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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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26 questions match, newest first.

Paul Murphy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
869. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if provision has been made to assist local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces with the additional costs of auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73502/26]
Robert Troy Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
799. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied). [68634/26]
Albert Dolan Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
682. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the extension of pay and pension parity, arising from a report (details supplied) for persons who retired prior to 1 January 2024; whether her Department has received representations from stakeholders regarding the exclusion of this cohort; if any review or consideration is underway to address the disparity between those who retired…
John Connolly Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
345. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within her Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44800/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
1239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in establishing the reason a former HSE employee has yet to receive his gratuity payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33333/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1005. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to assist with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29631/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
868. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will guarantee additional funding for all Drug and Alcohol Taskforce-funded community organisations to cover their mandatory contributions towards employee superannuation under the pension auto-enrolment scheme, in line with similar funding provided by the Department of Social Protection and Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (detail…
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
975. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the State agencies within her Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14411/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1044. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the briefings she has received on the auto enrolment scheme being rolled out to section 39 and 38 organisations operating on behalf of the State; if she has received any legal advice as to the employment status of employees in section 38 and 39 organisations as a result of the auto enrolment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12440/26]
Michael Collins Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1194. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases in which former employees of an organisation (details supplied) have been denied the pension contributions arising from the 2024 pay parity agreement due to delays by the HSE in providing the associated funding; if she will clarify the reason employees who reached the normal retirement age of 65 in 2024 were not provided for under thi…
Robert Troy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
552. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the HSE supplementary pension; the persons entitled to claim; and the criteria to apply for same. [11212/26]
Ann Graves Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to section 39-funded, community-based services to cover the cost of the MyFutureFund, the new auto-enrolment pension scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5421/26]
Mark Ward Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
518. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the financial supports which are in place for the drug and alcohol task forces in relation to the implementation of the pension auto-enrolment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/26]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she plans to put a system in place, whereby any incremental rise in the old age pension, is matched by a similar rise in the qualifying income criteria for the medical card to ensure no recipient is disadvantaged by the rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1107/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1048. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by her Department. [70024/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Health
698. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the wording on a pension rebatement form can be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68121/25]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
948. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if any provision has been made to assist local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces with the extra costs of auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62738/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
957. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she has concerns in relation to the fact that the auto-enrolment initiative is not being funded for local drugs and alcohol taskforces and the costs must therefore come out of their current budgets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62764/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
453. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the provisions which have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations and charities funded by her Department will meet their obligations under the new AE scheme. [62477/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1704. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review a decision regarding a person's pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58092/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
388. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter affecting pension payments (details supplied). [23119/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
1974. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with a person (details supplied) in relation to an interpretation of this person's income for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21214/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Health
276. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter in relation to nurse’s pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17936/25]
John McGuinness Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
882. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the process by which retired nurses were informed of the overpayment of their pensions; if those affected can arrange to repay the amount over time or appeal the outcome; if all retired nurses were given comprehensive information in hard copy to explain how and when the overpayments occurred, and why the overpayments were not identified fro…
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
966. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situation involving the pension entitlements of certain psychiatric nurses in Galway (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/25]