3699. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether there are national clinical guidelines regarding the use of a tenaculum during outpatient hysteroscopy procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57428/26]
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 | 27,709 | 145 | 27,564 |
| Education | 14,053 | 145 | 13,908 |
| Transport | 11,159 | 139 | 11,020 |
| Justice | 9,920 | 135 | 9,785 |
| Housing | 9,038 | 160 | 8,878 |
| Children | 8,689 | 142 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,866 | 153 | 5,713 |
| Social | 5,849 | 135 | 5,714 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,936 | 139 | 3,797 |
| Climate | 3,862 | 130 | 3,732 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,736 | 167 | 3,569 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,434 | 140 | 3,294 |
| Taoiseach | 2,648 | 1,479 | 1,169 |
| Defence | 2,590 | 179 | 2,411 |
| Culture | 2,461 | 147 | 2,314 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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3700. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of IUD insertions in HSE-funded services that involve the use of a tenaculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57429/26]
3721. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by Beaumont Hospital's PALS service in each of the past three years; if she will confirm the average response time; the number of complaints that were escalated due to lack of follow up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57468/26]
3722. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to EU proposals regarding vitamin and mineral supplements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57469/26]
3723. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed development of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57489/26]
3724. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to report on the progress made to date on the development of a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57490/26]
3725. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days that MUH was at black escalation levels, in 2025 and in 2026 to date. [57504/26]
3726. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days that CUH was at black escalation levels, in 2025 and in 2026 to date. [57505/26]
3727. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days that MUH was at critical overcrowding levels, in 2025 and in 2026 to date. [57506/26]
3728. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days that CUH was at critical overcrowding levels, in 2025 and in 2026 to date. [57507/26]
3729. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2025 and in 2026 that the MUH issued guidance not to attend accident and emergency. [57508/26]
3730. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of planned procedures or planned surgeries per month that were cancelled in the CUH not including patient cancellations or rescheduling, in each month of 2025 and 2026 to date. [57509/26]
3731. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of planned procedures or planned surgeries per month that were cancelled in the MUH not including patient cancellations or rescheduling in each month of 2025 and 2026 to date. [57510/26]
3732. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2025 and 2026 to date that all planned surgeries or procedures were cancelled not including patient cancellations or rescheduling in CUH. [57511/26]
3733. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2025 and 2026 to date that all planned surgeries or procedures were cancelled not including patient cancellations or rescheduling in MUH. [57512/26]
3734. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for a hip replacement, broken down by persons waiting six months, one year, two years and three years. [57517/26]
3735. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for knee replacement, broken down by persons waiting six months, one year, two years and three years. [57518/26]
3736. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in July 2021, 2022 and 2023 in community psychiatry, community psychology and community CAMHS areas in County Cork by area; and the positions recruited since January 2024 in County Cork in these sectors. [57519/26]
3737. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [57520/26]
3738. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city for less than 3 months, for 3-6 months, for 6-9 months for 9-12 months, for 12-18 months, for 18-24 months and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [57521/26]
3739. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in acute mental health wards that are occupied by persons with neurological disorders waiting to access long-term care. [57522/26]
3740. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology specialist nurses that are employed at Cork University Hospital in comparison to the national guidelines; and the steps she will take to address this. [57523/26]
3741. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists designated in a full-time capacity to the Carrigaline primary care centre; if there are locums; and her plans to recruit further in this regard. [57524/26]
3872. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 27 May 2026, to provide an update on the development of a sandboxed early access programme for rare diseases; if there has been any progress or developments since May; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58074/26]
3993. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24th June 2026, in which the Health Service Executive confirmed the occurrence of incidents at Connolly Hospital (details supplied), to confirm who authorised the voiding of the National Incident Monitoring System report filed in relation to an incident; the grounds on which that report was voided; if the individual(s…