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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

Roderic O'Gorman Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
948. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars based at urgent care centre at CHI Blanchardstown in 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [39215/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
949. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists based at Hartstown Health Centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39216/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
950. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses by grade based at Roselawn health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39217/25]
Charles Ward Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
998. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist by grade based at Bundoran health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
316. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
321. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Kerry mental health team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38345/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
322. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade, based at Monksland Primary Care Centre, Athlone, in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38346/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
323. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new capital investments and major new equipment purposes and new healthcare initiatives that will be rolled out in County Longford across 2025. [38347/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
324. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Mayo mental health team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38348/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
325. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Mullingar Primary Care Centre in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38349/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
326. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where Jigsaw youth mental health services are located, in tabular form. [38350/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
327. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Cavan-Monaghan mental health team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38351/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
328. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at Edgeworthstown Health Centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38352/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
329. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Sligo-Leitrim mental health team in the years of 2023,2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38353/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
338. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the proportion of speech and language therapy posts advertised since 2019 that were below 1.0 whole-time equivalent, by year, in tabular form. [38418/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language graduates that accepted HSE contracts below 1.0 whole-time equivalent since 2019, by year, in tabular form. [38419/25]
George Lawlor Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
377. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade based at Enniscorthy primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38564/25]
George Lawlor Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
378. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE social workers, by grade based at Wexford primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38565/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
225. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against staff at HSE facilities for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [38186/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
760. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when the approval to backfill recruit two WTE senior speech and language therapists will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in order that the recruitment process can begin to ensure the roles are filled for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37113/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
782. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to recruit non-clinical staff off a panel in the HSE; and the length of time the recruitment of technical service officers takes. [37260/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
796. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of total WTEs for all grade codes from 2020 – 2025; and to provide the activity analysis for the same period by HSE Region, in tabular form. [37337/25]
Mark Wall Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
878. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed by the HSE for each of the past three years, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37794/25]
Brendan Smith Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
372. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36898/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
258. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychiatrists, by grade, based at Springfield/Tallaght primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36461/25]