618. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the establishment of a national body with radiotherapy expertise to identify patient and technology specific needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49889/25]
Topics / Departmental Policies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Policies
1,112 questions from 127 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,112
questions
1,096 written, 16 oral
127
TDs have asked
10
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 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 35 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| April 2025 | 51 |
| May 2025 | 30 |
| June 2025 | 57 |
| July 2025 | 68 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 89 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 38 |
| December 2025 | 102 |
| January 2026 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 83 |
| March 2026 | 69 |
| April 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 83 |
| July 2026 | 71 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 45 |
| October 2026 | 37 |
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
620. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the need to provide life-saving equipment in addition to AEDs and life rings; and her plans to issue new guidelines on appropriate life-saving equipment to provide to schools, sports clubs and other such bodies. [49896/25]
631. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme (SLWP), and that some form of long term support will be put in place for these workers, particularly given that approximately 166 employees of the HSE are affected by long-Covid since 2020 as a result of working on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a stateme…
633. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering classifying long-Covid an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49973/25]
646. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the use of CAR T-cell therapy for a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50037/25]
647. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a further update on an issue (details supplied), to outline whether an organisation has engaged with a local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50039/25]
653. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind the use of Car-T therapy being restricted to just those under the age of 26 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50153/25]
657. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason incontinence surgery is not currently provided in Ireland (details supplied); if she plans to make this service available in Ireland; and if not, if there are alternative supports available to patients in need. [50177/25]
659. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the plans to support frontline healthcare professionals who continue to suffer from long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50235/25]
14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the establishment of a network of Defence attachés to be assigned to embassies around the globe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/25]
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm which body will have ultimate decision-making authority to determine what constitutes "mal-information" under the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether that body will be Government-led, quasi-independent or fully independent. [49472/25]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how "independence" will be defined in respect of the oversight body enforcing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and the safeguards will exist to prevent conflicts of interest where such bodies are reliant on State funding. [49473/25]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how he reconciles the decision to proceed with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy given that 83% of respondents to the public consultation opposed the measure; and whether he considers that proceeding regardless undermines democratic legitimacy. [49474/25]
256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to specify whether "mal-information," as defined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, includes factually accurate reporting which is politically embarrassing to the Government, its Ministers or State-funded agencies.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/25]
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether ordinary citizens, whistleblowers or journalists could face sanctions under the strategy for sharing true information that is deemed harmful; and the protections in place for press freedom and public interest reporting. [49476/25]
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify how "harm" will be defined when assessing "mal-information," and who will have authority to make that assessment. [49477/25]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the financial supports promised to "traditional media" as part of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether this amounts to State subsidies for preferred media outlets while disadvantaging independent or online competitors. [49478/25]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the National Counter Disinformation Strategy will apply equally to politicians, Government Departments and State-funded NGOs in cases where they disseminate misleading or selective information, and the penalties they can face. [49480/25]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he accepts that giving the State- or State-funded bodies the power to decide what is "trusted" information risks creating a chilling effect on democratic debate and public scrutiny of Government actions. [49481/25]
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending the supplementary welfare allowance policy to allow referrals from An Garda Síochána to be accepted for fast-tracking emergency financial supports, including rent supplement, for victims of domestic violence; if he will review the current policy excluding Garda referrals in light of evidence that many victims contact Gardaí …
364. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be considered for CAR T- cell therapy in St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49487/25]
374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to detail the cross-departmental governance for safeguarding pupils with serious allergies consuming externally prepared meals, including traceability of ingredient allergen information along the supply chain and recall procedures. [49520/25]
101. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the human rights, anti-racism, academic and civil society groups his Department engaged with in relation to the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism; the groups or individuals that proposed its introduction to him; if consideration was given to adopting the Jerusalem…
212. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason search and rescue helicopter crews can have their hours of work artificially reduced (details supplied) as this does not appear consistent with national legislation and EU case law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/25]
277. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing financial supports for people living with coeliac disease, in recognition of the additional cost burden associated with purchasing gluten-free food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47710/25]