536. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently …
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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 |
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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
537. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an application for the cross-Border scheme can be processed without delay (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40965/26]
667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the treatment abroad scheme appears on any HSE or Departmental risk register, internal audit plan or audit universe; and if so, under what risk category. [41236/26]
675. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains structured follow-up data on clinical outcomes, complications, revision procedures, readmissions or adverse events arising after treatment abroad scheme-funded procedures. [41244/26]
678. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central data set of treatment abroad scheme approvals including procedure type, jurisdiction, provider, cost, clinical indication, approval date and outcome data. [41247/26]
741. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she can take to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives an urgent appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41347/26]
205. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the provisions being made for healthcare needs for the additional population in the Donore Avenue-South Circular Road area. [40364/26]
227. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made by HSE south-west on creating new residential respite services for Cork; when she anticipates these additional services will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/26]
241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) operates four nights per week rather than seven nights per week in line with other residential respite providers in Cork; if she will confirm whether additional funding is being considered to extend the operating hours of this facility to meet local demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40567/26]
243. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a full update on a respite project in Cork (details supplied); if she will confirm that the design team tender was lodged in May 2026 as planned; whether the projected completion date of Q4 2026 remains on track [40577/26]
245. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the Regional Fertility Hub at the Lee Clinic in Cork given that referrals increased from 710 in 2023 to 1,144 in 2024 before reducing to 1,010 in 2025; whether the reduction in referrals in 2025 reflects a capacity constraint rather than a reduction in demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40579/26]
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure under the treatment abroad scheme in each year since 2020; the number of approved patients in each year; and the average approved expenditure per patient annually. [40614/26]
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether expenditure and activity data reviewed during quarterly treatment abroad scheme oversight meetings with the Department of Health is recorded in a standardised reporting format; and if she will provide copies of the reporting templates used. [40615/26]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the treatment abroad scheme records activity data by clinical speciality, treatment category, age cohort or referral pathway; and if she will provide a breakdown of the categories currently recorded. [40616/26]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the treatment abroad scheme was audited by the HSE Internal Audit function or the Comptroller and Auditor General since 2020; the scope of each audit; and whether any recommendations or governance concerns were identified. [40617/26]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal reports, dashboards, expenditure summaries or performance-monitoring documents relating to the treatment abroad scheme are routinely furnished to the Department of Health; and if she will provide details of the documents concerned. [40618/26]
262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the treatment abroad scheme maintains separate expenditure or activity reporting for referrals involving minors. [40619/26]
263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of treatment abroad scheme applications submitted, approved, refused and withdrawn in each HSE health region in each year since 2020. [40620/26]
264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal analysis has been conducted comparing treatment abroad scheme referral rates per capita across HSE health regions. [40621/26]
265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any equality impact assessment or access equity review has been conducted in relation to regional variation in treatment abroad scheme utilisation. [40622/26]
266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the dates and titles of all Internal Audit Office or Comptroller and Auditor General audits relating to the treatment abroad scheme since 2020. [40623/26]
267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any approval-rate benchmarking exists between specialties, consultants or regions under the treatment abroad scheme. [40624/26]
268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which officer or division holds responsibility for monitoring consistency of treatment abroad scheme decision-making nationally. [40625/26]
289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40674/26]
1065. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours provided to families in County Donegal in each of the years of 2024 and 2025; the planned level of capacity for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40209/26]