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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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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
213. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently use pathfinder services; the hours the service is available, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6818/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
969. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to critical care units in each public hospital during 2025; and the average length of stay in each unit, in tabular form. [5701/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
970. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds available in each public hospital as of 31 December 2025; and the average occupancy rate recorded during that year, in tabular form. [5702/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
971. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of scheduled theatre sessions planned and delivered in each public hospital during 2025, in tabular form. [5703/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
976. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital discharges delayed due to lack of community step-down or rehabilitation beds during 2025, in tabular form. [5708/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1002. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to hospitals within the Saolta Hospital Group in the past five years. [5783/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1003. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to the Saolta Hospital Group included in the budget for 2026. [5784/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1008. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost due to delayed discharge in hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas in the past three years. [5789/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1095. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if additional multidisciplinary supports, such as anaesthetic, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or radiology capacity, have been assigned to a person (details supplied) across CHI Crumlin, Cappagh, and Temple Street to meet the needs of their patient cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6311/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the clinical prioritisation framework used by Children's Health Ireland for scheduling paediatric spinal procedures; whether children transferred between consultants retain their original clinical priority status; if families are informed in writing of any change to their child's waiting list status or priority following such a transfer; and if she will make a s…
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1097. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the oversight mechanisms in place within Children's Health Ireland to ensure transparency, accuracy, and fairness in the management and transfer of patients across consultant waiting lists, including between CHI Crumlin, Cappagh, and Temple Street; if consultant-specific data is reported regularly to the HSE or her Department; and if she will make a statement on…
Paul Lawless Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1125. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no HSE lymphoedema service in County Mayo; the reason the planned service in Mayo University Hospital will not be operational until the end of 2026 and will cover only post breast surgery patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6440/26]
Paul Lawless Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1126. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will put in place an interim public-private agreement to provide lymphoedema services in County Mayo until the MUH service becomes operational in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6441/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1157. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of psychiatric services at Wexford General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6578/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
29. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the increase in presentations at University Hospital Limerick; the number of patients being treated on hospital trolleys and in hospital corridors; and the immediate steps being taken to address this increase. [4440/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
63. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Cork city. [4682/26]
Martin Daly Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
89. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that children with complex and predictable medical needs who experience repeated hospital admissions have pre-planned care pathways in acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4994/26]
Sean Fleming Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
96. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans with regard to the provision of new acute beds and projects in acute hospitals through the regions, including theatres and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4982/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss their serious and ongoing concerns about the service at Letterkenny University Hospital to people from Donegal living with type 1 diabetes. [3632/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
131. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new services that will be provided by the Health Service Executive in County Clare in 2026, in particular at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4959/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
507. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of new initiatives and services to be rolled out at Ennis General Hospital in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4961/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
508. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide the most recent statistics on mental health outcomes among the Traveller community, including prevalence of depression, anxiety, psychosis, self-harm and suicide rates etc; the way in which these outcomes compare to the general population, broken down by age and gender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4907/26]
Brian Stanley Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
511. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current available capacity for patients of Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore awaiting joint replacements to be referred to the NTPF for treatment; if the hospital is actively seeking referrals where clinically appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5113/26]
Mark Wall Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if hospitals are providing up-to-date and accurate information regarding a medical condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5146/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
523. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the safe number of trolleys permitted in University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department to comply with fire safety regulations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5224/26]