Health Service Executive
An official questions-paper heading. 927 questions (0 oral, 927 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Jan 2025 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | 31 |
| Mar 2025 | 32 |
| Apr 2025 | 43 |
| May 2025 | 36 |
| Jun 2025 | 50 |
| Jul 2025 | 40 |
| Sep 2025 | 67 |
| Oct 2025 | 27 |
| Nov 2025 | 72 |
| Dec 2025 | 62 |
| Jan 2026 | 37 |
| Feb 2026 | 74 |
| Mar 2026 | 63 |
| Apr 2026 | 65 |
| May 2026 | 118 |
| Jun 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 33 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 883 |
| Children | 35 |
| Justice | 3 |
| Public Expenditure | 3 |
| Education | 1 |
| Further and Higher Education | 1 |
| Housing | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-20 | Health Service Executive |
The questions
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2709. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the legal and financial expertise available to support each of the six safeguarding and protection teams; the resources available to the person with overall responsibility for safeguarding within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41628/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2710. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the relevant education and training institutions to ensure that the level of training for social workers is sufficient to allow them to provide adult safeguarding services to a suitable standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41629/25]
Robert Troy
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2712. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the definitive timeline for disposal of the vacant HSE building in Derrygreenagh Park, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath (details supplied). [41654/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2714. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all reports commissioned by consultants as part of the north Kerry look-back review; and the costs associated with same. [41659/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2743. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the recent RTE Investigates programme on a nursing home, she is satisfied that HSE safeguarding and protection teams are adequately skilled and resourced to meet their responsibilities in each of the six HSE regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41787/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2816. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the way in which contracts are awarded for taxi services within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42199/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2831. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of reported assaults on HSE staff during the course of their work duties for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and to provide any additional information that may be available, such as the breakdown of professions affected, occurrences in mental health services and physical health services and disability services and community and hos…
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of emergency department attendances for urinary tract infections in women over the past five years; if any analysis has been undertaken into whether these could have been managed more effectively in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42602/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
2915. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have registered for the new HSE app in Dublin Rathdown. [42610/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-07-29 · to Health
3112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if funding of the outhouse community casework service will be in the HSE’s Service Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43282/25]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2025-07-17 · to Health
548. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if she has taken any action to resolve the financial dispute between the HSE and Dublin City Council which has resulted in the Council taking court action against the HSE; the origins of the debt, the amount of the debt and actions in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40429/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-07-16 · to Children
201. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a service (details supplied) does not have a single service level agreement with the HSE but rather numerous agreements with individual CHOs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39821/25]
Eamon Scanlon
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
849. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health how frequently the Health Service Executive engages in public procurement for goods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38648/25]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
872. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the Department of Health will be funding the costs needed to roll out nasopharyngeal airway management training for parents in paediatrics cases at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38802/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
900. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to refurbish Howth health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38924/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
915. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of enforcement actions that have been taken by the HSE’s National Environmental Health Service in relation to the illegal sale or distribution of vapes and e-cigarettes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39037/25]
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
916. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a ban on the sale of nicotine pouches, which are currently unregulated, in order to protect public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39038/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
918. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the action her Department and HSE have taken on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; if she will commit to pursuing this matter further with a view to establishing a safe, consistent and accessible return system through community pharm…
Colm Burke
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
919. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place between her Department and HSE with the community pharmacies with a view to introducing a national programme for the safe disposal of unused or expired medications by members of the public in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; if she is aware of the patient-safety, public-health and environmental risks posed b…
Colm Burke
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
920. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if there has been any engagement between her Department, HSE and a union (details supplied) on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community in line with EU Directive 2001/83/EC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39082/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
935. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the criteria that must be met before HSE pest control services within Dublin region attends a private house to carry out pest control works. [39175/25]
Michael Lowry
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
954. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health If she will address the current uncertainty facing staff at a healthcare facility (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made to retain the existing staff currently employed at the unit; the steps the HSE is taking to ensure continuity of employment and service delivery during this transition; and if she will ensure that the HSE …
Charles Ward
written
2025-07-15 · to Health
999. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO1 where HSE funded audiologists are based in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39655/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-07-10 · to Health
332. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if the HSE’s managed access protocol and individual patient approval system is available to adults with spinal muscular atrophy who were previously excluded from treatment solely due to their age at the time of reimbursement approval; and, if so, the process or criteria that would apply in such cases; and if she will make a statement on th…
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-07-10 · to Health
386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if respect for international law and human rights throughout the supply chain, from production to delivery, is written into the HSE's procurement policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38603/25]