295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown of the colonoscopy waiting lists in University Hospital Kerry; 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. [27832/26]
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
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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
303. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address long waiting times for gynaecology and endometriosis services and access to improved specialist and multidisciplinary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27864/26]
304. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address the lack of consistent referral pathways between hospitals for endometriosis care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27865/26]
2627. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an OT in each county. [23640/26]
3069. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider collecting or maintaining data specific to the average waiting times for home support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25672/26]
3223. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); their position on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26510/26]
3272. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for adult audiology services; whether additional resources will be allocated to address waiting lists, including in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26665/26]
3372. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community services waiting lists in Mayo, by service, age and length of wait at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27111/26]
3411. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27308/26]
3425. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community services waiting lists, by service, age, and length of wait at end quarter 1 2025 and 2026 in tabular form; and the length of time the longest waiter is on each community or primary care list for each region. [27336/26]
483. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and her plans to address this. [23436/26]
484. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork City for less than three months, for three to six months; for six to nine months, for nine to 12 months, for 12 to 18 months, for 18 to 24 months and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [23437/26]
485. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in acute mental health wards that are occupied by persons with neurological disorders waiting to access long-term care. [23438/26]
489. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists to be seen by a psychiatrist at the Carrigaline primary care centre, by waiting times of three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [23442/26]
490. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists to be seen by a psychologist at the Carrigaline primary care centre, by waiting times of three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [23443/26]
491. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists to be seen by mental health services including CAMHS at the Carrigaline primary care centre, by waiting times of three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [23444/26]
492. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23445/26]
327. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) referred under the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital did not have their treatment completed; when and where it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22561/26]
358. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to reduce ophthalmology waiting lists over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22644/26]
359. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the reason ophthalmology waiting lists continue to increase; if there are plans in place to tackle this in the short-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22645/26]
360. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the projected investment in ophthalmology infrastructure within the public healthcare system over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22646/26]
361. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand access to private ophthalmology facilities for public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22647/26]
362. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider commissioning a national strategy on eyecare in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22648/26]
363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the review of the National Clinical Ophthalmology Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22649/26]
378. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant psychiatrist on the Darndale mental health team; and the average waiting time for same. [22774/26]