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Health Services Staff

2,097 questions from 136 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

2,097
questions
2,094 written, 3 oral
136
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 202527
February 202581
March 202596
April 202596
May 2025103
June 202594
July 2025145
August 20250
September 202596
October 202549
November 2025116
December 202568
January 202676
February 202696
March 2026138
April 2026143
May 2026162
June 2026215
July 202662
August 20260
September 2026148
October 202686

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% RDR17 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú87 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil370 from 36 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael158 from 21 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party19 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent144 from 13 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland333 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party152 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity39 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin562 from 35 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 314
  2. 93
  3. 77
  4. 74
  5. 70
  6. 50
  7. 45
  8. 43

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
919. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO 4 where HSE employed audiologists are currently located, in tabular form. [49630/26]
Thomas Gould Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on senior nurse management grades that are awaiting a pay review since 2022; and if she is aware of a proposal to split ANP alignment with ADON grades. [49831/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
433. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the significant staffing shortages in Clare (details supplied) which would hinder the implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48478/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Roscommon Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48516/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
449. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will become available for a dietitian for people living with type 1 diabetes in Portiuncula Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48517/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
450. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending elsewhere for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48518/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
451. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people from the Roscommon/Portiuncula catchment area who are attending Castlebar/Sligo/Galway for treatment for type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48519/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
467. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the national rollout plans for the HSE community neuro-rehabilitation teams, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the areas which do not currently have a CRNT in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48541/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
479. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any other breaches of the public only consultant contract within other specialities other than obstetrics in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital; if so, to identify the specialities and the nature of the breaches; the engagement she has had with the Rotunda Maternity Hospital about such breaches; the enforcement action taken; and if …
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
480. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of gynaecologists working in the HSE, by contract type and site, in tabular form. [48580/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
522. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a crisis resolution team. [48673/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
535. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the full rollout of managed clinical rehabilitation network teams in each area; the staffing complement required in each area; the estimated cost of the full rollout of the national neurorehabilitation strategy, by measure; and the associated staffing complement required, in tabular form. [48692/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
538. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 1% uplift in the percentage of nurses which are advanced nurse practitioners. [48695/26]
Colm Burke Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
546. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department is proposing to split the alignment in pay scale between the management (ADON/assistant director of nursing) and clinical grades (ANP) in an upcoming pay review; the rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
555. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total number of opticians operating in each county at present and compared with five years ago; and the future projected number, in tabular form. [48746/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Children
246. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians by grade posts filled at Ballymun Children's Disability Network Team, in tabular form. [48164/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Children
247. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade posts filled at Finglas Children's Disability Network Team, in tabular form. [48165/26]
Réada Cronin Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Children
250. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists that are currently in the CDNT; the number of those have been formally trained or certified in gestalt language processing; whether a GLP course is provided to parents to help them understand this very different way of processing language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4835…
Pearse Doherty Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
264. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the turnover of psychiatrists within the community mental health team in County Donegal for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47929/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
265. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have access to a community mental health nurse in addition to a psychiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47930/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of the pay review for advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs); to clarify the decision-making process behind the proposed separation of pay scales between clinical and managerial nursing grades, considering the historical alignment established by the 2004 Labour Court ruling and the advanced qualifications and responsibil…
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
295. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to identify the role which carries technical engineering responsibility in acute hospitals, where critical engineering systems provide life-essential support to patients (details supplied); the qualifications required of the person in that role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48152/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
312. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a date on which the ANP-ADON pay link will be formally protected (details supplied); if she will provide the reasons for the prolonged delay in resolving this matter; the basis on which any proposed limitation of back pay is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48219/26]
Brian Stanley Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
61. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure that OT positions within the CDNT teams and primary care in Laois are filled and retained, to prevent turnover disruption to continuity of the care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47340/26]
Brian Stanley Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the current vacancy rate for paediatric OT services for children with special needs and for counties, Laois Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47339/26]