755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department receives routine reporting on ambulance delays exceeding defined thresholds; and, if not, whether the absence of such reporting has been identified as a governance risk. [36382/26]
Parliamentary questions
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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 | 28,099 | 145 | 27,954 |
| Education | 14,289 | 145 | 14,144 |
| Transport | 11,442 | 153 | 11,289 |
| Justice | 10,062 | 135 | 9,927 |
| Housing | 9,227 | 160 | 9,067 |
| Children | 8,729 | 142 | 8,587 |
| Social | 6,094 | 148 | 5,946 |
| Finance | 5,938 | 153 | 5,785 |
| Agriculture | 4,932 | 136 | 4,796 |
| Enterprise | 4,082 | 152 | 3,930 |
| Climate | 3,950 | 130 | 3,820 |
| Foreign | 3,893 | 190 | 3,703 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,760 | 167 | 3,593 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,460 | 140 | 3,320 |
| Taoiseach | 2,687 | 1,513 | 1,174 |
| Defence | 2,604 | 179 | 2,425 |
| Culture | 2,499 | 147 | 2,352 |
| Rural | 2,375 | 140 | 2,235 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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756. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has set any target date for the establishment of a national data collection system relating to gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36383/26]
757. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any interim governance framework currently exists pending completion of the proposed updated model of care for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36384/26]
758. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal audit process is currently applied to gender-related healthcare services for minors funded directly or indirectly by the State. [36385/26]
759. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any official has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the development of governance and audit structures relating to gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36386/26]
760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a national data collection system for gender-related healthcare services for minors has been identified as a governance or patient-safety risk. [36387/26]
761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has received any timeline from the HSE regarding the introduction of audit and monitoring mechanisms for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36388/26]
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external expert review has been commissioned concerning governance arrangements for gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36389/26]
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national standards currently exist governing clinical oversight, outcome monitoring, or long-term follow-up in respect of gender-related healthcare services for minors. [36390/26]
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department intends to publish the future governance framework for gender-related healthcare services for minors once completed. [36391/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of structured national monitoring systems for gender-related healthcare services for minors has been discussed with HIQA, the Mental Health Commission or any other oversight body. [36392/26]
766. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for public expenditure to her Department, as referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36408/26]
767. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number and names of hospitals and healthcare facilities within the public health system that are currently using SMS messaging services for outpatient appointment reminders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36436/26]
768. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the systems or service providers used by each hospital or healthcare facility for the provision of SMS appointment reminders, including the name of the provider; whether the system is centrally procured or locally arranged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36437/26]
769. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health whether the SMS reminder systems in use across hospitals are configured as one-way reminder services or include two-way communication functionality allowing patients to confirm, cancel or reschedule appointments; to provide a breakdown by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36438/26]
770. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the cost per SMS message incurred by each hospital or healthcare facility based on the provider or system in use; the total expenditure on SMS appointment reminders in the most recent twelve-month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36439/26]
771. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient appointment reminder SMS messages issued by each hospital or healthcare facility in the past three months; to provide this information on a per-hospital basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36440/26]
772. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which SMS reminder systems are actively utilised across hospitals, including a comparison of usage levels between sites; whether any hospitals with access to such systems are not making full use of them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36441/26]
773. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether dispensing trends for salbutamol nebules are monitored as part of winter preparedness or respiratory surveillance planning. [36448/26]
774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains regional prescribing trend analysis for nebulised bronchodilator medications; and if so, to provide the latest available data. [36449/26]
775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the drivers of variation in average reimbursement cost per salbutamol nebule item under the General Medical Services scheme since 2024. [36450/26]
776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether PCRS reimbursement prescribing data is integrated with any national respiratory disease monitoring or forecasting systems. [36451/26]
777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the extent to which high-frequency salbutamol dispensing may indicate gaps in preventative asthma or COPD management in primary care. [36452/26]
778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any supply-chain, pricing or reimbursement pressures affecting nebulised respiratory medications since 2024. [36453/26]
779. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health her assessment of the reasons for the increase in outpatient waiting times in most hospitals since the start of 2025; the main factors contributing to the increase; the actions being taken to address the increase; the targets in place for the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36463/26]