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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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1333. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for initial dietitian services appointments in the Louth Meath I HA; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and over 12 months. [65289/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1334. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for childrens speech and language appointments within community care services in Louth Meath . [65288/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1335. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children are currently waiting initial speech and language assessment in the Louth Meath I HA; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and over 12 months. [65287/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1336. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for childrens audiology appointments within community care services in Louth Meath IHA. [65286/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1337. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an initial audiology assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65285/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1340. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult audiology appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65275/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1341. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for an initial audiology assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months, and over 12 months. [65274/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1342. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children and families currently awaiting social work support services across children's disability network teams in the Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between zero and 12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65306/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1343. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children's occupational therapy appointments within community care services in the Louth-Meath IHA. [65284/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1344. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for an initial occupational therapy assessment in the Louth-Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65283/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1346. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children's physiotherapy appointments within community care services in the Louth-Meath IHA. [65282/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1347. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an initial physiotherapy assessment in the Louth-Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65281/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1348. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult dietitian appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65280/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1350. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for initial dietitian services appointments in Louth-Meath IHA; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65279/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1351. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult chiropody and podiatry appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65277/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1353. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults currently waiting for an initial chiropody or podiatry assessment in Louth-Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65276/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1354. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult occupational therapy appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65273/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1355. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for an initial occupational therapy assessment in Louth-Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between zero and six months, between six and 12 months and over 12 months. [65272/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1356. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adult physiotherapy appointments within community care services in Louth-Meath IHA. [65271/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1357. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of adults are currently awaiting initial physiotherapy assessment in the Louth Meath IHA community care services; and the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, 6-12 months and over 12 months. [65270/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for community podiatry and chiropody services in the HSE south-west health region, covering Cork city and county; the number of persons waiting and the average and longest waiting times, broken down by care area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65415/26]
Michael Murphy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1389. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of patients awaiting an initial assessment and a follow-up appointment at the South Tipperary Memory Clinic; the corresponding figures at 8 July 2026 were 450 and 168 respectively; the number waiting longer than 6, 12 and 18 months; [65503/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4036. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for an appointment for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology broken down by waiting list timeframes less than 3 months; 3-6 months, 6-12 months and more than 12 months for CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58849/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4040. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for adult physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58853/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4041. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO 6 and CHO 7, Wicklow broken down by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58854/26]