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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

Liam Quaide Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
800. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will continue its safer nightlife programme ahead of summer 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15678/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
815. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for what supports exist post-discharge for families dealing with complex medical conditions, particularly regarding feeding difficulties and early intervention; what plans there are to improve post-discharge services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15748/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Health
398. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14806/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
788. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the existing ophthalmology services operating in County Louth; the location of these services; the number of persons currently employed within these services, by grade; whether there are plans to expand these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13885/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
800. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team in Meath. [13918/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
838. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence attached (details supplied) and provide an update from the HSE on this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14092/25]
George Lawlor Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
863. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the status of ophthalmology clinics in County Wexford; the days on which the services are operational; the locations of these clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14181/25]
George Lawlor Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
864. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a women's health hub in Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
438. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the supports and services currently available on a State-wide basis for people suffering with fibromyalgia; the details of the specific provisions in the north west, including any planned expansions or improvements to service delivery in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12967/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
488. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people that suspect that they are living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in particular those who are under the age of 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13228/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
489. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to meet the commitments under Article 21 (c) of the WHO Global Strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13229/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
490. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the 2022 HSE position paper on the prevention of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13230/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
491. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the criteria used and the steps taken to diagnose foetal alcohol syndrome and partial foetal alcohol syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13231/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
493. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is not deemed by her Department or agencies under her aegis to be a disability at this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
498. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis; if she is aware of the current issues regarding the wait list for a drug (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13245/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1432. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on each neurorehabilitation team in each RHO area; to provide information (details supplied) for each team, in tabular form; and if the team is not set up, to provide timelines on when staff will be recruited and the team established in each area. [12328/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1463. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to outline the level of service required in each GP practice across the State as part of their public service contract; and to make a statement on the effectiveness of this for persons seeking medical assistance in a primary care setting in Donegal and across the State. [10565/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1466. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to urgently review the transition from CAMHS to AMHS ensuring continuity of care with no dangerous gaps for young people entering adulthood with an eating disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10582/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1468. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a ringfenced, multi-annual funding for specialist hubs that are fully resourced, staffed, and accessible to everyone across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10584/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1513. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of counties without CAMHS or YAMHS eating disorder teams. [10786/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for a person (details supplied) for a primary medical cert; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10892/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1571. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot continue to get buscopan on prescription, taking into consideration the significant health issues he has; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10984/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1573. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist teams and dedicated inpatient beds in Dublin and the north-east for patients suffering with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11010/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1574. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of persons being treated for eating disorders in Dublin and the north-east between 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11011/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1591. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the hours in which Shannon Doc operates in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if she will provide a breakdown of each day that the Shannon Doc service did not open during its advertised opening hours between 1 January 2024 and 4 March 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11104/25]