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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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Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
963. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting occupational therapy assessment through primary care services in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025; and the length of time they have been waiting, in tabular form. [5695/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
964. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting access to primary care psychology services in each CHO area as of 31 December 2025 or latest date available, by waiting time duration, in tabular form. [5696/26]
Brian Stanley Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
92. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of positions currently approved for advertisement within primary care services in Laois, per year, from 2020 to date, for occupational therapists and speech and language therapists respectively; the dates on which each of these positions were approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4964/26]
Michael Cahill Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
285. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the locations where HSE employed audiologists by grade are based within primary care services as of 12 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4559/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
525. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reasonable accommodations that are in place in primary care settings in relation to blood tests for people with disabilities who experience needle phobia; if there is a process outlined by the HSE for such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3000/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
171. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where community intervention teams are located; and the areas that each CIT covers, in tabular form. [2706/26]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2199. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of children under five years of age in County Mayo currently being supported through primary care teams, this year and each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74584/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her views on whether a waiting time of up to 39 weeks for access to occupational therapy services in Cork are clinically acceptable and consistent with national policy on timely access to primary care; and the evidence or policy basis on which this threshold has been adopted by her Department. [73546/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
597. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the key improvements delivered in primary care services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71238/25]
Grace Boland Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
334. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the incentives currently available to attract general practitioners to underserved areas such as Skerries, Balbriggan, Rush and Lusk; whether additional supports are being considered to address the shortage of primary care access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70670/25]
Grace Boland Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
335. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand primary care services in Skerries, Balbriggan, Rush and Lusk, including any proposals for the expansion of GP care provided through HSE clinics, additional GP contracts or service partnerships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70671/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
132. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health for an update on primary care psychology waiting lists and staffing levels, including vacancies in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63331/25]
Grace Boland Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
136. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department and the HSE are taking to recruit for the number of vacancies across all primary care roles in Balbriggan and Swords, including speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64562/25]
Grace Boland Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
138. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department and the HSE are taking to address the long waiting lists for psychology appointments in primary care in the areas of Balbriggan and Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64561/25]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
178. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when primary care occupational therapy services will be restored in Offaly and Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64085/25]
Liam Quaide Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
194. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people, where waiting-lists across the disciplines of psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy are in crisis; if she will suspend the pay and numbers strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well…
Donna McGettigan Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
475. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to outline the expected impact on the local community of the removal of diabetic clinics from Carrick primary care centre; if the HSE has any further plans to remove other services from the Carrick primary care centre campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62533/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Health
482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on delivery of the HSE's national service plan 2025 targets for primary care expansion in Dublin north, city and county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62560/25]
Mark Ward Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
986. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a GP service will operate in the new Adamstown primary care centre; when these services will be operational; how local residents can apply to be patients of the GP service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61327/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Health
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health in view of the Government’s decision to zone more land for housing needs, the steps her Department will take to ensure that essential medical services including GP services will be provided in areas where the growing population requires it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60737/25]
Mark Ward Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1658. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff that will be working in the Adamstown primary care centre when it opens; the disciplines involved; whether the staff will be new staff or existing staff relocated from other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57950/25]
Paul Murphy Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Health
319. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that the South Dublin Primary Care referrals office has no contact details available (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to revise the system and ensure that it confirms that referrals have been received, provides information to parents as to whether their child is on a waiting list, and the expected timelines and pr…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Health
304. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether primary care psychology services in an area (details supplied) were closed in March 2025 due to no psychologists being in post; if the service remains closed for this reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53972/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Health
305. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologist posts currently filled in a primary care service (details supplied); the number of posts currently vacant; the efforts being undertaken regarding recruitment for vacant psychologist roles; when it is envisaged any vacant posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53973/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Health
306. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for primary care psychology services in an area (details supplied); the number of children referred to the service but not placed on the waiting list, and the reason for same, to include the number that were deemed not in need of services by the HSE; and the number of families that did not consent after the ref…