834. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients…
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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 |
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| 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
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The questions
838. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Cork University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients current…
839. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at Cork University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients cu…
846. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of pa…
850. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of public defibrillators in each county; and the percentage increase or decrease of defibrillators in each county since June 2024. [34232/25]
859. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at St. James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34253/25]
860. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Leixlip health centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34254/25]
863. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Saint James’ Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients curren…
864. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the amount paid to each individual recruitment agency for the hiring of HSE staff; and the number of staff, and their grades, recruited through each agency, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [34271/25]
872. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of urology day cases including ambulatory urology that were performed at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form. [34297/25]
873. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of urology day cases including ambulatory urology that were performed at Sligo University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [34298/25]
881. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by each public hospital, including Section 38 organisations where it must be requested, on private ambulances in each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34328/25]
892. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of surgeries outsourced by CHI to private providers in each year since 2020, in tabular form; the total amount paid to each private provider in each year; the governance policies in place to determine each private provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34350/25]
897. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who retired in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34365/25]
914. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Mater University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients curr…
929. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 June 2025, or the latest date available; the way that compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0-3 months, 3-6, 6-12 and over 12 months, in tabular for…
930. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 June 2025, or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme for each local health area; and the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [34553/25]
931. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of May 2025 for each public and voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34554/25]
932. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost owing to delayed discharges to date in 2025, for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [34555/25]
933. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment for both Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital for the end of May 2025, or the latest date available; the number waiting 4-8 months and more than 8 months; and if she would provide the same information for other spinal patie…
951. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report the number of Tus which failed to reach a satisfactory level of performance in their most recent annual report under the agreement, as per the strategy and performance dialogue in conjunction with the system performance framework. [34390/25]
952. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many expressions of interest were received during the HEA's two EoI processes to establish the capacity for expansion in training places for key public sector skills. [34391/25]
954. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average CAO points received by a student for the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34393/25]
955. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average CAO points a students required to study in University College Dublin, for the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34394/25]
956. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the average CAO points a students required to study in Dublin City University, for the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/25]