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Health Service Executive

1,008 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

1,008
questions
1,008 written, 0 oral
120
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20252
February 202531
March 202532
April 202543
May 202536
June 202550
July 202540
August 20250
September 202567
October 202527
November 202572
December 202562
January 202637
February 202674
March 202663
April 202665
May 2026118
June 202675
July 202633
August 20260
September 202645
October 202636

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.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú49 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil145 from 28 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael72 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent62 from 9 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland309 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party94 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity14 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin180 from 32 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 303
  2. 55
  3. 47
  4. 47
  5. 43
  6. 20
  7. 19
  8. 16

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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1331. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for each quarter for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [3488/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients at HSE facilities for each January and December for each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [3489/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1333. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for each January and December for each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [3490/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1351. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE on agency staffing and on private recruitment firms for each year, 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the amount paid to each individual firm; and the time period for payments to each firm. [3524/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1353. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend by the HSE on management consultants and external professional services, by type, for each year, 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the amount paid to each individual firm; and the time period for payments to each firm. [3526/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1355. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation against the HSE and her Department in each of the years from 2014 to 2024, including awards made in the Courts, settlements made out of court to resolve disputes, and legal costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3529/25]
Brian Stanley Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1365. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to ensure that the HSE store for disabled aids equipment in Mountmellick, County Laois is made safe and reopened, given the current unacceptable situation where equipment cannot be accessed for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46531/24]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1656. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed update on implementation of the new HSE health regions; if the hospital groups and CHOs have been stood down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1924/25]