1161. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that her environmental health officers (EHOs) have no powers when a public nuisance is emanating from a private dwelling house (details supplied); if she has any proposals to strengthen the law to enable EHOs to intervene to alleviate these public nuisance cases, particularly where the owner of the property causing the nuisance cannot be identifi…
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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
1175. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a serious matter in relation to a ten-year-old boy (details supplied) will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10276/26]
1178. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding how cases of illness are monitored in relation to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10291/26]
1179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with maternity hospitals and other related services in relation to the latest recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10292/26]
1180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which confirmation can be provided that there were no cases of illness reported in relation to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); the way in which a family could report such a case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10293/26]
1181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the role the Health Protection Surveillance Centre played in monitoring possible illness linked to a recall of infant formula (details supplied); if any enhanced or retrospective surveillance undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10294/26]
1182. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the coordination that took place between the Health Products Regulatory Authority, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, maternity services, public health bodies and any other related agencies to proactively identify any potential health impacts related to the recall of infant formula (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10295/26]
1183. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists in terms to report an infant formula recall to maternity hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10296/26]
1184. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to neonatal units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10297/26]
1185. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to GPs and other local doctor services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10298/26]
1186. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the formal process that exists to report an infant formula recall to public health nursing units and other local doctor services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10299/26]
1200. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to regulate spoken language interpretation within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10393/26]
366. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8808/26]
373. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to making changes to the treatment abroad scheme to include assistance towards the cost of checked luggage, in instances whereby patients must transport medical supplies home following treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8846/26]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has adopted, endorsed, or relied upon any national policy, workforce planning framework, or service specification for chronic pain services which sets out recommended consultant whole-time equivalent capacity per head of population; and if so, to provide the title, date, and issuing authority of each such document. [8886/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted, commissioned, or received any population-needs assessment of chronic pain service consultant capacity since 2019, including any modelling of required consultant whole-time equivalents by Community Healthcare Organisation or Hospital Group; and if so, to provide the date, scope, and main findings. [8887/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance arrangements by which her Department assures itself that consultant capacity in chronic pain services is adequate to meet population need, including the key performance indicators, reporting cadence, and the senior accountable officer within her Department; and if she will provide the most recent available reporting outputs. [8888/26]
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether chronic pain services are included within any current Consultant Workforce Plan, National Service Plan deliverable, or waiting list action plan overseen by her Department; and if so, to set out the targets, funding allocations, and timelines applicable in 2026 and 2027. [8889/26]
391. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any direction, circular, or guidance to the HSE since 2023 in relation to capacity expansion, recruitment, or service configuration for chronic pain services; and if so, to provide the date, subject, and a copy of each document. [8891/26]
417. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health to what extent flexible, community-based cancer recoverysupports areavailableto help women balance recovery with caring responsibilities, including family counselling and peer-support networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8980/26]
423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2264 of 13 January 2026, if a decision on the reimbursement of a treatment will be informed by the National Rare Disease Strategy and the funding provided for orphan drugs in Budget 2026 (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9003/26]
935. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts made by the Government to find a solution regarding the blister pack charges facing vulnerable persons across County Louth and beyond to access packs which they previously were not charged for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7362/26]
936. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the plans which are in place to ensure that vulnerable persons in County Louth will not face additional financial burdens in order to access blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7363/26]
937. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of persons in County Louth which had been receiving blister packs without charge from their pharmacy in 2025; the engagement which has taken place with these persons to explain the reason they are now facing charges; and the engagement which has taken with pharmacies in County Louth regarding these charges. [7364/26]
973. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the total number of incidents (which includes claims) logged/recorded in each year from 2020 to date with the National Incident Management System hosted by the State Claims Agency. [7478/26]