997. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve trauma services at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown. [45751/26]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
1001. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of mobile and temporary blood donation clinics that have been held each year for the past five years and to the end of May 2026, in tabular form. [45781/26]
1003. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver a neurology service for Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45787/26]
1007. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she can assist in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45841/26]
1019. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of other areas of medicine which are not available in Irish private hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45905/26]
1021. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the manner in which consultants on public-only consultant contracts (POCC) and those on the non-POCC are rostered in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital and the Coombe Hospital during the week and at weekends; if separate rosters are in place during both the week and the weekend (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on …
1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €9.33 million CHO4 pay overspend in 2024 attributable separately to agency expenditure and overtime expenditure, by care group.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45908/26]
1025. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to investment to deliver a neurology service for Tipperary University Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45916/26]
1027. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the national governance and reporting framework that will be put in place to oversee implementation of the public only consultant contract, as recommended by a HSE internal audit; the oversight, reporting and accountability mechanisms that will be established; the timeline being worked towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45941/26]
1028. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the HSE’s integrated financial management system (IFMS) in voluntary organisations; the Section 38 acute hospitals in which the IFMS is already operational; the timeline for full implementation across all Section 38 acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45944/26]
284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that patients with diabetes in Mayo must travel to Galway for essential treatments including eye injections and laser therapy; the plans in place to provide these services locally at Mayo University Hospital; and if she will outline the timeline for same. [44618/26]
285. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason diabetes services, including insulin pump access and specialist supports, are not available in Mayo University Hospital at the same level as in Galway; and the steps being taken to address this regional disparity. [44619/26]
286. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reported staffing shortages impacting diabetes care in Mayo University Hospital, including lack of nursing staff to carry out routine procedures such as blood draws; and the actions being taken to address these deficits. [44620/26]
287. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if diabetes services at Mayo University Hospital have been reduced or reconfigured in recent years; and if she will outline the long term plan for diabetes service provision in the Mayo region. [44621/26]
288. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the access patients in Mayo have to insulin pump therapy; whether this service can be provided locally and if not, what plans exist to expand access within the region. [44622/26]
289. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44624/26]
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the minor injuries unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/26]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the new Killarney community nursing unit; when this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry open; when it will be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44629/26]
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44630/26]
296. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Cahersiveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44631/26]
297. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Dingle Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44632/26]
298. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a situation in County Kerry where patients end up in the furthest away community hospital/nursing home from their loved ones; if this will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44633/26]
299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the A and E crisis by providing additional beds in University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44634/26]
300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the provision of a new Oncology Unit proposed for University Hospital Kerry to cater for the significant increase in the number of patients attending here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/26]
327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of community neurorehabilitation teams; the number and location of teams; the desired, approved, and actual staffing levels, by grade; the details of areas without teams; the reasons for this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44711/26]