Health Services Waiting Lists
An official questions-paper heading. 636 questions (1 oral, 635 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 11 |
| Feb 2025 | 27 |
| Mar 2025 | 34 |
| Apr 2025 | 42 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| Jun 2025 | 31 |
| Jul 2025 | 98 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 |
| Oct 2025 | 40 |
| Nov 2025 | 61 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 18 |
| Feb 2026 | 31 |
| Mar 2026 | 47 |
| Apr 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 50 |
| Jun 2026 | 25 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 |
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Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Health Services Waiting Lists |
| 2025-11-19 | Health Services Waiting Lists |
The questions
Robert Troy
written
2025-11-27 · to Health
481. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for speech and language therapy for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [66856/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-11-27 · to Health
493. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-26 · to Health
308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm the formal targets held by her Department for reducing occupational therapy waiting times in Cork, and to specify the date by which these wait times will fall below 12 weeks in each network. [66520/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-26 · to Health
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a speech and language therapy appointment in Cork by network, and to set out plans to reduce waiting lists. [66524/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-26 · to Health
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a physiotherapy appointment in Cork by network, and the expected date by which waiting times will fall below 12 weeks. [66525/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
812. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the impact on diagnostic and surgical pathology waiting times at UHW arising from the workload pressures described in the HSE response; whether the unmet requirement for 18 WTE diagnostic pathologists has affected cancer pathways, turnaround times, or patient outcomes; and the plan to bring the service into compliance with safe staffing leve…
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
820. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting lists for home support in each CHO area for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65239/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk or capacity assessment has been carried out on the effect of elective, non-medical procedures on waiting lists for paediatric surgery, urology, ENT, orthopaedics, and other pressure areas. [65353/25]
Robert Troy
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
848. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [65472/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
856. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for scoliosis surgery that have died. [65500/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
862. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a procedure given they have been waiting since March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65534/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
869. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the long wait time for urgent knee replacements for a person, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65610/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-11-25 · to Health
923. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for the audiology service, including the routine adult waitlist, in tabular form; the average waiting time to be seen; the number of WTE staff working in the service; the number of vacancies, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66041/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-11-20 · to Health
105. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary care psychological services at each RHA from 2021 to date; the plans there are to deal with the backlogs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63423/25]
John Lahart
written
2025-11-20 · to Health
130. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the policy measures in place to ensure timely assignment of case managers or social workers for adults with complex needs who are identified as high clinical risk; if she will review current waiting list management for disability services to prevent prolonged delays; the safeguarding protocols which apply in cases where individuals live in non-…
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-11-20 · to Health
133. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the unacceptable wait times for trans healthcare and to improve healthcare for trans people within the primary care system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64376/25]
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-11-20 · to Health
180. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the WTE orthodontist positions in County Monaghan; the WTE equivalent vacant and the duration thereof; and the number of people on waiting lists to access services for a period of 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12 months+. [64520/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-11-19 · to Health
337. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if there are any measures planned to combat the long waiting lists for physiotherapy services in the Market Street Wellness Centre, Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64074/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-11-19 · to Health
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Kildare north currently on an outpatient waiting list at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64190/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
written
2025-11-18 · to Children
882. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred in 2023 by their GP, for an assessment of needs, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62717/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-11-18 · to Health
1022. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued any guidance to hospitals or community care teams regarding the management of appointments for elderly or incapacitated patients who cannot physically attend clinics; and her views on whether it is acceptable practice to remove such patients from waiting lists under these circumstances. [63097/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-11-18 · to Health
1029. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting to see a psychologist through primary care services, by CHO and by wait times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63108/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-18 · to Health
1086. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparative breakdown of home support waiting lists and staffing levels across all areas of South Tipperary, including Clonmel, Cahir, Cashel, Fethard, and Carrick-on-Suir; and the areas which currently face the longest waiting times and most severe staffing shortages. [63416/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-11-18 · to Health
1143. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons aged 0-18 years old on waiting lists for (details supplied) in primary care services, by number of years and months waiting, by health region as of 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [63971/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-11-18 · to Health
1144. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the maximum waiting time for a young person to receive an intervention, as distinct from a screening session for therapies (details supplied) as of 1 November 2025, by health region, by years and months, in tabular form. [63972/25]