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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

Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1629. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the options for support available to persons wishing to obtain and train a medical alert assistance dog for emergencies relating to certain medical issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11370/25]
Mark Wall Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1634. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether the HSE or their funded agencies continue to apply the ‘in loco parentis’ rule to children receiving home support; if so, whether the clause applies to all home support for children with additional needs or only to children with complex medical needs; and if the clause is still applied, whether the Minister would consider the abolition o…
Johnny Guirke Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1635. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the palliative care services that are in place in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11396/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1671. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the timeline of the roll out for oral immunotherapy services for the treatment of children living with allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11559/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1695. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status of the national audit for cleft services; the metrics used on the audit; if she will provide the results of the audit to Deputies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11689/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1751. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers by the HSE My Options. [11881/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1780. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the HSE or other health supports that are available to individuals with korsakoff syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11998/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1781. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to ensure that individuals with korsakoff syndrome can avail of all supports from organisations in receipt of HSE grant funding that support individuals with brain injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11999/25]
Mark Ward Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1855. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if spirovital therapy is available to HSE patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12482/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1881. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide a current estimate of the number of patients in receipt of oxygen through the public system; if costs related to the provision of oxygen for that population have been accounted for in full in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12625/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1882. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to move away from a reimbursement system for oxygen provision to direct payment to oxygen companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12626/25]
John McGuinness Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1892. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will request a review of the financial support approved by the HSE for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12818/25]
David Cullinane Oral 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
64. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will publish the review of specialist cardiac services; when she will publish a comprehensive cardiovascular health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10077/25]
David Cullinane Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
89. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will deliver a genuinely free hormone replacement therapy scheme similar to the universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10082/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
96. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team to provide services in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10093/25]
Barry Ward Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the extension of access to free contraception as committed to under the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8997/25]
John Lahart Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
104. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the free HRT therapy programme will be rolled out to pharmacists as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10147/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
106. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the multi-disciplinary team for Louth and Meath will be in place; the reason for the delay with the establishment of the team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10103/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
107. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to include a medication (details supplied) as part of the free HRT roll-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10122/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
113. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on treatment options for people with scoliosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10217/25]
Paul Murphy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
134. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available; and if people will be refunded for medicines bought since the start of the year. [9941/25]
Grace Boland Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
149. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when women will be able to avail of HRT products and medications through the previously announced free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9987/25]
David Cullinane Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a seven-day health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10084/25]
Albert Dolan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
151. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for a new attention deficit hyperactivity disorder team in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10015/25]
Barry Ward Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
164. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8996/25]