1202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine the separate publication of outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, which understate the real waiting time experienced by patients requiring knee replacement surgery. [39045/26]
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
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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 |
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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
1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any service-level target exists regarding maximum waiting times for access to public PrEP services; and if so, what compliance levels have been achieved during 2025 and 2026 to date. [39277/26]
1339. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across north Louth CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39364/26]
1340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across south Louth and Bettystown CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39365/26]
1341. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across north Meath and Ardee CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39366/26]
1342. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across central Meath CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39367/26]
1343. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across east Meath CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39368/26]
1344. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across southwest Meath CHN; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39369/26]
1399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for access to addiction counselling services in each HSE substance misuse team operating within HSE South-West. [39693/26]
1473. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the backlog for patients needing vascular and cardiac procedures; the number of people in the State on such waiting lists; the actions that are being taken to reduce waiting times to ensure swift medical attention and to avoid the serious complications that can result for patients being forced to wait; and if she will make a statement on the…
1501. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for 0-18 primary care speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology in HSE Dublin and south-east and HSE Dublin and north-east, broken down by integrated healthcare area within each health region; and the number waiting more than 12 months and more than two, five, four years and so on, in each discipline…
241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the number of children currently waiting for a psychology assessment through primary care and Children's Disability Network Teams in the HSE South West region covering Cork and Kerry; if she is aware that Cork and Kerry had the highest regional psychology waiting list in the country with 6,216 children awaiting assessment as o…
308. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for braces through or funded by HSE dental services, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38418/26]
309. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for dentures through or funded by HSE dental services, by region and by waiting timer; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38419/26]
310. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for chronic pain management through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38420/26]
311. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for an endometriosis specialist appointment through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form [38421/26]
312. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for hearing tests and equipment through or funded by the HSE, by region, and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38422/26]
313. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for dermatology consultations and treatments through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38423/26]
315. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for counselling appointments through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38425/26]
316. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for hernia surgery through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021; and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38426/26]
317. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for gallbladder surgery through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021 and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38427/26]
318. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for varicose veins surgery through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021 and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38428/26]
319. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for kidney stone removal through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021 and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38429/26]
320. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for incontinence care and support through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021 and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38430/26]
321. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for cataract surgeries through or funded by the HSE, by region and by waiting time; the number waiting at the start of 2021 and the number waiting at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [38431/26]