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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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Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
417. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health to what extent flexible, community-based cancer recoverysupports areavailableto help women balance recovery with caring responsibilities, including family counselling and peer-support networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8980/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2264 of 13 January 2026, if a decision on the reimbursement of a treatment will be informed by the National Rare Disease Strategy and the funding provided for orphan drugs in Budget 2026 (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9003/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
935. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts made by the Government to find a solution regarding the blister pack charges facing vulnerable persons across County Louth and beyond to access packs which they previously were not charged for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7362/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
936. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the plans which are in place to ensure that vulnerable persons in County Louth will not face additional financial burdens in order to access blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7363/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
937. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of persons in County Louth which had been receiving blister packs without charge from their pharmacy in 2025; the engagement which has taken place with these persons to explain the reason they are now facing charges; and the engagement which has taken with pharmacies in County Louth regarding these charges. [7364/26]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
973. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of incidents (which includes claims) logged/recorded in each year from 2020 to date with the National Incident Management System hosted by the State Claims Agency. [7478/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1046. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure a health surgery (details supplied) in County Waterford returns to operating on a full-time basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7744/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1077. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding endometriosis care in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7874/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1100. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the age in months of the oldest child to receive a 21-24 month developmental check in each county; and if she is aware of any region which is experiencing a delay in conducting such developmental checks. [8142/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a person with a disability who holds a long-term illness card, and whose prescribed medications are covered under the long-term illness scheme, is entitled as part of that scheme to have those medications dispensed in clinically required blister packs to enable safe administration in a home-care setting; if this service has been funded by the State to dat…
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1164. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health where a councillor cannot attend a meeting of a regional health forum, if it is possible for that councillor to be substituted on that day from the same council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8536/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1167. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if attendance by the integrated health area (IHA) manager of each IHA is mandatory at regional health forums; and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8539/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
421. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider launching an awareness-raising campaign on the issue of pregnancy loss prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7062/26]
Carol Nolan Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
451. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total public funds allocated to private contractors in the health sector for the period 2020-to date; the criteria used to ensure competitive tendering and cost-effectiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7268/26]
Robert Troy Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
194. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [6767/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the primary service provider that a person should attend with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) arising from sensory issues; and if, in the case that a child presents with ARFID from sensory issues should a GP refer them to CAMHS or to primary care. [6787/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the neurorehabilitation unit in Blarney. [5468/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
924. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health her plans to replace the proposed 50-bed nursing unit in Blarney that will now be a neurorehabilitation unit given that there is an outstanding need for nursing home beds in Cork. [5469/26]
Robert Troy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person will be expedited (details supplied). [5470/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
926. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the HSCP deficits in each of South-West Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5490/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the funding for the development of two new endoscopy rooms for Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5491/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
928. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for health the number of HDU beds available in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5492/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the opening of the unit and employing of staff for neuro rehabilitation unit in Blarney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5493/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
930. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situation whereby patients referred to a private operator for an MRI by their general practitioner are told that they can have same-week availability if they pay as a private patient, but have to wait several weeks and possibly months if they decide to avail of the procedure publicly through their medical card; the provision made by …
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
931. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the redevelopment of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5506/26]