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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

Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1578. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the regional endometriosis hub based at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30288/25]
Seán Crowe Written 22 May 2025 · to Children
327. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in the CHO7 area; the number of children waiting longer than 12 months; and the number of children waiting longer than 24 months. [26412/25]
Paul Murphy Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for adults to be seen within the National Gender Service. [26205/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
146. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on reducing the waiting list for accessing Children's Disability Network teams in Dublin West; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24041/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1052. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons on CAMHS psychology waiting lists in Kerry; the average waiting times to access these services; to provide a breakdown of the numbers waiting more than 12 months; to outline the longest wait times in years and months, in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Joe Cooney Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1090. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology services in primary care within CHO 3. [23663/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in County Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23757/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in County Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23758/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to address the waiting lists regarding assessment of needs tests for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24198/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1153. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the reasons behind the long waiting lists for CAMHS in Cork, particularly in west Cork, where families are reporting extensive delays and in many cases, no follow-up at all. [24206/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
402. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on the Waiting List Action Plan in 2022, 2023, 2024, and projected for 2025; a breakdown of that spending per HSE or National Treatment Purchase Fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22984/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
438. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth currently waiting for HSE home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23047/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
439. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of persons who were waiting for HSE home support in County Louth for March in each of the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [23048/25]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
438. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists of the number of children awaiting their initial CAMHS in CHO9, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22168/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
527. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22537/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
564. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the progress made to the average wait time for dermatology patients as part of the Waiting List Action Plan 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22728/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
576. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22847/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
577. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22848/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
579. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1039 of 8 April 2025, if she will note that nothing has moved in relation to this case and follow up on this matter again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22853/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the current audiology waiting lists for both adults and children in each CHO area, by age and length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21383/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
204. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the Centre of Obesity Management; and the average waiting time for access services once a referral has been made. [21503/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
218. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for March of each year 2019, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21523/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21524/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 1 for each year 2022-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21562/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1852. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to a recent reply (details supplied) the length of waiting list; the number of people in Kerry currently awaiting hours; the estimated wait time for this service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19606/25]