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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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Eoin Hayes Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2074. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend supports for maternal health for ethnic minority populations with higher rates of maternal and infant mortality and complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42565/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2075. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the data on reported domestic violence cases in hospitals annually from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42566/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2076. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a progress update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; the estimated month that this review will be published and submitted to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42574/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2077. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a heart bypass at each hospital such surgery takes place in; the average wait time in the Mater Hospital; the number of individuals on the wait list per hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42582/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2078. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a status update on a new building for the national gender service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42583/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2079. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of women attending HSE menopause clinics and hubs per hub; the number of WTE staffing by filled and total funded; the average wait time for women to access such a clinic or hub, per hub, in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42584/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2080. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for overtime in each acute hospital, per staff type; doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42585/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2081. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per model four hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42586/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2082. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per REO, per month so far in 2026 in Department of Health funded HSE services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42587/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2083. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to overtime for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42588/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2084. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether the five additional lactation consultants committed to in Budget 2026 have been recruited; the total number of lactation consultants per WTE filled and WTE funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42589/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2085. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a reimbursement application submitted under the Cross-Border Directive by a person (details supplied); when reimbursement is expected to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42597/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2086. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of reimbursement applications received under the Cross-Border Directive in the past 12 months; the average processing for these applications, broken down by destination country and presented in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42598/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2087. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently assigned to processing reimbursement applications under the Cross-Border Directive; whether consideration is being given to allocating additional staffing resources in view of reported delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42599/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2088. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether reimbursement under the Cross-Border Directive will include interest costs incurred on bank loans or credit facilities used by patients to fund upfront medical treatment abroad, particularly in circumstances where reimbursement delays significantly exceed indicative processing timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42600/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2089. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the available services for the disposal of unused or expired medication. [42618/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2090. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the report 'Cancer Dashboard for Ireland' by the Swedish Institute for Health Economics; if she has reviewed the recommendations contained in it; and if she will give the report findings due consideration in the development of Ireland's next National Cancer Strategy. [42619/26]
Liam Quaide Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People …
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2092. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicles currently available for use within the accident and emergency department of Portiuncula University Hospital. [42637/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2093. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the WTE vacancies, by job title currently at HSE fertility hub in Galway; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [42638/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2094. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the Environment Health Services on vape shops and retailers selling vaping products in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of compliance notices or enforcement actions that resulted. [42639/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2095. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists currently only dealing and treating public only patients at Galway University Hospital. [42640/26]
Sean Fleming Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2025 and funding for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42647/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2097. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of intense pulsed light laser and ocular surface scanners currently in use at Beaumont Hospital; and if not available, if are there plans to purchase this type of scanner for the hospital. [42653/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2098. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see an occupational therapist at Tonlegee Road primary care centre. [42654/26]