866. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if HIQA provide a 'provisional registration' of a new health building before obtaining full registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45079/26]
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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The questions
867. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the supports available for the collection of used incontinence pads for elderly vulnerable people with medical conditions for whom an ordinary refuse collection is not sufficient to meet their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45081/26]
871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether private home support providers operating under the home support authorisation scheme are subject to announced or unannounced compliance inspections; the number of compliance inspections, audits, reviews or investigations conducted in each year since the scheme commenced; the number of providers found to be non-compliant; the sanctions available to the HSE …
890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations to emergency departments involving mental health crises in each of the past five years. [45197/26]
891. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have accessed free or publicly funded counselling services in each of the past five years; and the associated waiting times. [45198/26]
895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people discharged from inpatient mental health care without a follow-up appointment within seven days, in each of the past five years. [45202/26]
896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels of CAMHS teams compared with recommended staffing levels; and the measures being taken to address shortfalls. [45203/26]
897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health service users who have reported difficulties accessing care outside normal working hours; and the plans to improve crisis response services. [45204/26]
899. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care Implementation Report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45217/26]
900. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to implementing the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45218/26]
901. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to lung rapid access clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [45219/26]
902. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to prostate rapid access clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [45220/26]
907. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; the plans to address overnight partner restrictions after childbirth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45232/26]
911. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of children that qualified for free orthodontic treatment under the HSE scheme in CHO5 area, between 2022 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45249/26]
912. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be approved for treatment under the EU Cross-Border Health Directive. [45255/26]
913. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the review of the maternity and infant care scheme that is currently underway within her Department; to confirm the aspects of the scheme that are being considered specifically; to provide a timeline for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45256/26]
932. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has assessed the impact of restrictions preventing partners or chosen support persons from staying overnight with women after childbirth (details supplied); and whether her Department will consider introducing a national standard for family centred postnatal care, including overnight partner or chosen support person access where reque…
933. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing (details supplied); if she will consider a national standard for family-centred postnatal care, including overnight partner support where the mother requests it; and if she will make a stat…
938. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether modelling has been undertaken on the projected increase in significant functional impairment among older people and the associated demand for home support, rehabilitation, respite care, community care and long-term residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45316/26]
981. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by the south Tipperary memory clinic that have not yet received an appointment; the average number of referrals received per month in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45677/26]
985. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the specific actions identified by the HSE as necessary before the south Tipperary memory clinic can reopen; the status of each action; the expected completion date for each action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/26]
986. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has set a target date for the reopening of the south Tipperary memory clinic; if not, when such a target date will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45682/26]
987. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether a clinical risk assessment has been conducted regarding the closure of the south Tipperary memory clinic; whether delayed diagnosis of dementia and cognitive impairment has been assessed as a patient safety risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45683/26]
989. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to changes in current restrictions at maternity hospitals in order to allow partners or a chosen support person to remain overnight with women after childbirth; if she considers blanket restrictions on partners after childbirth appropriate particularly in cases of traumatic births or caesarean sections; and if she will make a sta…
991. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide immediate assistance in securing respite care for a person (details supplied); the steps that can be taken to ensure they receive the necessary care as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45714/26]