552. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is addressing regional disparities in access to occupational therapy, particularly the significant delays in the west and north west. [70956/25]
Topics / Departmental Priorities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Priorities
61 questions from 41 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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questions
61 written, 0 oral
41
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
17
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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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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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The questions
81. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach for an update on his Department's plans to coordinate a range of actions aimed at regulatory reform. [67610/25]
1348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address serious concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59623/25]
1419. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names and locations of properties that were transferred in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57955/25]
99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timescale for the implementation of the Legacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54529/25]
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legislative measures that will be introduced in respect of the implementation of the Legacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54530/25]
2387. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department are working on to tackle the falling birth rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42167/25]
3323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the Killarney Innovation Centre providing spaces for emerging tech enterprises, how his Department is supporting the development of local skills in areas such as AI, data science and software development, to ensure that the region has a workforce that meets the demands of these industrie…
3324. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that the Killarney Innovation Centre aims to foster collaboration between SMEs and innovators, if there are any current or upcoming initiatives to strengthen the partnership between local universities, colleges and innovation hubs in Kerry to facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation. [40913/25]
8. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dundalk and Drogheda will remain a key priority as key economic growth areas due to their location on the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/25]
188. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the Programme for Government commitment, the progress that has been made in transferring responsibility for property services and estate agents from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39978/25]
607. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's plans to introduce a new Action Plan promoting social inclusion in rural areas, in view that "The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025" is coming to an end later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39025/25]
96. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on plans to acquire buildings of national importance in Galway east specifically (details supplied); and if he will be supporting Galway County Council in efforts to secure such properties for public use. [38240/25]
88. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the priorities of his Department’s housing and infrastructure unit [32279/25]
114. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeline for establishing a new towns and cities infrastructure investment fund to replace the urban regeneration and development fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35789/25]
297. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the new infrastructure unit in his Department has been tasked with preparing an infrastructure priorities list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35753/25]
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department will intervene urgently to provide the required treatment in respect of a patient who was recently diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer (details supplied) and take into consideration that any delays will have enormous consequences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35105/25]
1277. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will take measures to ensure that all individuals living with spinal muscular atrophy in Ireland, regardless of age, can access approved life-changing treatments, in line with the principle of equal access to healthcare, and thus address the currently anomaly whereby approximately twenty adults cannot access the treatments due to their age at the time…
1281. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he will give the approval for the drug givinostat to be permitted for treatment to patients suffering with Duchene muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29042/25]
1382. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence in relation to equal access to treatments for SMA adults (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29462/25]
1403. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29508/25]
1432. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to remove the age restriction barriers to accessing life-saving medications (for example, spinraza) for adults with spinal muscular atrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29643/25]
1550. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to support young people with spinal muscular atrophy who do not qualify for surgery as they are over 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30141/25]
1638. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of the medication called givinostat to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the actions she will take to expedite this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30679/25]
96. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions he and his Department are taking to improve and speed up infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28253/25]