569. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54697/26]
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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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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 | 2,642 | 1,479 | 1,163 |
| 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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570. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services to date in 2026; and the performance and variance against targets, by region, in tabular form. [54698/26]
571. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by the HSE, by firm and service type, to date in 2026 compared to same year to date in 2025, tabular form. [54699/26]
572. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by each section 38 organisation, by firm and service type, to date in 2026 compared to year to date in 2025, in tabular form. [54700/26]
573. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54701/26]
574. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of requests received to date in 2026 for assistance with assignment to a GP or dentist for medical cardholders, free GP cardholders, or by people without such qualification, by area, in tabular form. [54702/26]
575. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, in the past five years to end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54703/26]
576. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services in the past five years to the end of July 2026, by region, in tabular form. [54704/26]
577. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by the HSE, by firm and service type, in the past five years to the end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54705/26]
578. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by each section 38 organisation, by firm and service type, in each of the past five years to the end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54706/26]
579. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, in the past five years to end of July 2026, in tabular form. [54707/26]
580. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment and the number waiting to commence treatment at the end of July 2026, inclusive, by wait time band, local office and region, in tabular form. [54712/26]
581. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in County Waterford and by local area at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment. [54713/26]
582. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in the Dublin south-east region and by county, Integrated Healthcare Area or IHA, and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment. [54714/26]
583. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in the Dublin north-east region and by county, Integrated Healthcare Area or IHA, and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment. [54715/26]
584. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic dental waiting lists in the Dublin midlands region and by county, IHA, and local area as appropriate at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times for an appointment in each area. [54716/26]
585. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in the west north-west region and by county, IHA and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times for an appointment in each area. [54717/26]
586. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in the mid-west region and by county, IHA and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times for an appointment in each area. [54718/26]
587. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on orthodontic waiting lists in the south-east region and by county, IHA and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; and the average and longest waiting times for an appointment in each area. [54719/26]
588. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of new oral health patients in target groups attending for scheduled assessment year-to-date 2026 compared with year-to-date 2024 and 2025 inclusive, by local office and region, in tabular form; and the estimated number of eligible patients in each target group. [54720/26]
589. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in County Waterford and by local area at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; and the number of dentists who operate the dental treatment services scheme or DTSS in the co…
590. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the Dublin and South East health region and by county, IHA and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; and the number of dentists who operat…
591. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the Dublin and North-East health region and by county, IHA, and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; and the number of dentists who operate th…
592. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the Dublin and midlands region and by county, IHA and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; and the number of dentists who operate the den…
593. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children on primary care dental waiting lists in the west and north-west region and by county, IHA, and local area, as appropriate, at the end of July 2026 compared with both the end of July 2025 and December 2025, in tabular form; the average and longest waiting times in each area for an appointment; the number of dentists who operate the dental…