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 2,6651,4951,170
Defence 2,5991792,420
Culture 2,4921472,345
Rural 2,3611402,221
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2253. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of the ADHD National Clinical Programme in Galway; if funding is available to those seeking assessment privately while services are not available in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43402/26]
Sean Fleming Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2254. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43404/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in May 2026, only 27% of orphan medicines for rare diseases approved between 2021 and 2024 were available to patients in Ireland as of January 2026, compared to an EU average of 43%; the steps being taken to improve access to orphan medicines for patients with rare d…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2256. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that according to a survey published by an organisation (details supplied) in May 2026, patients in Ireland wait on average approximately 801 days for access to orphan medicines for rare diseases, compared to an EU average of 614 days; the measures being taken to reduce this waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [434…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2257. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specific provisions of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines agreed in March 2026 that will address the finding in a survey (details supplied) that Ireland has an orphan medicine availability rate of 27% against an EU average of 43%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43429/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2258. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the specific safeguards in place to prevent drugs used for abortions (mifepristone and misoprostol) being supplied to or obtained by unauthorised people or used for abortions outside the terms of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; whether any regulatory changes have been made in light of evidence of coercive abortion in court cases; …
Mattie McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2259. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any incidences where women requested abortion pill reversal treatments after coerced or forced abortion; if the possibility of prescribing progesterone in this circumstance has been examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43459/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2260. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason a cancer patient (details supplied) has not been granted a discretionary medical card and has been repeatedly asked for the same information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43482/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2261. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for children and adolescents in County Kildare to access CAMHS; the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2262. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that GP and primary care services in south Kildare have sufficient capacity to meet the needs of a growing population; whether any additional primary care centres are planned for the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2263. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of people in County Kildare currently awaiting orthodontic treatment through the public system; the average waiting time for treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43492/26]
Ged Nash Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE will investigate and address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2265. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the reimbursement of internationalised normalised ratio test strips and machines for persons who require long-term oral anticoagulant therapy with warfarin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43499/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2266. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving standard oral nutritional supplements reimbursed under the community drug schemes, broken down by those receiving first-line products on List A and those receiving non first-line products on List B, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43512/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2267. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the categorisation of standard oral nutritional supplements into List A first-line products and List B non first-line products under the Standard Oral Nutritional Supplements First-line Prescribing List for Adults Living in the Community 2019 remains clinically appropriate; whether that list has been reviewed since its introduction…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2268. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the Health Service Executive on standard oral nutritional supplements reimbursed under the community drug schemes in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43514/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2269. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the process by which standard oral nutritional supplements are assessed and assigned to List A or List B for reimbursement under the community drug schemes; the criteria applied; the body responsible for making these determinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43515/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of prior reimbursement approval applications for List B standard oral nutritional supplements received by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each year since 2021; the number approved and refused respectively; the average processing time for such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43516/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2271. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the requirement for six-monthly renewal of reimbursement approval for List B standard oral nutritional supplements, given the administrative burden this places on general practitioners, dietitians and hospital clinicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43517/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2272. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to an urgent symptomatic breast disease clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43519/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2273. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a lung rapid access clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43520/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2274. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a prostate rapid access clinic attended within 20 days, between 21-25 days, 25 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43521/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2275. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1227 of 28 April 2026, if the HSE will issue a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43537/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any legislative requirement for retailers of smokeless nicotine and tobacco products to be either registered or licenced to sell these products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43539/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to, and expenditure incurred by, the HSE QUIT smoking cessation services in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the services and supports funded under this allocation; the expenditure attributable to each service or programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/26]