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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Pa Daly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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…
Réada Cronin Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Shay Brennan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Conor Sheehan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Conor Sheehan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Tony McCormack Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3376. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment. [56075/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3631. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding implementing an early access scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57126/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3683. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of a drug reimbursement application (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57384/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3691. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of living donor kidney transplants carried out in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the steps being taken to expand the living donor programme; and the supports available under the living donor expenses reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57401/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3692. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased organ donors per million population in Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the way in which this compares with the European Union average, in tabular form; and whether every model 3 and model 4 hospital has designated organ donation personnel in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57402/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3693. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the staffing and funding allocated to Organ Donation Transplant Ireland in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57403/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3694. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if additional speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and rehab assistant posts will be provided at the new Killarney community nursing unit; if she is aware that it is mentioned that there will not be additional staff despite the fact that there will be additional patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57412/…
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3695. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a radiotherapy unit at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57421/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Kerry who used the five radiotherapy suites at Cork University Hospital in each of the years since January 2020 and to date in 2026, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57422/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3697. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the percentage of patients from Kerry who used the five radiotherapy suites at Cork University Hospital in each of the years since January 2020 and to date in 2026, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57423/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3698. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a recently launched report (details supplied) which outlines a critical roadmap for Ireland to meet its international commitment to end new HIV transmissions and HIV-related stigma by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57426/26]
Liam Quaide Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Liam Quaide Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Carol Nolan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Paula Butterly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Noel McCarthy Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]
Noel McCarthy Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
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]