waiting times, by urgency category where available. [10261/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1168. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in Navan Hospital catchment area for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the waiting times involved. [10262/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1169. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, catchment area for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the waiting times involved. [10263/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1170. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of applications from County Meath awaiting decision/placement under the nursing homes support scheme for each of the last three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the average time from application to funding decision. [10264/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1171. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Meath awaiting HSE public dental services, including special needs dentistry, for each of the past three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and to provide waiting times and staffing levels. [10265/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
948. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons based at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan as of 26 January 2026, in tabular form. [7377/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
949. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetrician and gynaecologists based at Hollies Street Maternity Hospital as of 26 January 2026, in tabular form. [7378/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
425. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place with healthcare professional training bodies, and nursing colleges, to improve early recognition of heart disease in women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7079/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of occupational therapists in County Meath for the period 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6789/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in primary care in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6790/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the primary service provider that a person should attend with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) arising from sensory issues; and if, in the case that a child presents with ARFID from sensory issues should a GP refer them to CAMHS or to primary care. [6787/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the current number of occupational therapists in CAMHS in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6788/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1115. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason assistant psychologists within primary care are only employed on a maximum three-year contact; her views on whether this leads to longer waitlists and delays to accessing psychology services; if she is considering altering the length of time for employment contracts for assistant psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6367/…
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
77. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the current and capital spend on the MedLIS project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3354/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
125. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the 2025 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3353/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1047. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health an update on the approval status of the drug givinostat; if officials from her Department have been in contact with their counterparts in the North to examine the possibility of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy accessing treatment in the North as an interim measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4348/26]