563. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism by which an individual with chronic spinal cord injury who has benefitted from the use of an exoskeleton could obtain financial assistance towards purchasing an exoskeleton; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29529/26]
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
566. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 885 of 24 March 2026, if governance, supervision, MDT decision-making and system-wide variations are being examined under a different process (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28668/26]
203. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the data collected on patient outcomes following ophthalmology procedures in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28791/26]
205. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the future demand for ophthalmology services over the next 10–15 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28793/26]
206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered the use of mobile clinics to address high ophthalmology waiting lists in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28794/26]
207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland has sufficient ophthalmology capacity to meet projected demand from an ageing population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28795/26]
208. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons on ophthalmology waiting lists as of April 2026, by county; the number awaiting cataract surgery, including those waiting longer than 12 months, by county; the breakdown of waiting lists by sub-specialty, including medical retina, diabetic eye disease, cataract, paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma, cornea and refractive surgery, by count…
242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether standard cost-effectiveness thresholds applied by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics are adjusted in the case of rare diseases; if not, whether the Minister will consider reforming these thresholds to reflect the unique clinical and ethical context of low-prevalence conditions. [29081/26]
252. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend support for new mothers for the first year after childbirth, especially in terms of community-based mental health and physical recovery care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29216/26]
139. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the reason the free contraception scheme excludes women older than 35 years-of-age. [28449/26]
144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to meet the Programme for Government commitment that an early access scheme for drugs will be implemented by this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28273/26]
155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health to outline the operation of occupational therapy assessment services within the HSE; the average waiting times for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28447/26]
162. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address ongoing concerns that women's health issues are not being taken seriously enough within the public health system. [28373/26]
178. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28357/26]
181. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered developing a standard operating procedure or patient information document to support outpatients in understanding their care pathway, including next steps following hospital discharge, the purpose of tests undertaken, and other key information, particularly given that many patients leaving hospital are post treatment and may be aff…
182. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if, following the interim evaluation of the first supervised injection facility in Dublin, work has been carried out to progress a similar facility in Cork; to provide an outline of the findings of that interim evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28362/26]
201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the provision of a sexual assault treatment unit in Limerick; and the reasons survivors of rape and sexual assault in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary are required to make a report to the Gardaí before they can access treatment at a SATU (sexual assault treatment unit); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/26]
204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in psychiatry of later life services in each HSE health region; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the staffing and service targets envisaged in the 2019 Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care, Part 2: Mental Health Service Provision; and to explain the shortfall between current investment and the inv…
221. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued failure to open the dementia unit in Heather House, and the crisis building in Cork’s nursing home waiting list. [28232/26]
733. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the design phase and rollout, including when planning applications will be submitted for elective treatment centres including endoscopy suites, design phase for the elective treatment centres is underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27974/26]
734. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27975/26]
735. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Limerick will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/26]
740. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to improve trauma services currently available at Beaumont Hospital. [28005/26]
807. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external body, including HIQA or another regulatory or advisory entity, has reviewed or been requested to review the governance, safety, or cost oversight of the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, to provide details of such reviews. [28126/26]
820. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the geographic distribution of SCAN services, by county and CHO area; and the timeline for full national coverage. [28149/26]