322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for hip or 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. [38432/26]
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
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.
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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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
963. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the current availability of child psychology, occupational therapy and physiotherapy services in Cherry Orchard Primary Care Centre; the number of children awaiting each service; the average waiting times for assessment in each discipline in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36559/26]
1126. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the medical card application in question; if the matter will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37095/26]
1131. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a suitable wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [37142/26]
1133. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a hip replacement operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37149/26]
723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any regional variance analysis has been undertaken in respect of waiting times, service access criteria, funding approvals, or operational decision-making since the establishment of the Health Regions model; and if so, to provide the findings. [36287/26]
745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or HSE has identified any risks to the sustainability of waiting-list reductions arising from long-term dependence on agency staffing. [36320/26]
747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE tracks waiting-list reductions achieved through agency-supported clinics, theatres, diagnostics or additional sessions; and if so, the metrics used. [36322/26]
750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent audit or review has been undertaken regarding the effectiveness of agency staffing expenditure in supporting Waiting List Action Plan delivery since 2021. [36325/26]
219. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35367/26]
226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting seven-years on an appointment; if this case can be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35410/26]
1025. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on appointment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34020/26]
1149. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the review of insourcing published on 1 July 2025 included any quantified modelling of the impact of cessation on waiting list volumes and waiting times; and if so, to provide the outputs of that modelling. [32884/26]
1153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessment was conducted regarding potential increases in waiting times or patient deterioration following the cessation of insourcing; and if so, to provide details. [32888/26]
1154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any patients previously scheduled for treatment under insourcing arrangements have experienced delays or rescheduling as a result of the policy change; and if so, the number affected. [32889/26]
1155. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a comparative cost per procedure between third-party insourcing, outsourcing via the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and direct in-house provision for the most common procedures. [32890/26]
1156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any clinical governance incidents, adverse outcomes, or audit findings relating to third-party insourcing informed the decision to cease its use; and if so, to provide details. [32891/26]
255. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with primary care psychology services in CHO8 can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31015/26]
256. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid assessment spaces and ambulatory assessment spaces within accident and emergency department of St. Vincent's University Hospital. [31030/26]
1221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child will receive a psychology services appointment; the current waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30366/26]
561. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of those in north Kildare currently on a waiting list to for the primary care speech and language therapy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29510/26]
143. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued growth in the waiting list for home support services in County Leitrim; the current number of people awaiting home support in the HSE West and North-West region; the measures the Department and the HSE are taking to address staffing shortages; the expected impact of the increased home care allocation in Budget 2026; and if she will m…
722. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal, by area, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27912/26]
723. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27914/26]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown of the ophthalmology waiting lists for Kerry patients; the number on the waiting list; the length of time they have been waiting; the number of new referrals; the actions being taken to address these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27831/26]