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Health 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202556
February 202578
March 202573
April 2025110
May 2025158
June 2025127
July 2025135
August 20250
September 2025193
October 202556
November 2025157
December 2025147
January 2026238
February 2026102
March 2026141
April 2026243
May 2026222
June 2026290
July 2026123
August 20260
September 202673
October 202687

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.

  • 100% RDR9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú75 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil616 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael281 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party16 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent166 from 14 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland421 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party222 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity85 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin676 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 407
  2. 140
  3. 137
  4. 101
  5. 79
  6. 78
  7. 53
  8. 49

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
300. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health her views on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4703/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
306. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to review the preparations taken by the HSE in advance of the flu season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4729/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to her by an organisation (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the contents therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4752/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider facilitating a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the concerns raised with her in relation to the recall of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4753/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the procedure whereby a recall of baby formula is communicated to parents, media outlets and other relevant organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4754/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
311. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeline as to when she was made aware of the largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4755/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
312. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the safeguards that are in place to minimise the impact of a largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4756/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
313. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Irish suppliers of baby formula involved in the mass recall to ensure a minimal impact to families and infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4757/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
318. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4800/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
826. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
827. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3356/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
898. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the most recent data on GP-to-patient ratios in the Wicklow and Wexford region; the way in which the shortages are being monitored and addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3387/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
905. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to intervene to ensure a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they require as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3444/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
906. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide CHO segregated annual figures for adults and children with a diagnosis of vision impairment who are engaged with health or disability services, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3447/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
907. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the body or bodies within the health system which are responsible for collecting data on vision impairment; if this function rests with the HSE, her Department, or any other statutory agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3448/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
908. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans to improve the systematic recording of vision impairment within HSE health and disability services, including at CHO level, in order to support service planning and resource allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3449/26]
Mark Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
910. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the percentage of children who received developmental checks carried out within 72-hours, at three months, at six months, at 12 months, at 24 months, at 48 months, across the state, in Dublin midwest, by year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3454/26]
Mark Ward Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
911. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the age intervals at which developmental checks of newborns and infants should be offered by public health nurses; the examinations done at each of these intervals; the intervals which are P1, P2 and P3 checks; if services up to P3 checks are being offered to children in Adamstown, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Lucan, Rowlagh, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart, Citywest, Bri…
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify matters related to compensation for victims of the HSE cyber-attack (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3491/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if a ward in a facility (details supplied) has closed; if so, the reason; to provide details of the ward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3592/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
942. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3811/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
944. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients referred to a provider (details supplied) for scans, for each year 2020-2025, in tabular form; the total amount paid to the provider in this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3813/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
945. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to list the locations where the HSE run low vision clinics; the number of persons that attended each of those clinics in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3839/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
949. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 991 of 16 December 2025, if matters raised previously will be subject to a review in due course (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3889/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
956. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to implement the guidance issued by an organisation (details supplied) on transparency of medicines pricing and pharmacy service fees, which took effect from 1 December 2025; and to provide an update on early compliance levels, including any monitoring data available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928…