1888. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the general adult mental health service teams do not have the specialist expertise required to provide treatment for service users with ADHD; to outline her Department’s plans to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19430/26]
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
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The questions
1889. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for specialist eating disorder assessment and treatment; the waiting times involved; the breakdown by RHA, age group and service type (CAMHS and adult services); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/26]
1890. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist eating disorder teams currently operating in the State; their locations; the population catchment of each team; and whether all teams envisaged under the national Model of Care for Eating Disorders have been established and a list of teams that are operational. [19433/26]
1892. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of public inpatient beds available for the treatment of eating disorders nationally; the location of those beds; the number of admissions in each of the past five years; and the number of patients treated abroad through the treatment abroad scheme due to lack of domestic capacity. [19435/26]
1893. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the progress made in implementing the Model of Care for Eating Disorders since its publication; the funding allocated to its implementation to date; and the timeline for full implementation. [19436/26]
1894. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents currently receiving treatment for eating disorders through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; the waiting times for access to treatment; and the number of urgent referrals in the past five years. [19437/26]
1895. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients receiving specialist eating disorder treatment in each RHA; and the measures being taken to address regional inequalities in access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19438/26]
1896. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether national outcome data is collected in relation to eating disorder treatment; if so, the recovery rates, relapse rates and treatment completion rates recorded in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19439/26]
1897. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with eating disorders who have been approved for treatment abroad in each of the past five years due to a lack of specialist services in the State; the countries where treatment was provided; and the cost to the Exchequer. [19440/26]
1898. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the annual funding allocated to eating disorder services in each of the past five years; the projected funding for 2027; and whether additional funding is planned to expand services. [19441/26]
1908. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be given an appointment for a psychologist and an occupational therapist in the primary care centre in Longford. [19457/26]
1918. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding the introduction of a €4 transport charge for attendees of a service (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in relation to the impact this charge may have on older people accessing the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19509/26]
1920. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if an old age pensioner with a medical card is required to pay the €25 fee for having bloods taken; if an old age pensioner with a medical card must pay the €25 fee for non-routine bloods to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19516/26]
1938. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed list of public hospital sites, providing CR; the number of WTE allocated to each site; to identify which locations were providing phase 3 CR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19664/26]
1979. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if risk assessments were undertaken in the process of service change in a section 38 organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/26]
1980. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the reason therapy posts in section 38 organisations that were HSE funded were not filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19835/26]
1990. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed account of the efforts made to identify an appropriate service provider regarding the care needs of a child (details supplied). [19876/26]
2029. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce diagnostic delays for people with rare diseases, given evidence that the average time to diagnosis in Ireland exceeds six years, and that many patients experience initial misdiagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20002/26]
2031. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to increase rare disease education and training for healthcare professionals, including the integration of new HSE rare disease training programmes and collaboration with the National Rare Diseases Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20004/26]
2032. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if a marriage notification appointment can be facilitated for a couple (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20005/26]
2035. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to support individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including the development of specialist multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring enhanced and immediate access to givinostat (Duvyzat) and similar treatments. [20014/26]
2044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which fire safety deficiencies requiring the closure of a unit (details supplied) were first identified; the date on which remediation works commenced; the estimated capital cost of these works; and the expected date for completion and reopening of the affected beds. [20071/26]
2045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds that have been unavailable for use at a nursing unit in each month since the closure of the unit due to fire safety works; and the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to restore this capacity. [20072/26]
2046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether HIQA identified compliance issues during its inspection of a nursing unit on 17 February 2026 relating to the application to vary registration for a dementia-specific unit (details supplied); the nature of any such issues; and the anticipated timeframe for regulatory approval. [20073/26]
2065. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the options for funding available to assist adults who do not possess a medical card and who are employed fulltime, to meet the high cost of hearing aids; the pathway to access funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20126/26]