1688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the CDNT workforce and vacancy reports received by the Department include information on vacancy duration, funded but unfilled posts, service-delivery risks, waiting-list impacts, delayed-intervention risks and regional staffing deficits; whether any national escalation thresholds, intervention triggers or risk-management arrang…
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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
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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
1689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department receives any data, reports, performance indicators or management information relating to permanency planning for children in State care; the nature and frequency of such reporting; whether national or regional benchmarks, targets or expected timelines exist for permanency planning; and if she will make a statement…
1690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care who have been in care for less than one year, one to two years, two to five years and more than five years, broken down by care type where available; the number for whom a permanency outcome has not yet been achieved; whether the Department has assessed delays in permanency planning; and if…
1697. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Kildare awaiting access to disability services, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services. [43761/26]
1724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken a review, audit, analysis or assessment since 2020 of delays in permanency planning for children in State care; and if so, if she will provide details of the findings and recommendations. [44089/26]
1991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Northern Ireland who received treatment here 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; the number of patients from the Republic of Ireland who received treatment in Northern Ireland 10, 20 and 30 years ago and in 2025; and if these figures will be provided with and without NTPF patients. [42132/26]
2018. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior metabolic dietitian in paediatric metabolic medicine posts that are currently filled within CHI Crumlin, in tabular form. [42343/26]
2023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has now formally approved the establishment of a centralised reporting mechanism to record cases in which healthcare professionals are subject to criminal investigation for serious offences; the governance structure which will oversee that mechanism; the categories of offences to be recorded; whether all HSE-funded agencies and Section 38 and 39 b…
2024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE currently maintains any national dataset recording the number of healthcare workers who are on administrative leave, restricted duties, reassigned duties, or precautionary suspension arising from criminal investigations or allegations of serious misconduct; if so, the annual figures from 2020 to 2026 broken down by staff category and HSE region; a…
2025. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national written guidance, circular, framework, or policy document governs the application of precautionary measures in cases where healthcare workers are subject to Garda investigation for serious offences; if so, to provide details and copies of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42438/26]
2026. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has carried out any review, audit, legal assessment, or governance examination regarding consistency of decision-making across HSE regions in relation to precautionary administrative leave or reassignment decisions involving healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42439/26]
2027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records whether a healthcare professional subject to criminal investigation continues to have patient-facing duties during the course of that investigation; whether any national risk assessment framework applies in such circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42440/26]
2028. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any governance, legal, HR, or patient-safety risks arising from the absence of a centralised national reporting mechanism for healthcare professionals under criminal investigation; whether the matter has appeared on any internal risk register, audit plan, or governance review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42441/2…
2031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health has considered introducing statutory reporting obligations or mandatory notification requirements where healthcare workers funded by the State are subject to criminal investigation for offences involving patient safety, abuse, sexual offending, exploitation, or violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42444/26]
2080. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the annual bill for overtime in each acute hospital, per staff type; doctor, nursing, support grades and administration for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42585/26]
2081. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per model four hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42586/26]
2082. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of overtime spending per REO, per month so far in 2026 in Department of Health funded HSE services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42587/26]
2083. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the share of the total wage bill in each acute hospital that is attributable to overtime for 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42588/26]
2102. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of diagnosed cases of skin cancer recorded in each of the past ten years, broken down by melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42672/26]
2103. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to the health service of treating skin cancer in each of the past five years, in tabular form where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42673/26]
2240. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the HSE of providing orthodontic assessment clinics, including staffing and operational expenses; the proportion of these assessments that do not lead to treatment being approved; whether any cost-benefit analysis has been conducted on this model of service delivery; and if she will consider reforms to ensure better value for public money, par…
2289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national outpatient appointment “did not attend” rate in each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the total number of outpatient appointments scheduled and the number classified as “did not attend” in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43576/26]
2291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the outpatient appointment “did not attend” rate in 2025 broken down by specialty, including but not limited to orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology, gynaecology, cardiology and general medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43578/26]
2292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of outpatient appointments classified as “did not attend” that were subsequently rebooked in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43579/26]
2293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records or monitors the average additional waiting time experienced by a patient whose outpatient appointment is classified as “did not attend”; and if so, to provide the average delay by specialty and region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43580/26]