2120. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, from 1 July 2025 adult GMS patients who have stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease are now included in the CDM Treatment Programme; and if patients who have stages 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease are included in the CDM Prevention Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74180/25]
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 |
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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
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
2121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health based on the opportunistic case findings of chronic kidney disease under the Chronic Disease Management Programme, the percentage of those identified as having stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease that have been included in the CDM Treatment Programme; the percentage of patients who have stages 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease that have been included in the CDM Prev…
2131. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the whole-time equivalent staffing levels in an organisation (details supplied) for each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacancies, and by division and grade where available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74199/25]
2132. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the PSI’s annual pay and pensions costs; the amount spent on agency staff, contractors and other temporary staffing supports, for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74200/25]
2134. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacy inspections carried out by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by inspection type including systems inspections, risk-based inspections and re-inspections and by on-site versus remote/desktop inspections where relevant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74202/25]
2135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of regulatory investigations initiated and concluded by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025; the average and median time to conclusion, and the outcomes recorded including no further action, advice/warning, referral to disciplinary processes and referral to other bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74203/25]
2136. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI; the number progressed to preliminary proceedings; the number progressed to formal inquiry; the number resulting in sanctions, broken down by sanction type including admonishment, conditions, suspension and cancellation; whether the sanction related to an individual pharmacist or a retail pharmacy business for each y…
2137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the PSI’s enforcement actions other than fitness-to-practise sanctions; the number of warning/advisory letters, undertakings, any District Court proceedings, and any other formal compliance actions; and the basis on which such actions are deployed for each year 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74205/25]
2138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the PSI in each year 2020 to date in 2025, relating specifically to patient access and communications including inability to contact a pharmacy by phone, delayed responses to patient queries, or failures in continuity of supply communications; and the outcomes of such complaints including inspection triggered, advice issued,…
2139. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the standards, guidance or policies the PSI has issued to pharmacies and pharmacists regarding communications with patients including responsiveness, accessibility, and the handling of urgent clinical queries; if the PSI sets or expects any minimum operational arrangements including phone access, voicemail, email or other channels to protect patient safety; and…
2140. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the oversight arrangements and performance indicators in place between her Department and the PSI; the targets or expectations in respect of inspection volumes, complaint handling timelines, and public accessibility/communications safeguards; to outline any reviews, audits or improvement plans agreed since 2020, including any planned measures for 2026; and if s…
2145. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of a cervical check by county over the last three years including 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74245/25]
2146. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of breast check by county over the last three years including 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74246/25]
2153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74294/25]
2154. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on a list (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74319/25]
2155. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting on a first-time appointment with a neurologist; the length of time they are waiting, by each HSE area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74359/25]
2156. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on a first time appointment with a neurologist, the length of time they are waiting, by each HSE area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74360/25]
2161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national datasets her Department requires for governance, planning, financial control, and performance oversight of all services funded under the health vote, for each dataset, whether it is currently fully operational, partially operational, or not in place; the legislative, policy, or administrative basis on which each dataset is required; and the timeline …
2162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has approved a national set of key performance indicators for monitoring recruitment activity, vacancy levels, clearance timelines, and the delivery of development posts across services funded under the Health Vote; if so, to list those KPIs and the date on which they were approved; if not, to state the reason such KPIs have not been approved, g…
2163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the controls used by her Department to oversee the staffing and pay envelope funded under the Health Vote pending the full rollout of the national integrated staff records and pay system; the proportion of the HSE workforce currently covered by that system; the projected completion date for national rollout; and whether her Department has identified any financial…
2166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national datasets her Department requires for planning, oversight, and safeguarding of gender identity services for minors, including referral volumes, diagnostic profiles, and treatment pathways; which of those datasets are not currently in place; and the timeline for establishing a national dataset aligned with evidence-based clinical governance standards. …
2170. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, by hospital group, for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services at the end of Q4 2025; the longest waiting time recorded nationally; and the number of patients waiting longer than six months and longer than twelve months for an initial appointment. [74401/25]
2173. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the Health Service Executive maintains any national dataset recording cases where a baby is born alive following a termination of pregnancy carried out under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if not, the rationale for the absence of such a dataset given her Department’s statutory responsibility for governance, …
2176. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of internal reviews, clinical audits, serious incident reviews or governance assessments commissioned or overseen by her Department or the HSE since 2019 in respect of live births following termination of pregnancy; and if the findings of any such reviews have been provided to her Department. [74424/25]
2179. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list times in Drogheda hospital for dermatology services from 2019 to date in 2025, per year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74436/25]