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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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151 questions match, newest first.

Erin McGreehan Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
762. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the specific triage measures and protocols in place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth Emergency Department for people attending due to a mental health crisis. [37133/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
797. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if safe staffing levels exist in each emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37338/25]
David Cullinane Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
15. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the resourcing requirements and timeframe for 24/7 urgent and emergency cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34746/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments without being seen in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34062/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
79. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the HIQA review into access to emergency care in the midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
86. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the delivery new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [34916/25]
Joe Cooney Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
113. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA report on Mid-West Emergency Health Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34324/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
202. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of minor and major treatment bays within the accident and emergency department of Cork University Hospital. [34731/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
227. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34880/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
871. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the significant waiting times in the emergency department at Naas hospital, where recent figures show an average wait time of 11.4 hours; the expected timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25885/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
165. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to reduce waiting times at accident and emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24032/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1032. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the increase in emergency department (ED) presentations for each model 3 and model 4 hospital ED between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2025, and their corresponding admission rates for each of these dates, in tabular form. [23450/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1051. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of average accident and emergency waiting list times, broken down by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23536/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1072. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to deliver a new expanded modern accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1073. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the endoscopy unit in Beaumont Hospital has been taken over and used as an overflow area for emergency department patients and other patients awaiting admission and treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23635/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the accident and emergency department, and would increase capacity to manage high volumes of people who present by ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23011/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
205. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [21510/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission an emergency department for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and, by location, in tabular form; and the number and percentage for all patients and patients aged over 75. [21511/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
207. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [21512/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [21513/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission an emergency department for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and, by location, in tabular form; and the number and percentage for all patients and patients aged over 75. [21514/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
210. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [21515/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2017. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of UK residents that attended emergency departments in Ireland in 2024 for free healthcare under the NHS/HSE reciprocal agreement. [18783/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2323. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 1 April 2025, to provide the following data for the Model 4 hospitals (The Mater University Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital and University Hospital Waterford) for the 2024 calendar year, in tabular form: the number of patients presenting at the emergency department (ED); the number of those patients presenting at…
David Cullinane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the emergency department of Sligo University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form. [20264/25]