4025. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by her Department and all bodies under her aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58645/26]
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 | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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4026. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within her Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if AI is ever used in reply to parliamentary questions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58663/26]
4027. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she uses personal emails for Government business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58681/26]
4028. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she uses an app (details supplied) for Government business; if the automatic deletion of messages function is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58699/26]
4029. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the details of the messaging providers downloaded on her Ministerial phone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58717/26]
4030. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of times that TUSLA have had to be called for a child under 18 left unaccompanied in accident and emergency by hospital in each of the last 6 months. [58786/26]
4031. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand or increase the staffing levels within each National Counselling Service, local County office and the wider National Counselling Service services (details supplied). [58793/26]
4032. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will be engaging with European partners to establish a European neurological health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58845/26]
4033. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for homecare support in Wicklow in 2025 and to date in 2026; broken down by Municipal District, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58846/26]
4034. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been granted home care support in 2025 and to date in 2026 in Wicklow that are still awaiting care packages to be fulfilled by a carer/home support agency broken down by area and waiting timeframe for example, weeks, months and so on, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58847/26]
4035. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received in 2025 and 2026 to date for respite care in Wicklow; the number of people awaiting for their respite care service to be fulfilled by an agency broken down by waiting list timeframe; for example, weeks, months and years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58848/26]
4036. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for an appointment for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3 months; 3-6 months, 6-12 months and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58849/26]
4037. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of independent dental practices who are currently signed up to the dental treatment services scheme in Wicklow; to provide a list of dental practices accepting medical card patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58850/26]
4038. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to outline the number of children and adults that are on the dental appointment waiting list in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58851/26]
4039. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the orthodontic waiting lists in Wicklow; the average waiting times for appointments; broken down by 1, 3, 6 month and 12 months plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58852/26]
4040. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for adult physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58853/26]
4041. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58854/26]
4042. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12 plus months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58855/26]
4043. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in CHO6 & CHO7 County Wicklow; the average waiting time, by length of time three, six, 12+ months, in tabular format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58858/26]
4069. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress her Department has made in reducing the turnaround for reimbursement decisions for orphan drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59085/26]
4070. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on development of a pathway to timely orphan drug approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59086/26]
4071. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to make belzutifan available to patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59087/26]
4094. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the HSE assessment of the application for pricing and reimbursement of belzutifan (welireg) (details supplied); to outline the current stage of the application within the HSE's formal assessment and approval processes, including the engagement that has taken place with the applicant; to provide an indicative timeline for comp…
4277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR Measure 1 2026 funding for successful projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/26]
4278. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) to the Community Centre Investment Fund; when a decision is likely to be reached; if consideration will be given to awarding the requested funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57780/26]