3353. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the single point of access model for child services; the precise process for adjudicating cases where there is disagreement as to the appropriate service or pathway, including who makes the final decision and within what timeframe; whether all relevant professional disciplines and service areas have formally agreed to the mo…
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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3354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of serious concerns regarding the current state of the maternity services at UMHL (details supplied); the steps she plans to take in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55900/26]
3355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/26]
3356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding engagement she has had with the organisers of a campaign related to trans healthcare in Ireland (details supplied) [55905/26]
3357. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will seek an update on the timeline for this person's operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/26]
3358. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will consider changing eligibility criteria for medical card holders so that disabled people do not lose their access once they receive other State benefits such as an artists' bursary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56007/26]
3359. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that they have access to the level of treatment required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56012/26]
3360. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when the membership of the Clinical Trials Advisory Council will be appointed and announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56013/26]
3361. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on cancer research priorities as part of the current National Cancer Strategy 2016-2017; the breakdown of funding invested in cancer research in each year of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56014/26]
3362. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of cancer patients who had their first chemotherapy cycle between 1-15 days, 16-20 days, 21-25 days, 26-30 days and 31+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and in each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56015/26]
3363. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of breast cancer surgery patients who were seen between 1-20 days, 21-25, 26-30 days and 31+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and in each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56016/26]
3364. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of lung cancer surgery patients who were seen between 1 and 25 working days, 26-29 working days and 30+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and in each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56017/26]
3365. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of prostate cancer surgery patients who were seen between 1-20 days, 21-25, 26-30 days and 31+ working days of being deemed ready to treat for 2026 nationally and from each relevant hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [56018/26]
3366. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans for the development of residential detox facilities and increased funding for residential rehabilitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56019/26]
3368. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when the promised two suicide crisis assessment nurses for Kerry will be delivered; if they will be operational by quarter 3; and the reason for failure to meet the summer deadline. [56045/26]
3369. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the promise from the Minister of State to deliver two suicide crisis assessment nurses by summer; and to outline the reasons for the delay in delivery. [56046/26]
3370. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the delivery of a minor injuries unit at UHK; when it will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56047/26]
3371. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will review the case of a child (details supplied) who is eligible for the under 8 GP visit card scheme and has been accepted by a GP practice in Skerries, County Dublin, but remains unable to access the scheme due to administrative or contractual issues between the HSE and the GP practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56048/2…
3372. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on a waiting list for a GP place in north Kildare; the average waiting time for same; the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56050/26]
3373. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 517 of 14 May 2026, the name and location of the GP practices that have been identified to receive the social deprivation practice support grant for GMS for the 2025-2027 term; the level of funding allocated to each of those practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56051/26]
3374. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at University Hospital Limerick as of 16 July 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56063/26]
3375. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade posts, filled within CHO3 older persons services as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56064/26]
3376. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment. [56075/26]
3417. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) will convene for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56248/26]
3418. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to publish a timeline for the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) to implement the recommendations made by the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56249/26]