2262. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that GP and primary care services in south Kildare have sufficient capacity to meet the needs of a growing population; whether any additional primary care centres are planned for the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43485/26]
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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| 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
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The questions
2272. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to an urgent symptomatic breast disease clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43519/26]
2273. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a lung rapid access clinic attended within ten days, between 11-20 days, 21 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43520/26]
2274. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of people referred to a prostate rapid access clinic attended within 20 days, between 21-25 days, 25 days or longer by hospital for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43521/26]
2278. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the treating member State determines that a telemedicine consult is sufficient under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, therefore no face-to-face consultation is necessary prior to in-patient care; the way in which an Irish patient or the HSE dictate to the treating member State how to provide the healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
2284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase in maintenance and technical agency expenditure from €12.4 million in 2024 to €68.2 million in 2025 has been formally reviewed by the HSE or Department; and to provide copies of any review reports. [43571/26]
2285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025 by occupational category, including engineering, estates, facilities management, ICT, maintenance, trades and other grades. [43572/26]
2286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the top ten locations, services or projects responsible for maintenance and technical agency expenditure in 2025. [43573/26]
2287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money assessment has been undertaken regarding maintenance and technical agency staffing expenditure in 2025. [43574/26]
2288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the increase was anticipated in workforce plans and budget forecasts; and if not, when the variance was first identified. [43575/26]
2352. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get referred to the public health system for a device because of their age. [43711/26]
2354. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the measures she intends to take to address the significant physiotherapy waiting lists within the HSE; whether she is aware that approximately 90,000 people are currently awaiting physiotherapy services; whether she has considered engaging with certified athletic therapists as part of a strategy to reduce waiting times for patients with musculoskeletal injuries…
2377. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the services which are available in each of the 19 maternity units that is, domino scheme, early transfer scheme, home birth and midwife led unit. [43807/26]
2387. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the current status and timeline for the national model of care for allergy services; the departments or agencies involved; to provide a description of the work carried out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43884/26]
2388. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if gynaecologists in the private health system can refuse to sign insurance forms that would enable patients to undergo endometriosis treatment abroad on certain grounds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43922/26]
2400. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to assist a married couple (details supplied) who require some tax relief or other payment to allow them to cope with the significant costs involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44015/26]
2404. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on a survey published in May 2026 (details supplied); if she will commit to implementing the three recommendations in the survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44032/26]
2423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of children treated within the target waiting time applicable to their assigned Clinical Priority Category in Children’s Health Ireland in each year since 2020. [44065/26]
2424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Children’s Health Ireland reports performance against Clinical Priority Category waiting-time targets to the HSE or their Department; and if so, the frequency and format of such reporting. [44066/26]
2425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national written criteria, guidance documents, policy directives, clinical governance documents or decision-support frameworks currently exist which distinguish between procedures regarded as medically necessary, elective, quality-of-life, cosmetic or discretionary for public funding purposes; and if so, if she will provide details of each such docume…
2426. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or HSE has conducted any review since 2020 of variation in decision-making between hospitals, specialties or Health Regions regarding eligibility for publicly funded procedures; and if any such review has been undertaken, if she will provide the findings and recommendations. [44068/26]
2427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national audit has been undertaken since 2020 examining consistency in decisions regarding access to publicly funded procedures across different clinical specialties; and if not, whether she considers the absence of a national classification framework creates a risk of inconsistent decision-making. [44069/26]
2428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance mechanism that exists to ensure that a procedure approved for public funding in one hospital or specialty is assessed against equivalent criteria in another hospital or specialty. [44070/26]
2433. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1029 of 19 May 2026, the estimated additional annual PCRS expenditure attributable solely to the 2022 steri-neb salamol price uplift, excluding any increase arising from changes in prescribing volume or item numbers; and if they will provide the methodology used in calculating that estimate. [44075/26]
2434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken or commissioned any literature review, evidence assessment or toxicological review since 2020 regarding potential neurological, developmental or cognitive effects associated with long-term exposure to manganese concentrations between 50 µg/l and 80 µg/l in drinking water; and if so, if details of each review will be provided. [44082…