816. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department of the HSE set the €100,000 funding limit for FASD Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33277/26]
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
817. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the revised business case submitted by FASD Ireland on 9 April 2026; the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33278/26]
819. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33374/26]
876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all Minor Injuries Clinics operating within Cork city and county under the HSE; the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to each clinic, broken down by job title, in tabular form. [32120/26]
878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all HSE substance misuse teams operating within Community Healthcare Organisation 4 (CHO4); the location of each team; the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff assigned to each team, broken down by job title, in tabular form. [32122/26]
902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a standardised national dataset exists capturing all presentations of suicidal ideation and self-harm across both emergency departments and primary care settings; if not, the steps being taken to establish such a dataset; and the timeline for its implementation. [32242/26]
908. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all adverse incidents related to suicidal ideation and self-harm presentations are consistently recorded within the National Incident Management System (NIMS); and whether a specific classification exists to allow for national reporting and trend analysis. [32248/26]
927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether any non-statutory bodies receive funding indirectly through the HSE or other agencies under her remit, and to provide a full list including funding amounts. [32330/26]
928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the HSE on externally procured home support services in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32332/26]
929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of home support hours delivered by private providers in each of the years 2022-2026. [32333/26]
930. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of total home support hours delivered by directly employed HSE staff, private providers and voluntary providers. [32334/26]
931. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money or cost comparison analysis has been conducted between directly employed home support workers and externally procured providers. [32335/26]
932. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average hourly cost to the HSE of directly employed home support staff compared with the €32.73 per hour paid to external providers. [32336/26]
933. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the home support authorisation scheme includes any profit margin controls or cost transparency requirements for private providers. [32337/26]
934. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any updated economic modelling of the cost of overweight and obesity in Ireland since 2017; and if so, to provide the estimated annual cost to the public health service and the wider economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32339/26]
935. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has produced projections for obesity prevalence in Ireland to 2030 and 2040; and if so, to provide those projections in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32340/26]
936. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling has been undertaken on the projected impact of overweight and obesity on acute hospital demand, primary care demand, and health service workforce requirements over the next 10 to 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32341/26]
937. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the potential cost savings associated with expanded access to evidence-based obesity treatments, including pharmacological interventions; if so, to provide details of any such assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32342/26]
938. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion and publication of the next Obesity Policy and Action Plan; whether any interim measures are in place pending its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32343/26]
939. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by the HSE and her Department on obesity prevention, management, and treatment programmes for each year from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32349/26]
940. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a dedicated budget line exists for obesity-related services within the national health budget; if so, to provide the annual allocation for each year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32350/26]
941. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently accessing HSE-supported obesity treatment services, including specialist clinics and pharmacological treatments, in tabular form by year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32351/26]
943. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted any assessment of waiting times for access to specialist obesity services, including multidisciplinary clinics; if so, to provide the average waiting times and regional variations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32353/26]
945. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether outcome metrics are in place to evaluate the effectiveness of obesity-related programmes funded by the State; if so, to provide details of those metrics and any published results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32355/26]
962. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national average caseload per Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) post in 2025; and if she will provide a breakdown by Community Healthcare Organisation area. [32470/26]