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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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Marie Sherlock Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
694. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of holter monitors and cardiac event monitors available in all level four hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50421/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
695. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting the use of a holter monitor and a cardiac event monitor; the average wait time to access such monitors in all level four hospitals, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50422/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
341. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a timeline for the CHI's and HSE's plans for developing a sustainable and robust psychological support service for the families being reviewed for developmental dysplasia of the hip surgery, DDH. [49367/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
365. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if the neurorehabilitation centre in Bray, County Wicklow is now fully operational; if not, when it is expected to become fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49488/25]
Rory Hearne Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a patient (details supplied); if the therapy in question will be provided to address the patient’s urgent care needs; if not, the alternative options available to urgently treat them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49571/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47626/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; if she plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47633/25]
Ann Graves Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1159. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she has considered mobile medically supervised injecting facilities in areas of need, building on the ongoing work at Merchant’s Quay. [47835/25]
Seamus Healy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1179. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the completed 50-bed community nursing unit at Glenconnor, Clonmel will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47979/25]
Seamus Healy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1180. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post of ophthalmologist, providing a service at the county clinic, Clonmel will be filled; when the successful applicant will take up duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1181. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to initiate a review into the quality and usability of prosthetics currently provided in the health service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47983/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the issuance of letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of recently qualified paramedics, have been disrupted (details supplied); if so, the reason if this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47998/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when recently qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics graduates will formally be able to practice and receive letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of paramedic classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47999/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently eligible for BreastCheck screening who are waiting for their first mammogram in the Dublin northwest HSE area of Dublin 7, 11, and 15; the number of individuals currently awaiting follow-up appointments in the same area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48004/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the details of the current operational status of a BreastCheck mobile unit (details supplied); the number of women screened on a monthly basis since it opened; the number of women currently awaiting breast screening appointments at this mobile unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48005/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times and increase capacity of a service in Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48006/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the incurable, life-long skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa to the list of health issues and diseases that her Department considers as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48009/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an organisation (details supplied) related to the need to increase funding in counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of establishing universal access to therapeutic services; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48011/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1190. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review the current authorisation process for newly qualified paramedics, given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48019/25]
Michael Lowry Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will address the current lack of clarity, access, and governance in the provision of urgent ophthalmic care in the south-east and mid-west regions; and if she is aware of shortfalls in care provision in the region (details supplied). [48030/25]
Michael Lowry Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure clear and consistent governance across ophthalmology emergency referral pathways; that no patient with suspected acute or sight-threatening pathology is turned away from hospital care and that regional equity is provided in order that patients in Thurles and surrounding areas have timely access to emergency eye services. [48031/2…
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]
Michael Lowry Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1196. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the current provision of prosthetics for children in Ireland, including access to advanced prosthetic options; and whether this provision is sufficient to meet the needs of children with complex injuries, such as a child (details supplied). [48039/25]
Michael Lowry Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1197. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the specialist teams and services in place to support children requiring prosthetics alongside complex abdominal and stoma care; and whether the HSE has sufficient expertise and resources to deliver this care within Ireland. [48040/25]
Michael Lowry Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1198. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the identified gaps in paediatric prosthetic services, including long-term rehabilitation and follow-up supports, to ensure families are not forced to seek treatment abroad. [48041/25]