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Bereavement Counselling

3 questions from 3 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 8 September 2025.

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3 written, 0 oral
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TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

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Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Sinn Féin1 from 1 TD · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Colm Burke
    1
  2. Ken O'Flynn
    1
  3. Mairéad Farrell
    1

Asked of

The questions

Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the psychological and bereavement supports being provided to families whose children have died while awaiting treatment; and if these supports are standardised across all Children’s Health Ireland sites. [45448/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1889. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to putting in place a support to subsidise the cost of bereavement counselling for those who have lost a close family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44062/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Children
283. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is working to ensure that all children bereaved by a parent have access to peer-support groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5274/25]