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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 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1952. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when she expects that spinal muscular atrophy will be included in the heelprick test, given this was a commitment of the Government in 2023. [59348/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of children which are waiting for public orthodontic treatment in County Meath; and the number of children who require braces to date. [57499/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of public orthodontists which are available for County Meath; and the measures she is taking to increase this number. [57500/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the public orthodontist in County Meath only caters to persons on the list from 2021 for braces; and the year she would expect a person to receive braces if they joined the list in 2025. [57501/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new laboratory IT system (details supplied) ; the length of time this system has been in development, the timeline for rollout, the cost of this project to date, and the expected total cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56012/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
671. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to enhance and expand services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53609/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
672. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE environmental health officers employed by the HSE based in CHO 8 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53610/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
673. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologists that are on call after 8 p.m. during the week and at the weekends at the Mater hospital. [53611/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
85. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the investigation into unnecessary hip surgeries at CHI; the supports available to those affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51162/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when Givinostat will be available to people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if cross-border and early access programmes have been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51163/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52722/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2306. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth in CHO8, in tabular form. [45529/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2307. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the full year cost to fully staff three extra perinatal mental health teams. [45530/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff by job title in HSE adult safeguarding teams within CHO8; and the timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [45538/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior pharmaceutical technicians; and two additional senior pharmacists to work in the Public Health Services. [45539/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number, category and response time for ambulance call-outs to addresses in Ashbourne, County Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45693/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve ambulance services serving Ashbourne, County Meath; if she intends to provide a dedicated service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45694/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2473. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultancy rooms for doctors practicing privately in the new Children's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46223/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2551. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the assessment, funding and use, including early use through an early access scheme, of givinostat for muscular dystrophy patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40811/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
850. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at St James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [38655/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025 in tabular form. [38656/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
852. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the locations within Meath where HSE community specialist teams provide respiratory outreach service clinics and diabetes outreach service clinics in tabular form. [38657/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
316. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
317. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of new psychiatric wards or units opening in County Meath within the next five years. [38330/25]