880. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric speech and language therapists, by grade based at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69161/25]
Topics / Health Services Waiting Lists
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services Waiting Lists
683 questions from 97 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
683
questions
682 written, 1 oral
97
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 11 |
| February 2025 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 34 |
| April 2025 | 42 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 31 |
| July 2025 | 98 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 40 |
| November 2025 | 61 |
| December 2025 | 40 |
| January 2026 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 31 |
| March 2026 | 47 |
| April 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 50 |
| June 2026 | 25 |
| July 2026 | 20 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 29 |
| October 2026 | 18 |
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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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
977. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1, by location, age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69514/25]
978. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for audiology appointments in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim CHO1; the number currently waiting to be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69515/25]
251. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when two children (details supplied) will receive the full respite they were granted over two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68262/25]
516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on diagnostic scan waiting lists at the end of Quarter 3 2025. [67268/25]
535. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children on South Tipperary primary care waiting lists for OT, SLT, psychology and physiotherapy; the breakdown of therapists available on primary care teams across South Tipperary, by primary care team location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67361/25]
537. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list for each local health area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; the number waiting less than 4 months, 4-12 months, and more than 12 months; and the number for each wait category aged 0-4 years, 5-17 years, 18-64 years and 65 plus years, in tabular form. [67386/25]
577. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has not been placed on the waiting list for surgery abroad. [67689/25]
580. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people for each local health area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available, on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4 months, 4-12 months, and the number waiting more than 12 months; the numbers for each category waiting aged 0-17 years (both CDNT and Primary Care Services) and those age…
581. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4 months, 4-12 months, and the number waiting more than 12 months; the numbers for each category waiting aged 0-17 years (both CDNT and Primary Care Services); and those aged 18 and above; broken down by loc…
582. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people for each local health area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available, on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4 months, 4-12 months, and the number waiting more than 12 months; and the numbers for each category waiting aged 0-17 years (both CDNT and Primary Care Services) and those…
622. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent national data regarding the number of people on waiting lists for glaucoma treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67946/25]
624. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent national figures regarding the number of people on waiting lists for age-related macular degeneration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67948/25]
625. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent figures regarding the number of people on waiting lists for diabetic retinopathy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67949/25]
626. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent figures regarding the number of people on waiting lists for dry eye disease, or ocular surface disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67950/25]
627. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the most recent figures regarding the number of people on waiting lists for retinal detachment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67951/25]
636. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is on the urgent or routine adult audiology waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67994/25]
637. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for adult audiology appointments in County Donegal per category for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67995/25]
672. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s formal targets for reducing occupational therapy waiting times in Cork; and when waiting times in each network are projected to fall below 12-weeks. [68069/25]
682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the targets set for reducing occupational therapy waiting times in Cork; and the date by which each network is expected to reach a waiting time of under 12 weeks. [68079/25]
687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to publish the current waiting times for occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in Cork, broken down by network; the number of unfilled posts across these services; and the targets and timeline for bringing waiting times below 12-weeks in 2026. [68084/25]
480. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy across CHO8, particularly at the Primary Care Centre, Mullingar; if she is aware that waiting times to access this service currently runs at 12-18 months; and if she will confirm the additional resources and personnel that will be put in place to reduce the wait for this e…
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]
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]
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]