266. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of referrals covered under the treatment abroad scheme or cross-border directive to countries outside of Ireland for mesh implant procedures which are not currently permitted in the State; if she considers that this is an appropriate use of taxpayers money considering that access to surgeries domestically are paused due to medical advice receiv…
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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 |
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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The questions
955. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the capacity which exists for robot-assisted deep brain stimulation; whether additional capacity has been sought and considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14186/26]
956. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the model of care for early onset Parkinson’s disease; the manner in which care is provided proactively; the manner in which it is different to Parkinson’s; if she considers a new EOPD model of care to be necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14187/26]
994. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update into the review of usage of the old library building on St. Mary's Road in Cork. [14501/26]
1012. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand access to ADHD assessment services for adults in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14613/26]
1027. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the care of Children's Health Ireland who were assessed for, offered and received spinal treatment abroad in 2024 and in 2025. [14696/26]
1075. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if other HSE Inclusion Health Clinics have been opened (details supplied); if so, the locations; if there are plans to establish further HSE Inclusion Health Clinics; if so, the proposed locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14999/26]
1076. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if screening for spinal muscular atrophy will be included in the national newborn bloodspot screening programme before the end of March 2026, as cited by a leading paediatric clinician in recent media coverage (details supplied); the preparations currently underway to ensure this timeline is met, given that more than two years has elapsed since the decision was …
1082. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason access to the interpretation service for GPs has been cut and to set out the size of the funding reduction for each IHA. [15057/26]
1083. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to clarify how the cuts to the interpretation service are consistent with the HSE good practise guidelines entitled on speaking terms. [15058/26]
1084. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with a campaign group following publication of their survey and findings in relation to the future of healthcare services in the Mid West and the recommendations published by HIQA in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15082/26]
1085. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1072 of 9 December 2025, to provide an update on her consideration of option C from HIQA’s review urgent and emergency care in the Mid West; the timeline she is working towards in outlining her position with respect to developing an additional Model 3 hospital in the Midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
1091. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the work done to date to consider further reductions in the drugs payment scheme as per the Programme for Government 2025 commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15092/26]
1098. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to increase the number of clinical trials as per the Programme for Government 2025 commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15099/26]
1110. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress made in terms of the expansion of the national newborn bloodspot screening programme (NNBSP), in particular the addition of severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy to the NNBSP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15167/26]
1045. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that the advanced paramedic care will be re-instated in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12576/26]
1060. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the reason older people in Louth such as a person (details supplied) are being informed that they must hold a medical card in order to receive a public health nurse visit; if she will direct the HSE to end this practice; if she will ensure that older people with significant care needs can access public health nursing services irrespective of medical card statu…
1080. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide the reason for the moving of the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11784/26]
1081. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health how moving the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away aligns with the implementation of Sláintecare, particularly regarding the delivering of health services in the community that is accessing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11785/26]
1087. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of the assessment and decision making process (details supplied) in the treatment of young children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; the timeline for completion of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics review and subsequent HSE reimbursement decision; the steps being taken to ensure that children with progressive and life limiting condi…
1096. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to urgently improve SouthDoc cover to the Caherciveen/Iveragh region in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11950/26]
1098. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the immediate contingency arrangements now in place for children awaiting community ophthalmology services in south Tipperary, in circumstances where recruitment of a consultant community ophthalmologist has repeatedly failed and the previous postholder has retired; if weekend clinics, private provision, cross-HSE-area referrals, temporary contracting, or emer…
1147. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to open a sexual assault treatment unit in the mid-west region; the consideration that has been given to this by her Department and the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12196/26]
1150. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12214/26]
1159. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of interRAI care needs facilitators; the number currently in-post; the outstanding vacancies; the measures being taken to increase the number of interRAI assessments carried out for home support, in light of the lower than expected number of assessments completed in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the m…