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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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Erin McGreehan Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Health
425. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress that has been made toward the digitalisation of healthcare services under the 'Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030' framework. [60614/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Health
435. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of the national electronic health record system; its expected impact on patient care coordination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60704/25]
John Lahart Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
836. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to outline progress on electronic patient records and on digital applications, around patient details and patient identification (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57231/25]
Martin Kenny Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
293. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when all health care facilities in Sligo including Sligo University Hospital will use digitised health records as set out under the Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030. [55627/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
909. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health when all healthcare facilities in Sligo, including Sligo University Hospital, will use digitised health records, as set out under the digital health strategy, ’Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55448/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current plans in place to modernise the health system by moving from paper-based patient records to electronic health documentation; the time frame for the roll-out of a national electronic health record system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54158/25]
John Clendennen Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
153. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the progress on the digitalisation of the health service overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52246/25]
Joe Neville Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
416. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of ehealth records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52698/25]
Joe Neville Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
417. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the cost of the eHealth record project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52699/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to ensure relatives of deceased residents of private nursing homes have access to the medical records of their loved ones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37190/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
29. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the progress made towards the full digitisation of healthcare records and information systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/25]
John Clendennen Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
65. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of e-health records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34813/25]
Grace Boland Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
90. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards the digitalisation of the health service overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34601/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
368. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the contract signed with a software company, and the work that was carried out by that company, in respect of the development and deployment of MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) was reviewed before it was extended in 2022 (details supplied); the reasons this system has only been rolled out in one hospital; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Pádraig Rice Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
369. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of sites that the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System) is to be deployed to; the timeline for deployment in each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
370. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding the MedLis (Medical Laboratory Information System); the efforts being made to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/25]
Seán Crowe Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
317. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there are established guidelines for GPs when presented with medical records from the British NHS; if such records of diagnosis are acceptable to receive treatment; and the criteria by which they would not be acceptable. [24949/25]
Seán Crowe Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) would be informed that an NHS diagnosis of endometriosis, backed by medical records, would not be accepted by their GP and the individual informed that they would have to obtain a diagnosis in the HSE system; and if this is standard procedure in such instances. [24950/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
330. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reforms she plans to put in place to improve Irish citizens’ access to their health records digitally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25041/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
331. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the health system continues to operate on paper records rather than digital records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25042/25]
Charles Ward Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
332. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the health system continues to operate on paper records rather than digital records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25043/25]
Colm Burke Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to clarify the total number of the 19 maternity hospitals that are fully computerised/digitised, which can operate without paper files; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24087/25]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
223. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will consider making provision in the forthcoming Budget to increase the income threshold for full medical card entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16078/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2086. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will implement a modern, high-quality IT system that can transfer patient charts and information between hospitals, including community hospitals; if such a system will also be rolled out to GPs, consultants and so on (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19192/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
695. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on procurement and implementation of national shared care records; the timeline she is working towards in rolling out this platform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9367/25]