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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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Sorca Clarke Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no occupational therapist covering adult disability services in County Longford; the steps being taken to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37828/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
229. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the national implementation status of the single point of access for children's disability and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35419/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
230. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way in which the national implementation group within the HSE is overseeing the rollout of the single point of access; the mechanisms in place to ensure that regional steering groups deliver the reform in a consistent manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35420/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance in relation to appropriate supports for a child (details supplied). [35459/26]
Thomas Gould Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1175. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list in Cork for residential services with learning disabilities or other disabilities who have parents or carers over the age of 60. [34933/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason (details supplied) is waiting on speech and language therapy in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35038/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
550. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the funding and delivery of residential places for adults with intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33812/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
551. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of the provision of emergency funding for housing and full-time care for the adult children of aging parents; if this is under consideration within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33813/26]
Liam Quaide Written 6 May 2026 · to Health
881. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to address the service gap for people with disabilities who require therapeutic input after the age of 65, but who are no longer eligible to access physical and sensory disability teams due to their age; if there is a plan to increase primary care team staffing quotas to address this gap in service; and if she will make a statement o…
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled within CHO4 primary care services as of 21 April 2026, in tabular form. [31099/26]
Réada Cronin Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Health
510. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address staff shortages within the primary care speech and language therapy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29511/26]
Michael Cahill Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Health
540. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reverse the decision to cut respite from four to two weeks per annum for elderly patients in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29410/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2693. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to review the refusal of the request for additional disability support hours in the case of a person (details supplied). [23862/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2926. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an adult pathway to access autism assessments is planned; the timeframe for commencement if planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24787/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2958. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if an application for additional disability support hours in respect of a child (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24984/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3024. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to refund or directly pay for privately sourced primary care autism assessments in cases where significant delays exist for children who were placed on the waiting list. [25482/26]
Robert Troy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3282. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to previous correspondence, if she is aware that there are still ongoing funding issues regarding low vision aids within the midlands region; in view of the funding shortfall, the steps she will take to provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned for the remainder of 2026; if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is i…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
326. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if any specific funding can be made available for the placement of a person (details supplied); and if a statement can be made on the matter. [22560/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
857. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) does not have the supports they require in their school, resulting in missed school days through no fault of their own; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21496/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
899. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21691/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the ongoing lack of a HSE children’s autism assessment service in Clare; when a service will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21846/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21216/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
424. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21217/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1934. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the expansion of adult ADHD services across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19629/26]
John Connolly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the efforts that are under way within her Department to increase the capacity of the Children Disability Network Teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17529/26]