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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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Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title and current funding required to fully staff an additional psychiatry later life team. [41533/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1775. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for primary care psychology services for children and adults in Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41536/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1776. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting an initial appointment for occupational therapy services in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number waiting longer than 6, 12 and 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41537/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1777. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts in primary care services in Longford and Westmeath, including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists; the measures being taken to recruit staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41538/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1778. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to primary care services in Longford and Westmeath in each of the past five years; the additional resources provided in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41540/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1779. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an autism assessment through primary care services in Longford and Westmeath; the average waiting time involved; the longest waiting time to date; and the actions being taken to improve access to assessments. [41541/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1780. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of primary care centre developments in Longford and Westmeath, including any planned expansions or new facilities; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41542/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1781. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting physiotherapy services in Longford and Westmeath primary care settings; the longest waiting time recorded; and the plans in place to reduce waiting times. [41543/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1782. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the HSE to improve access to GP services and community-based primary care supports in rural areas of Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41544/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1783. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current status of the AMRIC antimicrobial resistance programme; if the programme has been reviewed and updated following the concerns raised by the EU Commission over the Antibiotic/Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) threat posed by Brazilian beef production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41597/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1784. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the intervention she will make in the case of a person (details supplied) who is in a residential service but who needs to be discharged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41600/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1785. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the Government will continue the provision of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme for all eligible infants on a free-of-charge basis, notwithstanding the recent HIQA report raising concerns regarding cost-effectiveness; if she has assessed the impact of the programme in reducing infant hospitalisations and pressure …
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1786. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which workforce shortages are currently impacting the delivery of continuity-of-care models and community-based maternity services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41614/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1787. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of postnatal bed occupancy across maternity hospitals nationally; the measures being taken to address capacity pressures in postnatal wards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41615/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1788. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to community midwifery, specialist supports and continuity-of-care models across all regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41616/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1789. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether current maternity workforce planning models fully account for increasing clinical complexity rather than birth numbers alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41617/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1790. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place to ensure that residents in nursing homes are not required to leave their place of care due to increasing care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41618/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1791. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether an independent clinical review is required before a resident can be asked to leave a nursing home on the basis that their needs have increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41619/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the public-health implications of repeated or prolonged manganese exceedances in drinking water supplies, as distinct from single exceedance incidents; and if not, whether such an assessment will now be commissioned. [41645/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1793. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal criteria used by the HSE to determine when a drinking water exceedance constitutes a potential danger to human health requiring public-health intervention. [41646/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has any protocol for assessing cumulative exposure to manganese in drinking water, particularly for infants, children, older persons and medically vulnerable groups. [41647/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has ever recommended an Irish-specific toxicological review of manganese exposure limits in drinking water; and if not, why not. [41648/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1796. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a separate national toxicological review of manganese exposure limits has been considered by her Department in the context of public-health protection and drinking water governance. [41649/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1797. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the formal escalation pathway exists between Uisce Éireann, the EPA and the HSE where repeated exceedances of drinking water contaminants occur over time.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41650/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the body that has final public-health accountability where repeated drinking water exceedances continue after regulatory or operational interventions. [41651/26]