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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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Holly Cairns Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of operating GP surgeries per town in Cork south west, by town or by townland, in tabular form. [39841/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for GP services in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [40248/25]
Grace Boland Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
873. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the opening hours of the D-Doc services for Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk, given the increase in population seen in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38811/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
907. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a GP or consultant can sign a document (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38940/25]
Michael Lowry Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
951. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health how a person can access general practitioner (GP) services in circumstances where all local GPs with GMS contracts have closed patient lists and are not accepting new patients; the options available to individuals such as a person (details supplied); if the HSE has a protocol in place to ensure continuity of care in such cases; and the steps her Department is ta…
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
366. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if GPs can charge for a patient/family who request receipts from the GP practice of the fees and charges incurred by them at the GP over a period of any timeframe from one to five years. [38491/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of additional GPs, per county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37982/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
784. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, per county, of number of GPs (or WTE) there are for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37282/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
887. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the reason some GP surgeries are implementing charges on medical card holders for various tests such as blood tests, urine sample testing and changing of dressings as an example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37876/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
359. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending free GP care to all children under 12 years in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36827/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who requested to be seen in Southdoc Blackpool in 2025; and the number seen to date in 2025. [36934/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
385. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with an address in Cork city seen in Southdoc facilities in Cork county area. [36935/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
387. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of GMS doctors in Cork and the number of GMS patients. [36937/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
388. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will agree to allow a GP in County Meath (details supplied) access to the GMS scheme while he is waiting for a lift to be installed in his practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36967/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
670. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to increase the availability of GPs in the Dublin 13 area. [35192/25]
David Cullinane Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
693. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the supports she has put in place for the hundreds of patients who were negatively impacted by the closure of a practice (details supplied); if she has ensured they will receive treatment; if she has ensured that they will receive repayment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35348/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of registered GPs in east Cork who accept medical cards. [35592/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
779. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health how many GP visits were there in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the average cost of visiting a GP in each year, and the total revenue from GP visits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35671/25]
Joe Neville Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
790. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health when the GP contract for Ballymore Eustace Health Centre is next due for tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35730/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
839. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to provide the current GP-to-patient ratio in the Saggart area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36089/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
841. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide routine blood tests free of charge for all, as currently, the fee, ranging from €25 to €55, is causing a lot of stress, in both health and financial terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36097/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Oral 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
16. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the progress on increasing the number of GPs and GP practices across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34667/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI report on future capacity requirements for GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34603/25]
Brian Stanley Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
61. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the strategic review examining issues affecting general practice in the State has been completed, given the serious shortage of GPs and appointment availability in the State; if so, the findings made in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34864/25]