Departmental Data
An official questions-paper heading. 3,994 questions (3 oral, 3,991 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 34 |
| Feb 2025 | 83 |
| Mar 2025 | 109 |
| Apr 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| Jun 2025 | 294 |
| Jul 2025 | 286 |
| Sep 2025 | 289 |
| Oct 2025 | 144 |
| Nov 2025 | 345 |
| Dec 2025 | 296 |
| Jan 2026 | 192 |
| Feb 2026 | 284 |
| Mar 2026 | 121 |
| Apr 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| Jun 2026 | 310 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 1,016 |
| Justice | 451 |
| Education | 387 |
| Finance | 318 |
| Housing | 299 |
| Children | 283 |
| Social | 255 |
| Agriculture | 145 |
| Transport | 140 |
| Further and Higher Education | 128 |
| Public Expenditure | 128 |
| Enterprise | 105 |
| Climate | 79 |
| Rural | 71 |
| Foreign | 56 |
| Defence | 51 |
| Culture | 33 |
| Taoiseach | 33 |
| Tourism | 13 |
| Environment | 3 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
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| 2026-07-09 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-20 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-12 | Departmental Data |
The questions
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
635. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of the 44 hospital-controlled car parks that provide patient parking; to provide a list of those that provide concessions with details of such; to provide a list of those that provide free parking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73296/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any gaps, deficiencies, or capacity constraints were identified during the national pandemic command post exercise conducted in March 2025; to list each issue identified under the headings staffing, laboratory capacity, IT systems, public health infrastructure, and points of entry; and to outline the remedial actions approved by her Dep…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department received a written report, lessons learned document, or formal evaluation arising from the March 2025 national pandemic command post exercise; the date it was received; which senior officials reviewed it; and whether the report is available for publication. [73500/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current surge staffing capacity available to the HSE for infectious disease screening during periods of elevated risk, expressed in whole time equivalent posts, by staff grade, and by region; and to state whether her Department has identified any staffing shortfalls relative to surge planning assumptions. [73501/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
684. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state, for each of the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the number of compliance checks carried out by or on behalf of the HSE on non-statutory bodies in receipt of HSE funding; and to outline the categories of checks undertaken in each year. [73513/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
685. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline, for each of the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, the number of HSE compliance reviews of non-statutory bodies that identified financial or governance non-compliance; and the actions taken in response, including enhanced monitoring, funding conditions, recovery of funds, or suspension of payments. [73514/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
690. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of stillborn births in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [73526/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
691. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [73527/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
693. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received breastfeeding supports in 2024 per public health nurse services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73529/25]
Sean Fleming
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
697. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of activities carried out under a heading in the midlands region in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of autopsies carried out in Mullingar, Tullamore and Portlaoise; the number of histologies carried out in each of the three hospitals; the number of consultants working on these works in each of these hospitals; and if she will m…
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
698. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025, statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73…
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
699. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025,, by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [73601/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
700. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care, delayed discharges as a percentage of total discharges, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days, for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [73602/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
701. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals, and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation in model three and model four hospitals, for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73603/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
702. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff in HSE facilities for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73604/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
703. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status one incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, for each of the years from 2022 to date in 2025, nationally and by region, in tabular form. [73605/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
704. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, quarterly from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [73606/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
705. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing for children’s spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the details of participating hospitals, including international hospitals; and the number of children treated or seen at clinics at each hospital, for each year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form [73607/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
706. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community services waiting lists, by service, age, and length of wait from December 2022-2025 (or latest other comparable date), in tabular form. [73623/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
707. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support, and those receiving less than their allocated hours, from December 2022-2025 (or latest other comparable date), in tabular form. [73624/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
708. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, quarterly from 2012–2025, in tabular form. [73625/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
716. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, annually from 2014–2025, in tabular form. [73633/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
745. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of claims which were not settled in the period 2015-2020 for the Midwest region and are still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73723/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
748. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether the independent panel, as required under the Human Tissue Act 2024, has been created; if so who the members of this panel are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73729/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72916/25]