361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations linked to domestic abuse recorded by emergency departments in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38588/26]
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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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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,951 | 148 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE operates a national referral pathway for victims of domestic abuse presenting through primary care, emergency departments or mental health services. [38589/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any assessment of the mental health impact of domestic abuse on children residing in households where domestic abuse incidents have been reported. [38590/26]
364. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the strike action being taken by organisations (details supplied) regarding issues surrounding the implementation of the 2023 Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, agreement; if she will engage with the HSE regarding the steps the organisation is taking to ensure the fulfilment of the agreement in a funded body; and if she will make a statem…
365. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); her views on whether the current delay aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38593/26]
366. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled across all aspects of the health service in County Kerry; what are these posts; the locations of same; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them and the length of time it will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38594/26]
367. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Cahersiveen Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38595/26]
368. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38596/26]
369. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Dingle Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38597/26]
370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in University Hospital Kerry, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38598/26]
371. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in St. Columbanus Community Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38599/26]
372. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled in Killarney District Hospital, County Kerry; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38600/26]
373. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE posts that remain unfilled across all aspects of the ealth service throughout the country; what are these posts; the impact of these unfilled posts; the measures being taken to fill them; the length of time this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38601/26]
374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting times for access to augmentative and alternative communication assessments and devices within the mid-western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38612/26]
375. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at University Hospital Limerick who are currently only dealing with and treating public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38613/26]
376. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the current coverage offered by sexual assault units; her plans to provide nationwide coverage; the number of units presently in operation; and the number of planned units to be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38611/26]
377. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a full discretionary medical card to all cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38622/26]
378. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2863 of 14 April 2026, in respect of each CAMHS social worker, psychologist or occupational therapist post identified as vacant for more than one year; the most recent date on which recruitment was attempted; the recruitment route used, including whether this was through a HSE national panel, local process, agency recruitment …
379. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on Action 3 of the HSE position paper on FASD Prevention, published in September 2022, namely “Advise Government on further development of legislation and regulations to reduce accessibility, availability and affordability of alcohol in line with WHO SAFER initiative and WHO Global Action Plan on Alcohol” led by HSE Health & Wellbeing…
380. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is continuing to incur rental costs for portacabins located at Galway Airport that were put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, to provide a breakdown of all expenditure associated with these units, including rent, maintenance and any related costs, for each of the past six years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
381. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that an organisation (details supplied) is facing imminent closure due to a lack of core funding; the immediate actions being taken by her Department or the HSE to prevent the cessation of these services, given that liquidation proceedings are due to commence on 5 June 2026; and if she will approve an emergency, time-limited funding allocation of …
382. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for an orthopaedic operation that was cancelled in April 2026 at Sligo University Hospital; the reason the surgery was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38674/26]
383. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred to University Hospital Limerick, department of ophthalmology for cataract surgery eighteen months ago, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38680/26]
384. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been taken from a construction project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38682/26]
385. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether chronic asthma is a condition covered under the long-term illness scheme; if not, the rationale for not including it under the scheme; if she will consider adding asthma to the conditions supported by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38692/26]