371. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce publicly available gender affirming surgery here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18146/25]
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
396. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a patient (details supplied) did not receive sanctioned negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) while in nursing home care, and had to pay for this treatment privately. [18206/25]
411. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the new community nursing unit in Clonmel; to provide information on a completion date, a handover date and progress on registration with the relevant regulatory bodies; if she will also provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new unit; when she expects patients from the existing St. Anthony’s unit to be transferred; and when the uni…
417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of robot-assisted gynaecological surgeries that took place using the Da Vinci surgical system located in Cork University Maternity Hospital annually between 2017 and 2024, in tabular form. [18320/25]
251. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to HIV PrEP programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17666/25]
253. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the status of podiatry services provided by HSE in County Clare; and the status of this service going forward. [17668/25]
255. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide a specialist lymphedema clinic in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/25]
257. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the hepatitis C home testing kits; the number of kits that have been dispatched; if this scheme is proving successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17693/25]
272. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) and correspondence relating to same will be reviewed and advice provided in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17872/25]
273. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and correspondence relating to same and provide advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17873/25]
274. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) to acquire the vacant former health centre building in Passage West; and if she will provide an update on the proposal/request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17876/25]
277. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this list; and the number of dietitians working in this area for the HSE. [17939/25]
278. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given for a person (details supplied) for a transfer from one healthcare facility to another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17947/25]
871. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a matter (details supplied); the measures this family can take to speed up the process of accessing a therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16554/25]
877. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if podiatrist services are available in Carlow and Kilkenny; if not, when the services were last available; and her intentions to restore a full level of service. [16632/25]
894. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if additional physiotherapy and speech and language supports to a patient can urgently be provided in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16720/25]
897. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available; if there are plans to refund those people who have paid for medicines since the beginning of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16725/25]
904. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the implementation of the free hormone replacement therapy scheme, which was originally scheduled to begin in January 2025; if a revised timeline for its rollout is now in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16764/25]
939. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health for details on ultrasound scans by private services contracted by the HSE, for the purposes of dating start of pregnancy for women considering abortion within the 12-week limit; to summarise total expenditure per year, in tabular form, from 2019 to present; to provide the current cost or range of costs per individual scan; the qualifications are held by staff oper…
947. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline how an individual can access care from primary care psychology staff in a primary care centre. [16986/25]
954. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral immunotherapy will be provided by the HSE for those suffering from allergies. [17008/25]
955. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral immunotherapy will be provided under the treatment abroad scheme. [17009/25]
956. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if oral food challenges will be provided by the HSE for those suffering from allergies. [17010/25]
960. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the provision of free hormone replacement therapy, given the commitment given in Budget 2025 for same; the reason for the delay with the pharmacists; and when women will be able to avail of this free therapy; and the date to resolve the issue (details supplied). [17035/25]
975. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has discontinued the provision of a diabetic foot clinic service at Camlin medical centre, Longford, which was previously available to patients; if so, the rationale behind this decision; if there are any plans to reinstate this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/25]