Health Services
An official questions-paper heading. 2,649 questions (10 oral, 2,639 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 56 |
| Feb 2025 | 78 |
| Mar 2025 | 73 |
| Apr 2025 | 110 |
| May 2025 | 158 |
| Jun 2025 | 127 |
| Jul 2025 | 135 |
| Sep 2025 | 193 |
| Oct 2025 | 56 |
| Nov 2025 | 157 |
| Dec 2025 | 147 |
| Jan 2026 | 238 |
| Feb 2026 | 102 |
| Mar 2026 | 141 |
| Apr 2026 | 243 |
| May 2026 | 222 |
| Jun 2026 | 290 |
| Jul 2026 | 123 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 2,543 |
| Children | 97 |
| Public Expenditure | 4 |
| Social | 2 |
| Finance | 1 |
| Climate | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Health Services |
| 2026-06-09 | Health Services |
| 2026-05-06 | Health Services |
| 2026-03-05 | Health Services |
| 2026-03-05 | Health Services |
| 2025-11-20 | Health Services |
| 2025-11-12 | Health Services |
| 2025-10-02 | Health Services |
| 2025-09-30 | Health Services |
| 2025-07-09 | Health Services |
| 2025-06-26 | Health Services |
| 2025-06-26 | Health Services |
| 2025-06-17 | Health Services |
| 2025-06-11 | Health Services |
| 2025-03-06 | Health Services |
The questions
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
484. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2263 of 13 January 2026, if the HSE Service Improvement Programme’s review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services has been completed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46530/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address concerns in relation to maternity services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46543/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
490. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine concerns in relation to maternity care, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46544/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the issue in County Kerry of patients requiring mid to long-term care being located in the furthest away community hospitals and nursing homes from their family following discharge from hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46552/26]
Michael Murphy
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
499. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken a risk assessment or patient safety review arising from the absence of a consultant ophthalmologist in south Tipperary since October 2024; whether concerns have been raised regarding delayed diagnosis or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46611/26]
Michael Murphy
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
500. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the ophthalmology waiting list validation exercise and targeted clinic initiatives currently being undertaken in south Tipperary; the number of patients reviewed to date; the number removed from waiting lists; the number treated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46612/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-06-18 · to Health
534. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE could investigate and address the shortcomings in the treatment of an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46756/26]
John Connolly
written
2026-06-17 · to Health
194. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to increase chronic disease hub services in County Galway, in particular to address the significant waiting lists for podiatry services and other associated chronic disease supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46058/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-17 · to Health
200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when an applicant (details supplied) will be reimbursed for their cross-Border treatment. [46094/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-17 · to Health
201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for a cross -Border application to be reimbursed. [46095/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-06-16 · to Children
763. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it is the policy of her Department that Waterford and the south-east will not be provided with a community neurological rehabilitation team; and the engagement she has had with the HSE, University Hospital Waterford and other stakeholders with regard to the provision of such a service. [44942/26]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-06-16 · to Children
764. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request all HSE health regions to issue a memo to local service providers instructing them to fill out the disability support application management tool form as soon as a child turns 18, similar to that recently issued by the Dublin North East Health Region, in order to contribute to a central register o…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-06-16 · to Children
781. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to CDNT within CHO7 in 2025 and 2026; and the estimated funding required to eliminate waiting lists currently within this CDNT. [45242/26]
Brian Brennan
written
2026-06-16 · to Children
783. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to investment to deliver the long promised community neurorehabilitation team for the South East, given the areas of the South East that come under HSE Integrated Healthcare Areas of Waterford/Wexford and Carlow/Kilkenny/South Tipperary remain the only region of the country which has not received …
Michael Fitzmaurice
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
865. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when an application will be processed and payment made to a person (details supplied) through the cross-Border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45078/26]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
866. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if HIQA provide a 'provisional registration' of a new health building before obtaining full registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45079/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
867. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the supports available for the collection of used incontinence pads for elderly vulnerable people with medical conditions for whom an ordinary refuse collection is not sufficient to meet their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45081/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether private home support providers operating under the home support authorisation scheme are subject to announced or unannounced compliance inspections; the number of compliance inspections, audits, reviews or investigations conducted in each year since the scheme commenced; the number of providers found to be non-compliant; the sanctions a…
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to emergency departments involving mental health crises in each of the past five years. [45197/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
891. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have accessed free or publicly funded counselling services in each of the past five years; and the associated waiting times. [45198/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people discharged from inpatient mental health care without a follow-up appointment within seven days, in each of the past five years. [45202/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of CAMHS teams compared with recommended staffing levels; and the measures being taken to address shortfalls. [45203/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health service users who have reported difficulties accessing care outside normal working hours; and the plans to improve crisis response services. [45204/26]
Colm Burke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
899. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care Implementation Report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45217/26]
Colm Burke
written
2026-06-16 · to Health
900. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to implementing the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45218/26]