776. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) to allow it expand daycare immediately. [52992/26]
Topics / Health Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealth Services
2,809 questions from 142 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
2,809
questions
2,798 written, 11 oral
142
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
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 | 56 |
| February 2025 | 78 |
| March 2025 | 73 |
| April 2025 | 110 |
| May 2025 | 158 |
| June 2025 | 127 |
| July 2025 | 135 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 193 |
| October 2025 | 56 |
| November 2025 | 157 |
| December 2025 | 147 |
| January 2026 | 238 |
| February 2026 | 102 |
| March 2026 | 141 |
| April 2026 | 243 |
| May 2026 | 222 |
| June 2026 | 290 |
| July 2026 | 123 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 73 |
| October 2026 | 87 |
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
778. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the introduction of new tests as approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in Britain (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52995/26]
785. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53010/26]
795. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting will take place between CUH, UHL and CAMHS Limerick under the new autism rules and the National Autism Innovation Strategy, for a case involving suspected autistic catatonia; to list the statutory rights and obligations that require these services to share information quickly (details supplied); the exact time…
796. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [53070/26]
797. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get access to speech and language services within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53071/26]
798. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting will take place between CUH, UHL and CAMHS Limerick under the new Autism Rules and the National Autism Innovation Strategy, for a case involving suspected autistic catatonia; the statutory rights and obligations that require these services to share information quickly, including the Autism Innovation Strategy, the He…
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a full review will be initiated into the clinical assessment and management of a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53114/26]
812. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health when the Galway and the National Maternity Hospital regional specialist centres will be up and running; the services that will be provided for in each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53149/26]
867. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53365/26]
872. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount of the total healthcare budget that is outsourced to provide healthcare through independent bodies, private providers or agencies in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53388/26]
887. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health with regard to incident data collected by SATUs and collated at national level for annual service reports, the number of incidents that occurred in Tipperary, Clare and Limerick per year for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53504/26]
888. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1166 of 28 April 2026, the number of UHL FME patients that sought a follow up health check or other services in Cork SATU, as per the arrangement in place and referenced in a previous PQ (details supplied) , by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53505/26]
889. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2790 of 14 April 2026, if further work has been carried out at national and regional level regarding the establishment of a specialist child and adolescent sexual assault treatment unit in the mid-west since the PQ was answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53506/26]
890. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 28 April 2026, the further engagements and steps that have taken place at national and regional level since May 2026 regarding the establishment of a mid-west SATU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53507/26]
894. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1168 of 28 April 2026, if the HSE has yet collated overall data regarding the number of victims from the mid-west who have accessed the SATU services elsewhere, notably Galway and Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53541/26]
895. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1168 of 28 April 2026, if information regarding the number of victims from the mid-west who have accessed the SATU services in Cork and Galway has been obtained from said SATUs, given the fact that not all service users engage with An Garda Síochána prior to attending an SATU service; and if she will make a statement on the m…
901. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the digitalisation of the health service in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53595/26]
223. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to procure additional ophthalmology service provision to address the needs of the more than 58,000 patients currently on waiting lists for ophthalmology care nationwide; when the next National Treatment Purchase Fund Framework for waiting list activity is expected to be published; when procurement under that framework is expected to commence; …
224. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the extension and reconfiguration of St Anne's Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52087/26]
225. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a new primary care centre at Inisboffin, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52088/26]
227. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on establishing a single point of access for all children, in conjunction with child and adolescent mental health services and primary care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52090/26]
654. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on a case of a person (details supplied) who is unable to gain access to scheduled respite care; and the date by which they will be provided with scheduled respite care. [51228/26]
655. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing personal assistance hours by at least 270,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51334/26]
692. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the safeguards that exist to prevent vulnerable adults being effectively excluded from routine medical and financial decisions due to overly rigid interpretations of consent requirements in everyday settings such as GP surgeries, dental clinics, and financial institutions. [51595/26]