790. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment for ophthalmology services in Louth; the length of time these children have been waiting for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13887/25]
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
485. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for children (details supplied) seeking an appointment for paediatric allergy services, including the expected date when they will be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13224/25]
486. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of children referred to Children’s Health Ireland clinics (details supplied) for paediatric allergy services from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of children who have received an initial appointment; the number who have received a follow-up appointment; the average wait time to be seen by a consultant; and if she will make a statement on th…
1562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by health area and wait timeband for the end of February of each year 2019, 2023, 2024, and 2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [10939/25]
1563. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for Jigsaw, by health area and wait timeband, at the end of February for each of the years 2019, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form. [10940/25]
1565. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children, and separately, the number of special-care patients, adult and children, who are on dental surgery waiting lists at the end of February 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown, by waiting timeband and by county; the number on waiting lists for dental surgery under general anaesthesia; and the median waiting…
1568. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she can review a case where a child (details supplied) has been on a waiting list for orthodontic care since 2019 and has been advised that they will be another two years on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10969/25]
1639. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the overall number of people in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11400/25]
1640. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people below the age of 18 in Meath awaiting treatment for scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11401/25]
1669. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for treatment for osteoporosis in CHO 4, and the periods spent on the waiting list, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11542/25]
1699. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal; the length of time they have been on the waiting list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11700/25]
1718. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the audiology clinic in Cootehill to have a hearing device fitted, given that their hearing impairment is severely impacting their quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11745/25]
1719. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on waiting lists to receive appointments at the audiology clinic in Cootehill; the number of children and adults (separately) currently on the waiting list for less than three months, between three and six months, between six and nine months, between nine months and 12 months, between 12 months and 18 months, between 18 months an…
1720. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals or expected developments at the audiology clinic in Cootehill that will have an impact on the waiting lists at the centre; if she expects waiting lists to reduce over the coming period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11747/25]
1737. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on a waiting list for a paediatric homecare package in CHO8. [11856/25]
1879. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the considerable need for occupational therapy appointments in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12610/25]
162. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the current waiting times for appointments with the speech and language therapist service following initial assessment in the north Dublin area; and her plans to reduce waiting times. [7872/25]
632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a children’s occupational therapy primary care review, by area in CHO4, in tabular form. [9663/25]
633. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a primary care occupational therapy appointment in CHO4, by area, in tabular form. [9664/25]
665. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged under 18 years-of-age currently on the waiting list for an audiometry test in CHO3. [9183/25]
404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to access HSE funded alcohol addiction services/treatment and the length of time they have been waiting, in tabular form. [8831/25]
744. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the average waiting times for physiotherapy broken down by county; a breakdown of the length of the waiting list in each of the years 2014 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7335/25]
745. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the average waiting times for occupational therapy broken down by county; a breakdown of the length of the waiting list in each of the years 2014 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7336/25]
869. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently awaiting an ophthalmology appointment in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7408/25]
871. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting cataract surgery in Cork, by waiting time, in tabular form. [7410/25]