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]
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
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682 written, 1 oral
97
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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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
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]
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 levels; and if she will …
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]
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]
848. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [65472/25]
856. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for scoliosis surgery that have died. [65500/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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-sheltered settings w…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
1145. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons on primary care waiting-lists, by exact month and by CHO, as of 1 July 2023 for therapies (details supplied). [63973/25]
1146. 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 July 2023, by years and months, by CHO, in tabular form. [63974/25]
429. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the provision of podiatry care due to waiting lists particularly for elderly patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62332/25]