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Health 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
2
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 202511
February 202527
March 202534
April 202542
May 202518
June 202531
July 202598
August 20250
September 202525
October 202540
November 202561
December 202540
January 202618
February 202631
March 202647
April 202618
May 202650
June 202625
July 202620
August 20260
September 202629
October 202618

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% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú11 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil145 from 22 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael57 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent20 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland45 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party20 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin266 from 31 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 74
  2. 39
  3. 39
  4. 33
  5. 29
  6. 28
  7. 27
  8. 26

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2354. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are on the waiting list for an assessment of need with the children’s disability network team in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow, broken down by waiting timeframes less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41919/25…
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2446. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42923/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2724. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for dementia beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41705/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2725. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for dementia respite beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41706/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2733. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on the waiting list for the Centre for Obesity Management; and the average waiting time to access services once a referral has been made. [41739/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2776. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wicklow; the average waiting time, broken down by length of time, 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41924/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2780. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for adult physiotherapy in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41930/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2781. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are currently on the waiting list for child psychology in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41932/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2782. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow; by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41933/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2818. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for scoliosis treatment in Wicklow; and the length of time they have been on waiting lists, in tabular form. [42213/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2853. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ophthalmology appointments for cataracts in each of the past five years in Cork, in tabular form. [42392/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2866. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently wait listed for Cork University Maternity Hospital for a gynaecology appointment, by length of time waiting that is, up to 6, 12, 18 and over 18 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42441/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2867. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of individuals currently wait listed for the complex menopause service in Cork, by the length of time waiting that is, up to 6, 12, 18 and over 18 months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42442/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2903. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to reduce cardiac rehabilitation programme waiting lists, which can reduce death from heart disease by at least 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42588/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2923. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for referrals for speech and language therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42621/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2924. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for urgent referrals for speech and language therapy services, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42622/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2928. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42630/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2929. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42631/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2930. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42632/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2931. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42633/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2932. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42634/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2933. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42635/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2934. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42636/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2935. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42637/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2936. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42638/25]