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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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Pat Buckley Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
839. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14105/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
852. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including Crohn’s and Colitis in the long-term illness scheme. [14139/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
867. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to fully fund the implementation of the HSE digital health roadmap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
487. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a baby loss certificate for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13226/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
494. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the Ireland specific recommendations from UN bodies (details supplied) with respect to surgical interventions on intersex children in Ireland; if she will outline her thinking with respect to a ban on these medical interventions based on international best practice as seen in Malta, Germany and elsewhere; if she will provide an …
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
501. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when she plans to publish a new national cardiovascular health policy, which expired in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13254/25]
Grace Boland Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1455. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her views on whether a cross-departmental approach is needed in order to advance rare disease policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12560/25]
Thomas Gould Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1469. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes who is subsequently found to have type 1 diabetes is not entitled to CGM sensor reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10586/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1480. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will instate a review into the impact of the cessation of developmental checks for all children under the national healthy childhood programme in Dublin mid-west, in order to assess the real consequences of the lack of service provision to all children in the constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10615/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are clear guidelines for treating paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome or paediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcus symptoms in paediatric hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10716/25]
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1516. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health given the findings of the reports on 'Wasted Lives in Nursing Homes' and 'Meeting the Needs of People with Korsakoff’s Syndrome in Ireland,' the actions she is taking to ensure that individuals who have Korsakoff syndrome can access rehabilitation services and are not excluded from the support they need, particularly when these individuals are capable of leading …
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1517. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that individuals diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome are not discriminated against when seeking access to rehabilitation services; and the steps being taken to improve the accessibility of such services for individuals with alcohol-related brain injuries. [10802/25]
Brian Brennan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1524. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if a person can be issued with an anticipatory statement of need for the 2026-2027 year (details supplied). [10831/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1664. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to implementing a standard criteria for diagnosis and support for people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), given that Ireland is the only country in the European Union without a national diagnostic regime for FASD; if any work in this regard has commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11503/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1710. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce a pregnancy loss certificate such as exists in England, similar to a voluntary scheme operated by hospitals that enable parents who have experienced a pregnancy loss to record and receive a certificate to provide recognition of the loss of their baby.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11733/25]
Liam Quaide Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1761. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a certificate formally recognising a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11924/25]
James Geoghegan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1784. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to publish the national policy on adult safeguarding for the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12014/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1791. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will recognise fibromyalgia as a long-term illness in Ireland, recognising that this illness affects approximately ninety thousand people nationally, causing debilitating effects, and patients affected are without the supports they require and deserve with a long term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12059/25]
Paula Butterly Oral 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
77. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health her plans to advance the women's health action plan, specifically in respect of County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9741/25]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
115. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she supports single tier universal healthcare provided to all on the basis of need, not ability to pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9944/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
774. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans towards the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records and information systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9750/25]
Martin Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
908. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health following the announcement in Budget 2025 that hormone replacement therapy will be made free for all women experiencing menopause, when his Department proposes to initiate this. [7641/25]
Niall Collins Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
916. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health when the hormone replacement therapy will be free for all women experiencing menopause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7700/25]
Emer Currie Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Health
346. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her views on whether data in relation to the prevalence and impact of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia in Ireland is robust enough; and if she has plans to increase the collection of this data which impacts decisions around the National Immunisation Programme. [6924/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
720. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a product being sold as a legal alternative to cannabis hexahydrocannabinol (details supplied) and which is banned in many EU countries; the action he will take to ensure it is not on sale to teenagers under 18 years in vape shops across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5671/25]