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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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Robert Troy Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
871. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she can ensure that person (details supplied) is transferred to a more suitable residential care facility as a matter of urgency. [65654/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
878. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians based at Athenry primary care centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [65662/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
426. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding supports available for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62347/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
958. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the capacity of palliative care services within Kildare; the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working within this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61132/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to allocate more resources to meet the essential needs of a person (details supplied), with an emphasis on more respite to enable sustainable homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62100/25]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1111. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals in receipt of respite services in Cavan and Monaghan in the years 2020 to date; the waiting list to access such services, by year and by respite service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62120/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
210. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of each of the recommendations from the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants, in tabular form. [57571/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
211. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the minutes of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Health Care Assistants implementation group have not been published since July 2024 (details supplied); the number of times this group has met since July 2024; if this group is still in existence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57572/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
642. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a business case has been presented to her department from a hospice (details supplied) for the redesignation to section 38 hospice; the communication she has had with the hospice since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53402/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
643. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase funding for hospice care for children and the introduction of new national policy on children’s palliative care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53403/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current number and location of respite beds in Cork; the staffing numbers for respite services in Cork; and the number of unfilled posts, in tabular form. [53545/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
137. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of a daycare centre for Macroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52015/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
358. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the supports available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49447/25]
John McGuinness Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
359. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to outline the follow-up care provided for person (details supplied); and if an urgent appointment will be expedited. [49448/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1163. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of care facilities that cater for those with complex mental health needs, including the number of spaces currently available to new patients, as many are forced to travel to the UK for care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47843/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, of the 1744.75 hours unallocated, the number of persons this figure represents; the number of these people who have no homecare hours allocated to date; and the number that are additional hours to care hours already provided by the service. [45254/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2238. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, when geographical and carer limitations are mentioned in regard to filling home care hours, if this means there is an issue with people in a more rural setting; if so, the actions being taken by her to encourage these hours be taken up by potential carers. [45255/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2660. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the remaining budget for respite for carers in 2025 for CHO4, broken down by area. [47340/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2661. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health 3361. the number of days respite that can be provided within the remaining budget for CHO4, broken down by area. [47341/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2662. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the budget that has been spent to date for respite for carers in 2025 for community healthcare organisation 4 or CHO4, broken down by area. [47342/25]
Edward Timmins Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2669. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive neurological endovascular or stroke care therapy. [47476/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2543. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health regarding the fair deal scheme, in the instance that the principal residence is sold after the three-year cap has passed, the way in which this impacts the applicant’s assessable means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2650. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if a post admission care package can be organised for a patient (details supplied), who was recently discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41241/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3074. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the maximum length of respite care that a carer of an older person can apply for per annum free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43094/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3075. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the percentage of carers in County Kerry that avail of the maximum length of respite care when caring for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43095/25]