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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

Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1228. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly employed community nurses in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2981/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1229. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent public and private non-acute physiotherapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2982/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1230. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute occupational therapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2983/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1231. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute speech and language therapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2984/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1232. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute podiatrists and chiropodists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2985/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1233. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute counsellors and psychologists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2986/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1234. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute social workers in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2987/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1249. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health how many staff vacancies arose during the HSE recruitment freeze; how many of those vacancies have been filled since the lifting of the freeze; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3094/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1253. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians working in CHO5 primary care services in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3120/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1265. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health when the freeze on public health nurses conducting developmental checks for all children in the Killester/Millmount area in Dublin will end; what steps are being taken to ensure the timely resumption of this vital service; the measures being taken to ensure adequate staffing levels within the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3227/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a position has remained vacant in a PrEP clinic since 2023 (details supplied); if recruitment has begun; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3334/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1299. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly employed community nurses in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3384/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1300. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent public and private non-acute physiotherapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3385/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1301. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent publicly employed non-acute occupational therapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3386/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1302. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent publicly employed non-acute speech and language therapists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3387/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1303. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent publicly employed non-acute podiatrists and chiropodists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3388/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute counsellors and psychologists in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3389/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent publicly employed non-acute social workers in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3390/25]
Carol Nolan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1347. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department supports the policy of conscientious objection in the Irish health service; if her Department has engaged with the HSE or any of the professional medical bodies to discuss changes to the current guidelines on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3515/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1364. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent vacancies across ophthalmology in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3581/25]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staffing composition of HSE speech and language services, including the number of managers and therapists, that cover the Tramore and Kilmeadan areas in County Waterford; the number of approved posts; the number of filled posts; the number of maternity cover posts needed in 2025 and the number which are fille…
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1247. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of vacancies in the speech and language therapy in Mayo; and the steps his Department is taking to recruit more SLT professionals in the Mayo region. [1445/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1248. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech and language therapy professionals who have been recruited in Mayo in each of the past five years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1446/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of speech and language therapist professional who have left their jobs in Mayo in each of the past five years. [1447/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1254. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE clinical psychologist based in the children's disability network team based in north Kildare in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [1470/25]