960. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment with a pain management specialist. [69423/25]
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
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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.
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The questions
961. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive results from a scan. [69424/25]
962. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a pain management specialist, by county. [69425/25]
969. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the supports available for self-employed people who are unable to work due to a life changing medical diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69444/25]
973. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the sustained decline in the number of new clients accessing HSE-funded crisis-pregnancy counselling services between 2019 and 2025; and the Department's assessment of whether this reflects reduced service availability, lower public awareness, barriers to access, or changes in referral pathways. [69470/25]
974. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a full regional and service-level breakdown, for each year from 2019 to 2025, of the number of new clients accessing crisis-pregnancy counselling and post-abortion counselling through HSE-funded providers; and to confirm the datasets and reporting standards used by the HSE to compile these figures. [69471/25]
975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance, staffing model, funding allocation, and implementation timeline for the planned reconfiguration of crisis-pregnancy counselling services under the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035; and to specify how the Department will ensure that unplanned-pregnancy and post-abortion counselling capacity is maintained during and after the transition. [69…
976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure accuracy and consistency in the HSE's quarterly reporting of counselling activity, including the use of categories that combine new and existing clients, and if the Department intends to introduce standardised reporting to avoid double-counting in national statistics. [69473/25]
987. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will make systematic changes to maternity hospital systems in order that women who have miscarried do not have follow-up appointments or receive screenings, scans and acute care in spaces shared with women who are expected to carry their babies for full term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69559/25]
988. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which no response was received from the Mater Hospital to this Deputy, regarding a transfer request for a patient from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater, despite repeated follow-ups; the reasons for the delay in communication; the measures being taken to ensure that urgent transfer requests are handled promptly in the futu…
993. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if funding for the lymphoedema and lipoedema model was provided for in Budget 2026; if not, whether consideration would be given to providing funding for same considering that international studies show that the cost to treat patients could be reduced by 87%, if comprehensive lymphedema services were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6962…
999. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the number of families travelling abroad to access allergy treatments such as OIT; the risks associated with unsupported treatment outside the State; and her plans to address this gap in domestic service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69649/25]
1023. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide funding for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69856/25]
428. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied). [68566/25]
429. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will reexamine the decision to cease the phased dispensing reimbursement service for certain medications in community pharmacies (details supplied) which cannot be prescribed on a phased basis. [68567/25]
430. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to cover newer and more effective MS medications that are not yet included in the reimbursement lists to make it easier for patients with MS on lower incomes to access more effective treatments. [68569/25]
431. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to review the inclusion of all clinically proven MS medications under both the drug payment scheme and the medical card. [68570/25]
439. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the range of State supports available to persons with haemochromatosis; and if she will consider running a public information campaign on the condition. [68582/25]
443. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will explain the rationale for the planned increase to blister pack preparation charges under the new HSE–community pharmacy contract; if she will urgently review this policy in light of the disproportionate impact on older patients and those with chronic conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68616/25]
444. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing an exemption or subsidy for medical card holders and older patients who rely on blister packs, given the significant financial burden of the proposed price increase effective from 1 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68617/25]
445. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if an application has been received for a homeless day centre in Cork city. [68624/25]
448. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1825 of 4 November 2025, the steps her Department expects pharmacies to charge for this service; the supports or alternatives available for low-income individuals who require blister packs for safe medication management but cannot afford the additional cost (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
451. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 14 October 2025, if radiation therapists are excluded from the recognition of agency work for incremental credit purposes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68669/25]
452. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for the HSE app only being available to people with a verified MyGovID account; if she is aware that this is contrary to the Data Protection Commission’s determination in 2019 that such conditional access to services provided by public bodies is unlawful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68677/25]
480. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce a national data-collection framework to track short and long-term mental health outcomes for pregnancy loss, including access to counselling, waiting times, and follow-up; and the proposed timeline for that framework. [68755/25]