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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1310. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term residential care centres and long-term residential care beds in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3402/25]
Joe Neville Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1315. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health whether the case for a refund for a person (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3440/25]
David Cullinane Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, for December of each year 2019, 2023, and 2024 and for January 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown, by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3505/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if speech therapy will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46700/24]
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1181. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if occupational therapy and psychology appointments for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/24]
Matt Carthy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current provision of occupational therapy available in County Monaghan for, separately, adult and children disability services; the number of WTE occupational therapists (OTs) in employment; the current waiting list for OT appointments; the current vacancies in OT; the proposals to increase OT provision in this c…
Matt Carthy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current provision of occupational therapy (OT) available in County Cavan for, separately, adult and children disability services; the number of WTE occupational therapists in employment; the current waiting list for OT appointments; the current vacancies in OT; the proposals to increase OT provision in this count…
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1191. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite requests refused, by month and county, in adult disability, older persons’ and children’s disability services in 2024, in tabular form. [46819/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1192. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the funding provided for neuro-disability services in County Meath in 2022, 2023, 2024 and planned for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the rollout of the national neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO8 covering County Meath;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46823/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and name of services that are dedicated to persons living with neurological disabilities in County Meath [46825/24]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1204. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an assessment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1072/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1237. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an appointment for a child (details supplied). [1330/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1238. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarification regarding information provided verbally to some families of day service users of an organisation at a location (details supplied) that these services will be ceasing; if this is the case, the reason this decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1346/25]
John McGuinness Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1239. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the number of hours allocated to the care of a person (details supplied) will be increased from thirteen and a half hours to thirty hours, which is what was originally agreed as being the optimum number of hours required by them; and if he will expedite a positive response. [1375/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1246. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of people currently waiting for speech and language therapy in Mayo; the number of whom have been waiting 3, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1444/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1312. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand services for lymphoedema patients; to provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1313. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health regarding lymphoedema, if compression pumps are funded by the HSE; if not, if there are plans to fund them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46270/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1314. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health regarding lymphoedema, if compression socks are funded by the HSE; if not, if there are plans to fund them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46271/24]
Mark Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1316. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the HSE supplies free bowel cancer test kits to the public; the criteria to receive one; if there are plans to introduce them for persons in their 50s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46273/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1320. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing three extra postnatal hubs. [46286/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing three extra menopause clinics. [46290/24]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1325. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeries outsourced abroad in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46302/24]
John Brady Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1374. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken, and the current situation in respect of his commitment, to provide free HRT in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46570/24]
John Brady Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1375. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health following the Budget 2025 announcement of free HRT, to confirm whether the patient will have to pay a dispensing fee to the pharmacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46571/24]