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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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Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1029. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of active litigations for healthcare malpractice in Cork currently underway; and the amount paid for litigating same in 2025. [72111/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1034. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled CAMHS consultant psychiatry posts; the recruitment plan to address vacancies; and the timeline for achieving full staffing levels. [72127/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1073. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the cost of outsourcing autism diagnostic assessments in the HSE Southwest; the number of assessments delivered through private providers in each of the past three years; whether direct provision through a primary care team will reduce these costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72264/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national datasets her Department is required to hold for governance, planning and oversight of all services funded under the Health Vote; to identify the datasets that are not currently in place; and to set out the timeline to establish full national data coverage across the system. [72291/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the controls her Department uses to oversee the €23 billion staffing and pay envelope in the absence of granular national vacancy and pay data; and the measures she intends to introduce to strengthen national visibility and performance monitoring. [72294/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structure approved by her Department for oversight of delayed transfers of care linked to housing or home support gaps; the reporting duties placed on the HSE; and the dates and findings of the most recent Departmental reviews. [72295/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has not produced a national financial impact assessment of delayed transfers of care arising from housing shortages; and the date by which she will introduce regular cost reporting for this cohort. [72296/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national datasets her Department requires for planning and oversight of gender identity services for minors, including referral numbers and diagnostic profiles; the datasets that are not yet in place; and the timeline for establishing a national dataset that meets evidence-based standards. [72298/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1092. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on acquiring the shingles vaccine in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of people administered the shingles vaccine by county in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72313/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of work to establish a national data-collection framework for pregnancy-loss outcomes, including counselling access, waiting times, and follow-up; the governance structure responsible for delivery; and the expected timeline for the first dataset. [72315/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1100. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by Food Safety Authority of Ireland and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past two years; the types of breaches detected; the follow-up actions taken in each category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72331/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1108. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of current staffing in community nursing in each HSE region, by function and by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72366/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1109. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of RGNs in community nursing roles in each HSE region; the measures being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72367/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1111. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of walk ins that have presented to the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in each of the first 11 months of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72401/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Naas primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72402/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1114. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE funded organisations who provide pregnancy related counselling and/or post abortion counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72436/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1116. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operational CAMHS-ID teams; the current staffing of these teams; the number of children waiting for CAMHS-ID services; and the plan and timeline to fill all posts recommended under national policy. [72439/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1117. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of all recommendations of a report (details supplied), including clinical audits completed; numbers of children receiving re-evaluation; compensation payments made to date; and the measures in place to ensure no recurrence of the failings identified. [72440/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for primary care psychology, by CHO, in tabular form ; and the current funded staffing versus the recommended level. [72441/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1119. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the latest figures for adults on waiting lists for community mental health teams; primary care psychology; counselling in primary care (CIPC); other community therapeutic supports, by CHO including wait times, in tabular form. [72442/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1121. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for public ADHD assessments for both children and adults, by CHO; the number of referrals accepted and refused in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the budget allocation for ADHD services this year. [72444/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1123. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the crisis resolution teams which are currently operational; the staffing levels for each, the caseloads, associated crisis cafés; and the timeline for full national rollout. [72446/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1125. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of model 4 hospitals now operating specialist mental health emergency departments support teams; the staffing levels and training provided; and the impact on emergency department waiting times for people presenting in crisis. [72448/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS inpatient beds currently in operation; the number closed due to staffing shortages; the occupancy rates, and the expected timelines for reopening Linn Dara beds and the commissioning of beds at the National Children’s Hospital. [72449/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1146. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the way in which each RHO is resourced in terms of meeting the needs of the regional patient base with gastroenterology problems, particularly Crohn's disease, colitis, and irritable bowel disease, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72559/25]