902. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she expects to receive and to publish the review of urgent and emergency care in the midwest; the resources and WTE staff committed to the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34378/25]
Topics / Departmental Reviews
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Reviews
575 questions from 101 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
575
questions
573 written, 2 oral
101
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
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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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 35 |
| July 2025 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 42 |
| December 2025 | 39 |
| January 2026 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 49 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 41 |
| May 2026 | 63 |
| June 2026 | 43 |
| July 2026 | 24 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 42 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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
964. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a review of the Community Services Programme funding will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/25]
965. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional posts could be considered for a service (details supplied) that is funded by the Community Services Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/25]
124. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to advise when the promised review of core funding will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32390/25]
662. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 523 and 724 of 27 May 2025, to identify the lead Department responsible for the National Child Death Review. [31854/25]
846. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to review all age-based exclusion criteria regarding spinal muscular atrophy treatments, given that adults were excluded from treatments as they were over 18 at the time of the original HSE approval. [32354/25]
847. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend reimbursement for spinal muscular atrophy treatments to adults. [32355/25]
328. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current recognition process for overseas teaching experience, particularly in cases where experienced teachers from the UK are being denied recognition due to technicalities, such as having taught in primary rather than secondary settings, despite having taught age-equivalent cohorts and holding decades of relevant experience; a…
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of a full review of the PME. [31649/25]
454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will carry out an ACRES commonage score review as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31507/25]
455. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his officials will meet with a group (details supplied) or their agents from County Kerry as a matter of priority with a view to addressing a long outstanding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31508/25]
456. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene in regard to the classification and score results reported for Alohert commonage assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/25]
236. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reviews or consultations that have taken place regarding the impact of the in camera rule on public understanding, media reporting, and litigants’ access to justice in family law and childcare proceedings; and if he will publish any findings arising from such reviews. [30962/25]
237. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department intends to bring forward legislative proposals to amend or relax the in camera rule in family law and childcare proceedings in order to improve transparency while safeguarding privacy; and if he will provide a timeline for any such proposals. [30963/25]
239. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific safeguards in place to ensure that parties in childcare proceedings, particularly parents and guardians, can effectively participate in and understand the process, given the restrictions imposed by the in camera rule. [30965/25]
240. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with legal rights groups, court reporters or family support services on the effect of the in camera rule on access to justice and public accountability; and if he will publish any submissions received. [30966/25]
296. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if measures are being considered and taken to review the criteria that determine the access of adults with spinal muscular atrophy to approved treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30765/25]
533. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light of the Karshan Supreme Court ruling, her Department will review its agreement with Revenue to label all home tutors as self-employed for tax purposes when the 'reality of the situation' is that home tutors are paid directly by her Department through the PAYE system and can only be legally adjudged to be employees of her Department. [2…
1394. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the system of clinical directors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/25]
1400. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the long-term illness scheme included as part of a review of the current eligibility framework carried out under commitments within the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy; to provide a timeline for the publication of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29496/25]
1455. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the review into urgent and emergency care in the mid-west region has been completed; if she has received a copy of this review; if not, the date at which she expects the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to finalise this review; if she will commit to publishing the review when she receives it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [297…
1641. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate a comprehensive review of the long-term illness scheme, in view of the fact that the list of eligible conditions has remained unchanged for over 50 years, despite major advances in chronic disease management; if she will ensure that such a review includes consideration of high-burden chronic and rare diseases that require lifelong treatmen…
1642. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that any forthcoming review of the long-term illness scheme will explicitly address the equity gap for patients with lifelong chronic or rare conditions who face substantial out-of-pocket costs despite not qualifying for the drugs payment scheme or a medical card; if she will acknowledge that these fallback mechanisms are income-restricted a…
6. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 18 February 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s consideration of the Funds Sector 2030 report recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28158/25]
148. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the procurement review, if he will outline the timelines relevant to the process. [27883/25]