1329. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when an evaluation of the National Cancer Strategy 2017–2026 will be commissioned; and the date by which that evaluation is scheduled for completion. [65260/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
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 | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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1330. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health for an update on the replacement of the 14 Linear accelerators, six CT scanners and two MRI units within the St. Luke’s radiation oncology network; and her views on the adequacy of existing equipment given that 85% of this equipment is beyond the internationally recommended lifespan. [65246/26]
1331. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the significant level of vacant posts across the St. Luke’s radiation oncology network; and the way in which she proposes to address this. [65245/26]
1332. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for childrens dietitian appointments within community care services in Louth Meath IHA. [65290/26]
1333. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for initial dietitian services appointments in the Louth Meath I HA; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and over 12 months. [65289/26]
1334. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for childrens speech and language appointments within community care services in Louth Meath . [65288/26]
1335. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children are currently waiting initial speech and language assessment in the Louth Meath I HA; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and over 12 months. [65287/26]
1336. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for childrens audiology appointments within community care services in Louth Meath IHA. [65286/26]
1337. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an initial audiology assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65285/26]
1338. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior medical scientists in haematology posts filled at Galway University Hospital as of 7 September 2026, in tabular form. [65328/26]
1339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any helicopter emergency medical service operated by or on behalf of the National Ambulance Service is currently capable of operating at night; if the north-west service commenced at Sligo Airport in July 2026 is intended to acquire a night capability; and if so, the timeline and estimated cost. [65230/26]
1340. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult audiology appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65275/26]
1341. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for an initial audiology assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months, and over 12 months. [65274/26]
1342. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children and families currently awaiting social work support services across children's disability network teams in the Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between zero and 12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65306/26]
1343. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children's occupational therapy appointments within community care services in the Louth-Meath IHA. [65284/26]
1344. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an initial occupational therapy assessment in the Louth-Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65283/26]
1345. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of GP practices and practising GPs currently serving Celbridge and the wider north Kildare area; whether an assessment has been undertaken of GP capacity and demand in the area; and the measures that are being taken to increase GP and primary care capacity in light of ongoing population growth. [65214/26]
1346. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children's physiotherapy appointments within community care services in the Louth-Meath IHA. [65282/26]
1347. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an initial physiotherapy assessment in the Louth-Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65281/26]
1348. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult dietitian appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65280/26]
1349. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in public health nurses being released from posts when a transfer has been accepted to another county. [65278/26]
1350. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for initial dietitian services appointments in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65279/26]
1351. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult chiropody and podiatry appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65277/26]
1352. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the civil registration office in Tullamore, County Offaly, has advised a person seeking to register a marriage solemnised in a foreign embassy in the State that it does not have staff trained to provide this service; the training provided to HSE civil registration staff on marriages with a foreign or diplomatic element; the arrangements in p…
1353. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for an initial chiropody or podiatry assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65276/26]