1244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated full year costs if 300 additional special needs assistants were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/26]
Topics / Departmental Data
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Data
4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 34 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| June 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 286 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 289 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| November 2025 | 345 |
| December 2025 | 296 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| February 2026 | 284 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| June 2026 | 310 |
| July 2026 | 260 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 124 |
| October 2026 | 118 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
3211. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of vagus nerve stimulation procedures which have taken place at a site (details supplied) in each of the past five years, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55224/26]
3212. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of vagus nerve stimulation battery replacement procedures which have taken place at a site (details supplied) in each of the past five years, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55225/26]
3213. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting vagus nerve stimulation initial procedures at a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55226/26]
3214. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vagus nerve stimulation battery replacement procedures which have taken place at a site (details supplied) in each of the past five years, and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55227/26]
3230. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether the Department intends to develop a national data collection framework on families affected by substance use, including the wider impacts on parents, siblings, partners and children. [55327/26]
3241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to lung rapid access clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55394/26]
3242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to prostate rapid access clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55395/26]
3244. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55404/26]
3267. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have received maternity care on a private or semi-private basis at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the number of consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists attached to the hospital providing private maternity care; the contractual basis under which those consultants are permitted to treat private patients;…
3269. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2026, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe. [55490/26]
3270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate with key performance indicators and standards for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre, for each quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of patients who underwent each treatment type; and the number and percentage who received care within the target timeframe. [55491/26]
3290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ankle surgeries carried out at Tallaght University Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [55675/26]
3291. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of GP referred MRI scans requested under the HSE community diagnostic scheme in County Kildare between 1 January 2026, to 14 July 2026 inclusive; the number completed; and the average waiting time from acceptance of referral to scan. [55676/26]
3292. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health following the HSE's report published on 3 July 2026 on "Termination of Pregnancy Services in Ireland", to provide the timeline expected for the NWIHP to collect and publish data on abortions performed by GPs; to collect and publish the full range of data planned for the national dataset on abortions in hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
3293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders that were involved in deciding the data to include in the NWIHP's expanded data collection on abortion; the process and criteria by which the stakeholders were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55692/26]
3294. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health whether all data on abortion that was collected at pilot sites was published in the NWIHP report published on 3rd July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55693/26]
3339. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of couples and individuals who have accessed publicly funded IVF services since the commencement of the scheme; the number currently awaiting treatment; and the measures being taken to reduce waiting times and increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55847/26]
3340. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women who underwent cardiovascular screening, assessment or treatment in each of the past five years; the steps being taken to improve early detection of heart disease among women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55848/26]
3341. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of DXA scanners available nationwide; the waiting times for bone density scans, by CHO area; her plans to expand capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55849/26]
3342. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist menopause clinics operating nationally; the locations of these clinics; her plans to expand access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55850/26]
3344. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the expenditure that can be identified in respect of treatments, medicines, procedures and services provided to patients with erectile dysfunction in each year from 2015 to 2025; the available breakdown, by expenditure category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55852/26]
3345. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on services specifically established or designated for patients with endometriosis, including specialist clinics, hubs, multidisciplinary teams and surgical services, in each year from 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55853/26]
3691. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of living donor kidney transplants carried out in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the steps being taken to expand the living donor programme; and the supports available under the living donor expenses reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57401/26]
3692. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased organ donors per million population in Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the way in which this compares with the European Union average, in tabular form; and whether every model 3 and model 4 hospital has designated organ donation personnel in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57402/26]