Emergency Departments
An official questions-paper heading. 140 questions (0 oral, 140 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-07.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 7 |
| Feb 2025 | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | 11 |
| Apr 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| Jun 2025 | 7 |
| Jul 2025 | 11 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 140 |
The questions
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1032. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the increase in emergency department (ED) presentations for each model 3 and model 4 hospital ED between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2025, and their corresponding admission rates for each of these dates, in tabular form. [23450/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1051. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of average accident and emergency waiting list times, broken down by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23536/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1072. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to deliver a new expanded modern accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-13 · to Health
1073. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the endoscopy unit in Beaumont Hospital has been taken over and used as an overflow area for emergency department patients and other patients awaiting admission and treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23635/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-05-08 · to Health
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the accident and emergency department, and would increase capacity to manage high volumes of people who present by ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23011/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
205. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [21510/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission an emergency department for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and, by location, in tabular form; and the number and percentage for all patients and patients aged over 75. [21511/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
207. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen for each March of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [21512/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and for each location, in tabular form; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [21513/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission an emergency department for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationwide and, by location, in tabular form; and the number and percentage for all patients and patients aged over 75. [21514/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Health
210. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen for Quarter 1 of each year 2019-2024, inclusive, by hospital, in tabular form. [21515/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2017. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of UK residents that attended emergency departments in Ireland in 2024 for free healthcare under the NHS/HSE reciprocal agreement. [18783/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2323. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 1 April 2025, to provide the following data for the Model 4 hospitals (The Mater University Hospital, Tallaght University Hospital and University Hospital Waterford) for the 2024 calendar year, in tabular form: the number of patients presenting at the emergency department (ED); the number of those pa…
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the emergency department of Sligo University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form. [20264/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2336. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays in the emergency department of Tallaght University Hospital. [20267/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2404. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if referrals to hospital emergency departments from out-of-hours services like NEDOC are not liable for a charge at accident and emergency; and if so, if she will investigate the reason a person (details supplied) is being pursued by a debt collection agency for payment of this charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20722/25]
Johnny Guirke
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1641. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE's current proposal for the transition of the emergency department at Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11402/25]
Johnny Guirke
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1642. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the correspondence she has had with the HSE to discuss any issue relating to any upgrading or downgrading of services at the emergency department of Navan Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11403/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1742. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to reduce waiting times at UHK accident and emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11868/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1756. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to outline the approach to triaging patients presenting at accident and emergency facilities around the country; how they are linked into acute mental health services, particularly at off-peak times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11913/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that presented to the emergency department of Cavan Hospital either by ambulance, through GP referral or self presentation who subsequently left the emergency department before their treatment was completed, in each month since January 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11994/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1778. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that presented to the emergency department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda either by ambulance, through GP referral or self presentation who subsequently left the emergency department before their treatment was completed, in each month since January 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the…
Paul Lawless
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1793. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital without being seen, in each of the past five years. [12078/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-03-06 · to Health
114. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA review of urgent and emergency care in mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9752/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-03-06 · to Health
421. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason children over the age of 16 years are required to use adult accident and emergency services rather than the children’s hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/25]