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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7 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026

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128,306 questions, newest first.

Erin McGreehan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
183. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the progress made against each of the key performance indicators, as outlined on page 25 of the Framework for the Care and Support of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer in Ireland 2021-2026; including what KPIs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45987/26]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations at emergency departments with mental health crises in 2024 and 2025; the number admitted. and the number referred on the other services which are immediately available to them; and the number who leave the emergency department before being seen or discharged, in tabular form. [45989/26]
Holly Cairns Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of public funding application for a medication (details supplied) when prescribed in the treatment of the chronic inflammatory condition eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45990/26]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
186. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the specific measures that are being taken to ensure that adequate educational, medical, therapeutic, and disability supports are provided for children with complex needs upon their admission to primary schools (details supplied). [45991/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if an appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45994/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the reimbursement of the drug skyclarys was included in the agenda for the June meeting of the HSE's Drugs Groups; if not, the rationale for its exclusion; to provide an update on the process of adjudicating whether the cost of skyclarys will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46002/26]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
189. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists as of 30 April 2026 for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE Dublin and Midlands, by integrated healthcare area within the health region; the number waiting more than 12 months, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years, more than five years and more than s…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
190. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists as of 30 April 2026 for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE South-West, by integrated healthcare area within the health region; the number waiting more than 12 months, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years, more than five years and more than six years …
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
191. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists as of 30 April 2026 for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE Mid-West, by integrated healthcare area within the health region; the number waiting more than 12 months, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years, more than five years and more than six years in…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
192. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists as of 30 April 2026 for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE West and North-West, by integrated healthcare area within the health region; the number waiting more than 12 months, more than two years, more than three years, more than four years, more than five years and more than s…
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
193. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46047/26]
John Connolly Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
194. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to increase chronic disease hub services in County Galway, in particular to address the significant waiting lists for podiatry services and other associated chronic disease supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46058/26]
Joe Cooney Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
195. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the specialist supports available to persons with eating disorders residing in County Clare; and the locations of those supports and the distance individuals may be required to travel for assessment and or treatment. [46062/26]
Joe Cooney Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
196. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for University Hospital Limerick in each of the years of 2025 and 2026 to date, in tabular form. [46063/26]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
197. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the transfer of an elderly patient (details supplied) from Dingle Community Hospital to a more accessible location for the persons family such as Kenmare or Killarney, in order to ensure that their families can provide necessary support during recovery. [46075/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths by suicide that occurred within seven days, 30 days and 90 days of discharge from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, by RHA; the number of serious incident reviews carried out in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46076/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
199. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to give consideration to allowing supermarket vouchers to be used for the purchase of infant and follow on baby milk formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46085/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when an applicant (details supplied) will be reimbursed for their cross-Border treatment. [46094/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for a cross -Border application to be reimbursed. [46095/26]
Mark Wall Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
202. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff appointed in the CHO7 area specifically the number of nurses, OTs and physios over each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46097/26]
Mark Wall Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
203. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to consider the request for clarification from a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46099/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
204. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the report referenced in a media report is the audit of governance and equity in patient access and waiting list management at CHI, commissioned by the HSE CEO (details supplied); if a copy of the report referenced in the media report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46100/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
205. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for children to receive an appointment for public dentistry in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46104/26]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
206. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide clarity on whether researchers seeking postdoctoral funding commencing in 2027 will have access to a nationally competitive fellowship scheme comparable to the current Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme; if not, how such funding will instead be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46105/26]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
207. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the timeline for applications for 2027 PhD studentships and postdoctoral fellowships, including the opening date and what the expected application timeline will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46107/26]