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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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Michael Fitzmaurice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1938. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed list of public hospital sites, providing CR; the number of WTE allocated to each site; to identify which locations were providing phase 3 CR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19664/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1979. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if risk assessments were undertaken in the process of service change in a section 38 organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason therapy posts in section 38 organisations that were HSE funded were not filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/26]
John McGuinness Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1990. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed account of the efforts made to identify an appropriate service provider regarding the care needs of a child (details supplied). [19876/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2029. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce diagnostic delays for people with rare diseases, given evidence that the average time to diagnosis in Ireland exceeds six years, and that many patients experience initial misdiagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20002/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2031. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase rare disease education and training for healthcare professionals, including the integration of new HSE rare disease training programmes and collaboration with the National Rare Diseases Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20004/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2032. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if a marriage notification appointment can be facilitated for a couple (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20005/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2035. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to support individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including the development of specialist multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring enhanced and immediate access to givinostat (Duvyzat) and similar treatments. [20014/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which fire safety deficiencies requiring the closure of a unit (details supplied) were first identified; the date on which remediation works commenced; the estimated capital cost of these works; and the expected date for completion and reopening of the affected beds. [20071/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been unavailable for use at a nursing unit in each month since the closure of the unit due to fire safety works; and the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to restore this capacity. [20072/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA identified compliance issues during its inspection of a nursing unit on 17 February 2026 relating to the application to vary registration for a dementia-specific unit (details supplied); the nature of any such issues; and the anticipated timeframe for regulatory approval. [20073/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2065. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the options for funding available to assist adults who do not possess a medical card and who are employed fulltime, to meet the high cost of hearing aids; the pathway to access funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20126/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2078. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the NCPE is correctly constituted and has sufficient governance to ensure it can discharge its duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20184/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2082. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current clinical governance framework applying to gender identity healthcare services provided to children and adolescents in Ireland pending completion of the updated national model of care; whether a national dataset, audit framework or outcome monitoring system is currently in place for these services; and the safeguards and oversight mechanisms which oper…
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2140. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the data available on the treatment abroad scheme; to provide a breakdowns per speciality or treatment available; and the reports made to her Department each year on the number of patients and type of treatment undertaken abroad by patients for treatment not available here. [20340/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2141. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she considers there to be good data records maintained on the treatment abroad scheme; and if she is satisfied that there is sufficient oversight and transparency of the scheme. [20341/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2170. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the financial supports that may be available to someone suffering from Parkinson’s disease who requires a mobility scooter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20435/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2193. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 5 March 2026, to provide further information regarding the Women's Health Service (details supplied); to provide details of the supports provided to sex workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20583/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2196. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the key measures in the Day Services Capital Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20591/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2210. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at; the plans to address any shortfall, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20739/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an autism assessment for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [20923/26]
Robert Troy Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that an autism assessment is scheduled for a child (details supplied) as soon as possible.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20945/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2232. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20951/26]
Charles Ward Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
2. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health whether she will commission a study on the health impacts of prolonged exposure to mould and damp in homes impacted by defective concrete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18050/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
12. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of people in the south Lee area awaiting paediatric and juvenile primary care psychology; the number waiting over six months, 12 months and two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17839/26]