208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide details on her Department's plans for the Applied Partnership Awards-Women's Health in 2027; whether it will run again next year to allow researchers to plan ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46108/26]
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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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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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209. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application; if the assessment appointment could be expedited given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46110/26]
210. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all buildings owned or leased by the HSE in CHO3, including whether these buildings are currently occupied or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46121/26]
211. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the consideration of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia will be prioritised; the date on which the drug will be on the agenda for a meeting of the HSE Drugs Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46123/26]
212. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 859 of 6 May 2026, if the HSE will issue a response to this Deputy as soon as possible. [46142/26]
213. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health to give a commitment to dedicated/ringfenced national funding for development of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams or Commitment to National Clinical Programme for MHID. [46154/26]
214. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that are on mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams across the country; and the professions these vacancies are for, in tabular form. [46155/26]
215. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health intellectual disability (MHID) teams resourced to the model set out in the Model of Service; the shortfalls; and the number of each profession for example, nursing, doctors, OTs, social workers, speech and language therapists, psychologists. [46156/26]
216. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of regional health authorities that have a specific plan to develop fully resourced MHID teams per Model Of Service. [46157/26]
217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the contingencies in place for people with ID left in emergency departments, seeking a mental health admission, due to placement breakdown; and the number of these that occurred in the past five years. [46158/26]
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns surrounding accreditation standards at a hospital (details supplied); the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46196/26]
219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for when givinostat will be available following the approval of the drug; if provision will be prioritised given the time sensitive nature for eligibility for those who require it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46236/26]
220. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to consider and respond to correspondence from a person in Dublin mid-west regarding restrictions on partners and support persons remaining in hospital with mothers and newborn babies following birth (details supplied) [46237/26]
221. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she has met with or otherwise engaged with an organisation (details supplied); and if her Department has assessed the potential benefits of supporting home sharing as means of provide independent living and home support, particularly for older persons. [46253/26]
222. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health for a full list of all drugs considered by the drugs group in 2025 and 2026, together with the recommendation in respect of each drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46338/26]
223. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the way in which the €175 million levy to her Department will be applied; and what will be the change to the Departmental funding allocated to the HSE for 2026. [46355/26]
224. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the HSE's financial outturn relative to its budget for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 May 2026 and for the same period in 2025 and 2024. [46356/26]
225. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason skyclarys is not included on the agenda for the upcoming HSE Drugs Group meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46373/26]
226. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on an outpatient waiting list at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46374/26]
227. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times at the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46375/26]
228. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed plan on addressing hospital overcrowding in Naas General Hospital [46376/26]
229. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists for outpatient services at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46377/26]
230. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for the processing of Garda vetting applications for prospective HSE staff across all disciplines, including but not limited to nurses, speech and language therapists and doctors for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, the factors contributing to processing delays specifically affecting healthcare workers; and if she will make a sta…
231. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health her assessment of the impact that delays in the return of Garda vetting for HSE staff are having on the provision of frontline healthcare services and the delivery of care to patients; whether specific services such as speech and language therapy or nursing have been disproportionately affected by these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
232. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the number of prospective HSE staff, including nurses, doctors and allied health professionals, who were successful in their applications but whose start dates have been delayed due to waiting on the return of Garda vetting in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the average length of such delays from the time a job offer is accepted to the commencement of the role…