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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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Cathal Crowe Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
145. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide clarity on the processes that are under way to identify a potential site for the delivery of the so-called ‘Plan B’ (new hospital building) for the University of Limerick Hospital Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17296/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
573. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the delay in progressing the development of the new Paediatric Unit in Cork University Hospital, given that it was granted planning permission in 2022 (details supplied); the current timeline for construction and opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18062/26]
Johnny Mythen Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Health
300. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the commencement and completion of a new ten-bed specialist community mental health unit for Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
799. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health when the Temple Street Children's Hospital site will be fully decanted; and the plans in place for the site afterwards; and if the HSE can engage immediately with Dublin City Council to bring together a plan for the site which addresses needs in the wider area. [16348/26]
Martin Kenny Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
847. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the orthopaedic surgical theatre complex in Sligo University Hospital is again closed due to faulty leaking pipe work, and all surgeries cancelled; when the current orthopaedic surgical theatre will be repaired; and when the new orthopaedic surgical theatre complex will be built. [16534/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
886. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update and projected timeline on the integrated mother and baby unit and child and adolescent mental health services inpatient facility at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Limerick. [16844/26]
David Cullinane Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
483. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when the Government changed the policy on the co-location of the Rotunda Maternity Hospital with the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital; if she now recognises the current location as the long-term location of the Rotunda in effective co-location with the Mater; if she is now ruling out re-location to the Rotunda to the Temple Street site or any other site…
Louis O'Hara Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
508. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the current plans for the proposed elective hospital at the Merlin Park site in Galway city; the number and type of beds to be delivered as part of the current plans; the number of operating theatres, endoscopy suites and minor operation rooms to be delivered as part of the current plans; the proposed phases of delivering this project along with a timeline for ea…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
517. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health when the new development in St. Columba's Hospital will be open and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15831/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
251. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the role her Department played in the decision to reverse plans for an elective hospital in Merlin Park in Galway City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15347/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
252. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the decision to reverse plans for an elective hospital in Merlin Park in Galway City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15348/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
256. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent to which plans for elective capacity in the HSE West and North West have changed; if she will ensure delivery of the elective hospital as originally promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15393/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
257. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether there have been changes to the plans for additional elective capacity in Cork ; if the plans for the elective hospital are still the same as the original business case which was submitted, and if not, the difference in the current proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15394/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
258. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether there have been changes to the plans for additional elective capacity at two sites in Dublin ; if the plans for the elective hospital are still the same as the original business case which was submitted, and if not, the difference in the current proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15395/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if plans for an offsite neurosurgery rehabilitation facility in the Munster and south Leinster regions will be progressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14086/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the capital cost of the extension at Heather House, Cork University Hospital; the date construction was completed; the date on which the additional 19 high-dependency beds were certified as physically ready for use; and the planned date for operational opening [14685/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of funded beds at Heather House; the number currently operational; the number temporarily or permanently closed; and the reasons for any non-operational capacity [14686/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1025. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether recruitment approval has been granted for staffing of the 19-bed high-dependency unit at Heather House; the number of WTE posts required; the number filled; and the timeline for full staffing [14687/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when HIQA registration was sought for the new high-dependency unit at Heather House; whether any conditions or compliance issues were raised; and the expected date of regulatory approval [14688/26]
Pat the Cope Gallagher Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1050. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new Community Hospital for Lifford, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14903/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1100. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each of the UL Hospital Group hospitals, from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15103/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1102. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds in St. James Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, the Mater Hospital and St. Vincent's University Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15105/26]
Brendan Smith Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
681. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when new facilities and upgraded accommodation will be provided at a health care centre (details supplied) in view of the longstanding commitment to undertake such works; if much needed improvement works and adequate accommodation will be provided at the existing site, or if it is still proposed to co-locate with another health care facility; and if she will mak…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1145. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the amount raised in respect of the partial sale of Baggot Street Hospital. [12192/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres currently in use at Cork University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital; the hours each of those theatres are open in each of those hospitals, in tabular form. [12260/26]