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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 Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1004. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether retention packages for medical staff are under consideration for hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5785/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1005. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the current acute bed occupancy rates in hospitals in the CHO1 area; and whether these meet international occupancy standards. [5786/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1006. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address the significant patient waitlists, particularly in the Galway University Hospitals. [5787/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1007. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether a demand and capacity report has been completed across the Saolta Group Hospitals. [5788/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1010. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has considered an accessible digital patient self-schedule system to reduce non-attendance rates. [5791/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1011. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5792/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1012. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health her views on whether delayed discharge contributes significantly to emergency department overcrowding in the Saolta Group Hospitals; and whether she will commit to publishing a clear timeline, available to the public, for addressing discharge bottlenecks. [5793/26]
Martin Kenny Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1013. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of an emergency department in Roscommon University Hospital has been formally assessed for its impact on neighbouring hospitals in the CHO1 and CHO2 areas. [5794/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1014. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health f her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this treatment can be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5816/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1015. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis for the policy position that requires families to travel abroad for treatment in cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5817/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1016. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with a family impacted by being unable to access treatment for their child in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5818/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1017. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will agree to a formal review of the care received by a sick child (details supplied) that required their family to travel abroad for treatment that was not available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5819/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1018. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5820/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1019. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis for the delay in implementing the recommendations of the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5821/26]
Barry Ward Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1020. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a timeline for the implementation of the recommendations of the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5822/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1022. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a cohort of post-surgery clients can be considered for the reimbursement scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5828/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1026. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE consultant posts, by speciality at St. James's Hospital, in tabular form. [5837/26]
Ged Nash Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1027. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of an eircode lottery in relation to the provision of home care (details supplied); and if her Department has plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5842/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1028. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of strike action taken by healthcare assistants at a provider (details supplied); and the actions her Department is taking to resolve this urgent dispute. [5870/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1029. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5888/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Limerick currently; and the clinic staffing levels and hours provided for, in tabular form. [5889/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1031. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists across CHO3 that are trained in manual lymphatic drainage therapy for lymphedema patients. [5890/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in epilepsy based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5891/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1034. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on Áras Mhic Dara in An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway, in particular the details of the meeting between the Minister of State in her Department and the HSE, which was queried with her office on the 16 December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5899/26]
James Geoghegan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1037. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will arrange with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5925/26]