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Health 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202556
February 202578
March 202573
April 2025110
May 2025158
June 2025127
July 2025135
August 20250
September 2025193
October 202556
November 2025157
December 2025147
January 2026238
February 2026102
March 2026141
April 2026243
May 2026222
June 2026290
July 2026123
August 20260
September 202673
October 202687

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.

  • 100% RDR9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú75 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil616 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael281 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party16 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent166 from 14 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland421 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party222 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity85 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin676 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 407
  2. 140
  3. 137
  4. 101
  5. 79
  6. 78
  7. 53
  8. 49

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2220. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of National Perinatal Genomics Service; the new public services that will be introduced and made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19783/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2221. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the referral pathways available to a person in CHO3 seeking perinatal genetics and genomics services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19784/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2226. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health how many people referred for cognitive behavioural therapy in primary care psychology in Roscommon received a letter from Adult Mental Health Services, Roscommon, informing them that cognitive behavioural therapy is no longer available. [19801/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2227. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to advise why a role (details supplied) has not been filled; why a decision has been made not to proceed in filling this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19802/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2252. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a community neurorehabilitation team for central and north Dublin, as promised in 2019, and in line with the Programme for Government commitment and recent calls (details supplied), given the ongoing disadvantage faced by patients discharged from national centres who currently have no access to such a service locally; and i…
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2257. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for a transitional payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19924/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2258. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a facilities expansion request at a club (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19936/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2274. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure access to free PrEP in the Dublin area by expanding the capacity at clinics administering the medicine, given existing clinics are not taking new people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20038/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2278. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of national independent review panel reports underway currently, by CHO area, and by the type of service under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided for stroke services in 2023, 2024 and 2025 as part of the National Stroke Strategy 2022-2027. [20146/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding to the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine Ireland by 50%. [20198/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2391. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if there are any schemes that individuals can avail of to recoup money when they have been forced to go through private healthcare providers for their medical care due to inadequate public services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20587/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2400. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that funding will be provided in 2025 for the provision of an integrated homeless health hub in Cork city (day centre), in view of the fact that a detailed proposal has been agreed upon between her Department, the HSE, Cork City Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, also taking into account there are over 500 hom…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2412. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a clear clinical pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder service, including measures to ensure timely and accurate diagnosis as well as appropriate ongoing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20748/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2420. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the top-class home care palliative care package provided in the UK and strive to bring it up to the same standards in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20798/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2432. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received the results from an MRI scan in Cavan General Hospital they had in February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20884/25]
Albert Dolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2434. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current capacity of the complex menopause clinic at University Hospital Galway, which is currently operating for only one half-day per week, despite a waiting list of eight-nine months; if consideration will be given to expanding this vital service to meet growing demand, particularly for women referred by oncologists and those experiencin…
Paul Donnelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2437. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the type of cardiothoracic surgeries that were carried out at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [20909/25]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2445. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the locations within County Cork where attention deficit hyperactivity teams are based. [21027/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2453. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the regions in which new neurology hubs have been established in which to assist patients to have access to integrated services without requiring hospital inpatient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21084/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2454. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if it is proposed to establish a neurology hub in the Cavan Monaghan region to assist patients to have access to integrated services without requiring hospital in-patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21085/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2459. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any plans to provide on-site health care in IPAS facilities; the actions she is taking to ensure that adequate GP facilities are available for IPAS residents while not removing existing services from any community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21142/25]
Gary Gannon Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Finance
164. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to address the taxation issues affecting the GP Care for All initiative, particularly concerning the Summerhill practice in Dublin’s north inner city, which is at risk of closure in June 2025 if a sustainable financial solution is not found; the measures being considered to ensure the continued provision of general practitioner services t…
Jen Cummins Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
362. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the reason public health nursing services have been removed from the local health centre in Limekiln Road to Rathfarnham Health Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18091/25]
Thomas Gould Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
363. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of children with an address in Cork whose parents have received notification of a review into hip dysplasia surgeries. [18106/25]