716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant doctors employed in each health area by service division or acute hospital by specialty, in tabular form; and the breakdown of the number on each type of consultant contract. [47081/26]
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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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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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717. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of implementation of the public only consultant contract. [47082/26]
718. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of private practice in public hospitals. [47083/26]
719. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the key performance indicators which she tracks for the monitoring of management productivity and efficiency measures. [47084/26]
720. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private cleaning and hygiene services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47091/26]
721. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private portering services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47092/26]
722. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private health care assistant services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47093/26]
723. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private nursing services, by each health area, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47094/26]
724. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private medical services, by speciality, by each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47095/26]
725. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Action 7 of the 2022 HSE Position Paper on FASD Prevention, which was due to be completed within three years of publication, has now been completed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47101/26]
726. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on fixing phone coverage issues in Portiuncula Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47104/26]
727. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when a drug treatment for neurofibromatosis (details supplied) will be made available for patients by the HSE. [47109/26]
728. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when a drug treatment for neurofibromatosis (details supplied) will be made available for patients by the HSE. [47110/26]
729. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to broaden the reimbursement criteria for GLP-1 medications, such as ozempic, under the drugs payment scheme or long-term illness scheme to include patients diagnosed with metabolic disorders, including polycystic metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome, where insulin resistance is a core clinical symptom; her views on whether she intends t…
730. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a residential placement for a person (details supplied); and if the HSE will meet with me to discuss this specific matter and the broader issue of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities. [47171/26]
731. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a residential placement for an adult (details supplied); and if the HSE will meet with me to discuss this specific matter and the broader issue of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities. [47172/26]
732. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a residential placement for an adult (details supplied); and if the HSE will meet with me to discuss this specific matter and the broader issue of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities. [47173/26]
733. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47179/26]
734. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47193/26]
735. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the new target completion date for the National Children's Hospital; the number of rooms completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47206/26]
736. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the pre-hospital emergency care council intends to re-instate the pre-pandemic minimum care standard that required ambulance crews to be composed of at least two qualified paramedics, instead of a paramedic and an EMT; the reason a lessening of care standards in a pre-hospital context, post-pandemic, has been permitted; and if she will make a statement on t…
737. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if respite care will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47211/26]
738. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reasons there is no information contained on epilepsy or seizures under the Health A-Z on the HSE website (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47248/26]
739. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations regarding belzutifan, noting that the HSE is currently engaged in pricing discussions with a company (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47251/26]
740. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if a proposal for the reimbursement of vamorolone (Agamree) under the HSE drug reimbursement scheme has been submitted to the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47252/26]