145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a copy of the October 2024 report (details supplied); the number of its nine recommendations that have been fully implemented to date; and if a copy will be provided to the Joint Committee on Transport. [72431/26]
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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
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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
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when his Department was first informed of the container storage arrangement at the Port of Cork under which approximately €380,000 in charges were deleted; if his Department is satisfied that the statement on internal control in the company's 2024 annual report was accurate when signed; and if his Department has sought assurance that no similar arrangements exi…
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department holds copies of the register of interests of the directors and senior management of the Port of Cork Company; the date on which the Department last received confirmation of the company's compliance with the ethics in public office Acts; and if a statement will be made on the matter. [72442/26]
152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of directors of an organisation (details supplied) who have declared interests in the offshore renewable energy sector; the arrangements in place for directors to recuse themselves from board decisions on offshore renewable energy; and if the Department has been informed of any legal advice received by the board regarding conflicts of interest among …
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department is aware of whether the position of Chief Operations Officer at an organisation (details supplied) was advertised externally; if the appointment was approved by the board; and if the Department is satisfied that senior appointments at the company comply with the code of practice for the Governance of State Bodies. [72439/26]
156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the process by which ministerial consent was given to the appointment of the current chief executive of an organisation (details supplied); if his Department was informed, before consent was given, of concerns raised by members of the board regarding the appointment process; and if any assessment was made of potential conflicts of interest arising from the appo…
614. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total attendance figure for a stadium (details supplied), by type of entry, that is, paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners and trainers, bookmakers, press, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72455/26]
619. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Mayo awaiting completion of an assessment of need; the number waiting less than six months, six to 12 months, one to two years and more than two years; the number of assessment of needs completed in County Mayo in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
706. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of test purchase operations for nicotine inhaling products carried out by the HSE in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number and percentage that resulted in a sale to a person under 18 years, by county, including County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71438/26]
721. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each specialist menopause clinic in each of the past five years; the number of patients seen; the current waiting list; and the average and longest waiting time for a first appointment in each clinic, in tabular form. [71483/26]
722. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates and principal findings of the most recent audits of the treatment abroad scheme carried out by the HSE Internal Audit Office and the Comptroller and Auditor General; whether those audit reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71501/26]
723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given that the treatment abroad scheme has confirmed that patient outcomes, adverse incidents and patient safety matters do not fall within its remit, the body within the HSE responsible for monitoring outcomes and adverse incidents for patients treated abroad under the scheme; whether any aggregate outcome data is held; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 41905/26, the number of occasions in each year from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026 on which independent clinical advice was sought from consultants or national clinical leads in respect of treatment abroad scheme applications; whether those advisors are remunerated; if so, the total cost; whether a register of advisors and d…
728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 41916/26 and 41917/26, the number of treatment abroad scheme cases in each year from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026 in which the final invoice exceeded the estimated cost by 25% or more; the number in which clarification was sought from the treating country; the total value of the variance in each year; the outcome of thos…
729. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason treatment abroad scheme treatment costs reached €21,061,731 in 2021 despite that year recording the lowest number of approved applications in the period 2020 to 2025; whether expenditure figures are recorded by year of approval or year of payment; the number of cases in 2021 with a final cost exceeding €250,000; and if she will make a statement on the m…
730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 41914/26, to reconcile the number of approved treatment abroad scheme applications given as 514 in 2020 and 568 in 2022 in the headline table with the totals of 517 and 566 given in the country and specialty tables for the same years; the status, whether pending, withdrawn or otherwise, of applications neither approved or decl…
732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 41914/26, to provide the total expenditure under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by medical specialty and by destination country, in the same format as the activity and expenditure data by specialty reviewed at the quarterly performance oversight meetings with her Department's…
735. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE monitors regional variations in prescribing rates for hormone replacement therapy; and if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown. [71488/26]
743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists currently employed in HSE primary care services in County Waterford, by discipline, including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology, in headcount and whole-time equivalent terms; and the funded vacancies in each discipline. [71571/26]
744. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline the geographic catchment areas served by each HSE primary care therapy team in County Waterford, including areas outside the county; and the population served by each team. [71572/26]
745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of service users currently receiving HSE primary care therapy services in County Waterford, by discipline and adult or child service; the numbers categorised as requiring short-term and long-term intervention; and the criteria used for these categories. [71573/26]
746. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting HSE primary care therapy services in county Waterford at the latest available date, by discipline and adult or child service, distinguishing those awaiting initial assessment from those awaiting treatment, and broken down by waits of less than six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form. [7157…
748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent to which HSE primary care services in county Waterford rely on external providers for specialist equipment and assistive technology assessments; the number of referrals and expenditure in 2025 and 2026 to date; the current waiting times for assessment, equipment provision and follow-up support; and the measures being taken to reduce delays. [71576/2…
757. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 52837/26, the number of funded and filled whole time equivalent primary care posts in the Cork Kerry Community Healthcare area in 2024 by discipline; the resulting vacancy rate; the amount of the primary care pay underspend applied against adverse variances in non pay and income in the same year; the care groups and services t…
832. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases submitted by UHL to the HSE regarding additional capacity within the ophthalmology Department over the past three years; and the current status of each business case, in tabular form. [72134/26]