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

Which departments get asked most

Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.

  • Health 27,764
  • Education 14,148
  • Transport 11,178
  • Justice 9,962
  • Housing 9,139
  • Children 8,691
  • Social 5,914
  • Finance 5,884
  • Climate 3,915
  • Foreign 3,868
All 20 departments
DepartmentQuestionsOralWritten
Health 27,76414527,619
Education 14,14814514,003
Transport 11,17813911,039
Justice 9,9621359,827
Housing 9,1391608,979
Children 8,6911428,549
Social 5,9141355,779
Finance 5,8841535,731
Agriculture 4,8941364,758
Enterprise 3,9421393,803
Climate 3,9151303,785
Foreign 3,8681903,678
Public Expenditure 3,7371673,570
Further and Higher Education 3,4371403,297
Taoiseach 2,6491,4791,170
Defence 2,5991792,420
Culture 2,4921472,345
Rural 2,3611402,221
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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David Cullinane Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for each quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe. [55491/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3271. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the policy framework within which coroners operate, having regard to the practice of retaining organs following the conduct of a post-mortem examination; whether there are standardised procedures in place for communicating with next of kin in relation to such organ retention; whether it is a clear requirement for coroners to communicate with the next of kin …
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3272. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether premenstrual dysphoric disorder is explicitly recognised within the Women's Health Action Plan and Women's Health Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55502/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3273. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the development of a national clinical pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55503/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3274. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the training or guidance provided to GPs regarding the recognition and management of premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55504/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3275. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments where premenstrual dysphoric disorder is recorded as the primary or secondary reason for referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55505/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3276. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified specialist services or clinicians for the management of severe premenstrual dysphoric disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55506/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3277. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE is evaluating emerging non-invasive diagnostic technologies for endometriosis, including saliva-based microRNA testing such as the endotest and sensor-based tests such as endosure, both recently approved by the NHS in England and Wales; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55507/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if given the evidence to support the benefits of the shingles vaccine, known as shingrix, she will examine bringing forward a free or subsidised vaccination programme for people over 50 years of age as part of budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55517/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the preparations that are being made to develop an updated national maternity strategy; when this will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55519/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3280. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efficiency and reform proposals her Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in response to its request for such proposals with a deadline of 17 July 2026; the impact these spending cuts will have on public services within her Department; and if she will make a statement on …
Emer Currie Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55583/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount that the HSE spent under the high-tech drug scheme in 2025 and for the first six months of 2026, in tabular form. [55626/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologist posts filled at the Mater Hospital as of 15 July 2026, in tabular form. [55627/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3286. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she had with maternity hospitals in relation to the phasing out of private maternity care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55631/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the age for free contraception, which is currently from 17 years to 35 years, to at least 40 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55642/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3288. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider lowering the eligibility age for women to receive BreastCheck to those under 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55643/26]
Brian Stanley Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing pharmacists to administer HRT to women who have had their primary consultation and initial prescription with their GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55644/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ankle surgeries carried out at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [55675/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3291. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referred MRI scans requested under the HSE community diagnostic scheme in County Kildare between 1 January 2026, to 14 July 2026 inclusive; the number completed; and the average waiting time from acceptance of referral to scan. [55676/26]
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3292. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health following the HSE's report published on 3 July 2026 on "Termination of Pregnancy Services in Ireland", to provide the timeline expected for the NWIHP to collect and publish data on abortions performed by GPs; to collect and publish the full range of data planned for the national dataset on abortions in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders that were involved in deciding the data to include in the NWIHP's expanded data collection on abortion; the process and criteria by which the stakeholders were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55692/26]
Michael Collins Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3294. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health whether all data on abortion that was collected at pilot sites was published in the NWIHP report published on 3rd July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55693/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3295. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the dietetic supports currently available to children with ARFID in the north Tipperary region, especially in light of the fact there is no dietician part of the CDNT yet; her plans to increase/improve related services in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55703/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3296. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the head of discipline dietician in the mid-west region; the specific work that has been carried out in the north Tipperary area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55704/26]