556. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of children who were scheduled for scoliosis treatment or surgery in either Britain or the US for the period of January 2025 to November 2025; and the number who are scheduled for such treatment or surgery in either Britain or the US over the next three months. [67530/25]
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
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
560. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the results of a pilot project (details supplied); if her Department has further plans to extend this pilot in other areas across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67545/25]
561. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be transferred to a suitable facility in Cork city closer to family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67554/25]
568. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the reasons a facility (details supplied) has not reopened; if there are any building issues; when the facility will be allowed to reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67613/25]
569. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will officially open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67615/25]
571. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the reason a person (details supplied) who made an appeal to the treatment abroad scheme on 16 June 2025 has yet to receive an update; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67626/25]
587. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will review the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme, with particular reference to the exclusion of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) from the list of qualifying conditions; if she will outline the basis on which CLL continues to be excluded, despite its nature as a long-term clinical illness; and if she will consider updating or expandin…
588. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the supports, schemes or financial assistance currently available to patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, given that they are not eligible for the long-term illness scheme; and if she will outline any alternative pathways through which such patients can access necessary medication and ongoing treatment supports. [67710/25]
619. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 7 May 2025, the criteria used to classify calls to a service (details supplied) in the previously referenced categories of "Counselling" "Information" and "Listening support"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67919/25]
638. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will address an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68010/25]
667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when national reporting for chronic pain expenditure, activity and outcomes will be introduced; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure that the HSE provides full and standardised national data for all hospital groups and community services. [68064/25]
670. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of community-based chronic pain programmes in operation nationwide; and the way in which the findings of the iPainCentre pilot have informed national service planning. [68067/25]
673. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation for occupational therapy services in Cork for 2026, including development posts, replacement posts and planned waiting-list initiatives. [68070/25]
677. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national spend on chronic pain services in each of the past five years; and when full and consistent reporting for chronic pain services will be in place across all hospital groups and community healthcare organisations. [68074/25]
680. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list all community-based chronic pain programmes funded by the HSE; the budget for each; and the date on which the evaluation of the iPainCentre pilot will inform national service planning. [68077/25]
683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the level of funding assigned to occupational therapy services in Cork for 2026, including new posts, replacement posts and resources for waiting list work. [68080/25]
483. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67213/25]
485. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66764/25]
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in terms of the ongoing health impact of infrasound noise from wind turbines on residents in Stonestown, Cloghan, County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66822/25]
520. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration is being given to expanding access to a peanut oral immunotherapy drug for children with nut allergies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66960/25]
540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which her Department last reviewed the clinical governance structures in place for children and young people referred for gender-related assessment or treatment, and the findings of that review. [67000/25]
541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the changes to clinical pathways, referral criteria, risk assessment processes and external oversight arrangements that have been implemented following the publication of the Cass Review. [67001/25]
542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full number of children and young people referred by the HSE for gender-related assessment or treatment abroad in each of the past five years, the public cost incurred for each year, and the number of cases currently awaiting referral or approval. [67002/25]
543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out or commissioned any audit of compliance with international evidence standards, including safeguarding and mental-health assessment protocols, for gender-related care provided or funded by the State in the past five years. [67003/25]
544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have sought support for detransition or reversal of gender-related interventions in the past five years, and the governance framework in place to ensure access to appropriate clinical, psychological and safeguarding supports. [67004/25]