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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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Tom Brabazon Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1400. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in Migraine posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 8 September 2026, in tabular form. [65571/26]
Liam Quaide Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1402. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of roles vacated at Bloomfield Hospital since 1 December 2025, by discipline and grade; and the number of those roles that have since been filled. [65568/26]
Liam Quaide Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1403. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number and WTE of staff employed at Bloomfield Hospital, Rathfarnham as of 1 September 2026, by discipline and grade; and the number of residents in the hospital on that date. [65567/26]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1409. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a matter regarding job vacancies in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65534/26]
George Lawlor Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1412. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant geriatric medicine posts filled at Wexford General Hospital, as of 9 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [65590/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1440. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist registrar in dermatology posts filled at Cork University Hospital. [65746/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3198. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of an extra WTE consultant colorectal surgeon for the regional endometriosis services in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55210/26]
Seán Kyne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3216. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior pharmacist posts filled at Portiuncula University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, in tabular form. [55234/26]
Ann Graves Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3265. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants by speciality that are signed up to public only contracts at Beaumont Hospital. [55481/26]
Ann Graves Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3266. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the additional WTE staff by job title that have been recruited for the HSE surgical hub in Swords. [55482/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist posts filled at the Mater Hospital as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55627/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3740. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology specialist nurses that are employed at Cork University Hospital in comparison to the national guidelines; and the steps she will take to address this. [57523/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4009. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent chefs, by grade, employed at Beaumont Hospital as of 18 May 2026; and to indicate the number directly employed and the number engaged through agency arrangements. [58564/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
502. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the present governance structure for the management of projects, construction works and changes to building infrastructure within the management structure of Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54388/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
503. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the written, documented policy governing the management of projects, construction works and building alterations at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, including an organogram, setting out clearly defined roles and responsibilities for each post identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54389/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
504. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the post within Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, other than the hospital manager, which holds lead responsibility for projects, construction works and building alterations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54390/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
505. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the current governance structure for the management of projects, construction works and building alterations at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, is considered fit for purpose; if this structure was informed by any external review, audit or report benchmarked against best practice; if so, if she will provide same; and if she will make a statem…
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
506. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the job descriptions of any post at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, identified as holding responsibility for projects, construction works or building alterations, as evidence of an embedded governance structure and clear lines of accountability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54392/26]
Pat Buckley Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
558. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason paediatric epilepsy nurse service will be unavailable at Cork University Hospital from 3 July 2026; and the steps she is taking to ensure that this service resumes as a matter of urgency. [54613/26]
David Cullinane Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
570. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services to date in 2026; and the performance and variance against targets, by region, in tabular form. [54698/26]
David Cullinane Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
576. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services in the past five years to the end of July 2026, by region, in tabular form. [54704/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
420. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of medical posts in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54205/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
421. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department are taking to address the lack of staffing and medical professionals in Naas Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54206/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
422. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason doctors in Naas Hospital are subject to issuing of rotas on a Wednesday before work is to commence on a Monday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
423. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of annual leave requests submitted in Naas Hospital that have been left months unanswered; whether this is due to a lack of staffing in the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54208/26]