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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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Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1055. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73986/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2022. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42427/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by her Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37455/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for agency staff in each acute hospital, per staff type, doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33888/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
567. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to agency staffing for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33889/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
575. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33954/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3021. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total pay bill for the Civil Service in her Department for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive. [25446/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
417. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22876/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1697. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people directly employed to work in her Department, by grade. [18413/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1723. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of staff from her Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18595/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1724. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18613/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1725. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of staff from her Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18631/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
920. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reasons the current secretary general at her Department was paid their current salary during their tenure; and the reasons their successor will now be offered a much lower salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14059/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
986. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the contact details of a person will be provided (details supplied). [14463/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
603. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the way in which national accountability for recruitment performance is maintained following the establishment of six health regions under Sláintecare, in circumstances where recruitment clearance timelines are not measured at national level; whether she accepts that devolving workforce autonomy without national clearance benchmarks weakens oversight; and the step…
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within her Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9433/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1103. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the total number of sick days taken by staff in her Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8165/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
168. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2653/26]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2336. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in her Department and within each agency for which she is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75234/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
962. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant maxillofacial surgeons at St James's Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71766/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the evaluation her Department conducted prior to implementing the 2024–2025 HSE employment control measures; the projected effect of those restrictions on achieving the National Service Plan staffing targets for 2024; and whether a full impact review has been completed. [71962/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1052. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurologists working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratio for consultant neurologist to population; and Ireland’s current ratio. [72217/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1070. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the recruitment and retention challenges for Health Care Assistant staff in Cork and Kerry, given the acknowledged impact on service delivery and waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72261/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific measures in place to retain and recruit occupational therapists in Cork, including but not limited to remote or hybrid working options, structured career progression, relocation supports, and flexible working arrangements; the evaluation carried out by her Department, or the HSE, on why staff are leaving Cork-based posts for emigration or ‘improved op…
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
617. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists posts filled at Darndale Mental Health Services in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71273/25]