515. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children who have been removed from orthodontic waiting lists in South Tipperary during the past five years without receiving treatment; the reasons for their removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46627/26]
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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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516. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed the impact of prolonged orthodontic waiting times on children’s oral health, mental wellbeing, educational participation and social development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46628/26]
517. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the maximum waiting time the HSE considers clinically acceptable for orthodontic assessment and treatment; the way current waiting times in South Tipperary compare with that standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46629/26]
518. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic assessments completed and orthodontic treatments commenced and completed in South Tipperary in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46630/26]
519. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether any business case has been submitted seeking additional orthodontic staffing resources for South Tipperary since 2021; if so, the details of such submissions and the outcome of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46631/26]
520. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health in light of the HSE’s acknowledgement that demand for orthodontic treatment exceeds available capacity and that waiting lists are expected to continue growing throughout 2026 and 2027; the immediate actions she intends to take to prevent further deterioration of services in South Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46632/26]
521. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1136 of 19 May 2026, the medical criteria under which the HSE may assign a general practitioner to a patient on the basis of urgent medical need; the process by which such medical need is assessed and verified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46636/26]
522. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have used the cross-border directive for Lyme’s disease, or conditions associated with it, because of an absence of appropriate care here in Ireland, for the years 2020 to 2025. [46672/26]
523. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when the commercial proposal request to include skyclarys on the agenda for the June HSE Drugs Group meeting was received by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46675/26]
524. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to list the personnel that form the membership of the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/26]
525. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the frequency with which the HSE Drugs Group has met to date in 2026; and the outstanding meetings for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46677/26]
526. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the engagements she has had with those advocating on behalf of people living with Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46678/26]
527. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service in the Mid-West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46702/26]
528. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns raised by health store owners (details supplied) regarding the proposed EU maximum amounts for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; if she will outline her position on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46717/26]
529. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if an addendum to HSE HR Circular 008/2026 will be issued to ensure that consultants on the public only consultant contract are not rostered for on-call duties in relation to private patients (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46726/26]
530. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is investigating weekend consultant rostering arrangements and the gifting of fees to consultants on public only consultant contracts (POCC) for delivering the babies of private patients in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, further to media reports (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this breach of the POCC; and if she will make a statemen…
531. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will investigate this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46750/26]
532. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for the school-based oral health screening programme, by community healthcare organisation area, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46751/26]
533. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dentists and dental staff employed in the public dental service, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46752/26]
534. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE could investigate and address the shortcomings in the treatment of an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46756/26]
535. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether Ukrainian students under temporary protection will be treated as EU or non-EU students for college places, fees and grants in the 2026/27 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46476/26]
536. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for the recent cancellation of Research Ireland doctoral and postdoctoral scholarship funding for future years; the measures being put in place to support PhD students who had intended to rely on such funding after commencing their studies; whether transitional arrangements will be introduced …
537. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to ensure that early-stage researchers are not placed in financially precarious positions as a result of changes to postgraduate funding policy; the extent to which alternative supports or funding streams will be made available (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the…
538. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure equitable allocation of research funding across all disciplines, including humanities and social sciences, in view of concerns that recent policy changes may disproportionately favour STEM fields (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46429/26]
539. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether Ukrainian students who have completed Leaving Certificate or QQI/PLC courses in Ireland will be eligible for SUSI or other supports for third-level study in 2026/27; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46477/26]