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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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
578. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the recommendations arising from the national review of cardiac services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3983/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
659. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason for the cessation of the Heartwatch programme; the number of patients participating in the programme each year; and her plans for the resumption or the establishment of a similar programme. [4418/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Health
229. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the current status of a grant application for a centre (details supplied), which is currently with the property review group; when this grant will be available to draw down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3681/25]
Máire Devine Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Health
232. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health to detail the HSE's recommended schedule for post-natal developmental checks; whether the HSE is appropriately staffed to carry out the recommended schedule for post-natal developmental checks; whether she is aware that new mothers in Ballyfermot are being advised by the local public health network that they are not staffed to perform post-natal developmental che…
Brian Brennan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1027. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health the services available to cohorts (details supplied) to ensure essential medical care can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2157/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1032. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the implementation of the business plan submitted by an organisation (details supplied) for the patients who attend a day service in Listowel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1034. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the services and supports that will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2180/25]
Gary Gannon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1103. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that preventative healthcare services, such as sufficient provision of public health nurses, are adequately resourced to safeguard the health and well-being of children and families in the future. [2411/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1106. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of respite beds in the Dingle-Tralee area of County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2418/25]
Pat Buckley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1110. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if an agency (details supplied) is funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004. [2435/25]
Michael Murphy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1120. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to reopen an HSE clinic (details supplied); and, if not, the plans for that building. [2486/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1136. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the services and supports that will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2573/25]
Liam Quaide Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1139. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of palliative care services nationally, by regional health area, with an outline of the type and duration of service offered, and, in each instance, the funding commitment and the population size served by the service, in tabular form. [2590/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1157. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the chiropody services available in the public health system, including to those with a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2634/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1165. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reasons an organisation (details supplied) was not granted funding for a 2023-24 pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2731/25]
Pat Buckley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1166. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing community audiologists, who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme, to serve medical card holders (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2733/25]
Carol Nolan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1167. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will support a proposal to ensure that community audiologists who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme are allowed to serve medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2735/25]
Pat Buckley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1176. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure they are granted access to dietetic support. [2784/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1184. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve sexual health services in Cork; if increased resources will be provided to expand the opening hours of existing sexual health clinics and address long wait times for appointments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2827/25]
Liam Quaide Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1238. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if breastfeeding support groups in Carrigtwohill primary care centre, County Cork, will be recommenced this year by the HSE; if so, the date they will recommence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3014/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1241. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having undergone cataract surgeries at Kingsbridge Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast in 2019 has been declined reimbursement of cost having applied through the Cross Border Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3075/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1247. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the blood transfusion service has transferred to Cork University Hospital; the number of staff that have been relocated because of the change; the current staffing levels since the change of blood transfusion service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3092/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1248. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health to outline the proposal that all routine blood services will be moved to Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3093/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health all the section 38 agencies that operate in County Clare; the type of service provided by each; the total grant received by each agency for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3397/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1307. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health all the section 39 agencies that operate in County Clare, the type of service provided by each, the total grant received by each agency for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3398/25]