570. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the supports available to holders of long-term illness cards, in particular incontinence pads; and if the provision of these supports is uniform across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67080/25]
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 |
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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
578. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if food replacement drinks will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67238/25]
293. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to establishing a reimbursement mechanism for women who accessed private treatment for endometriosis due to the absence of public care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66396/25]
294. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health to outline the immediate supports currently available to women with endometriosis, in addition to planned future measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66397/25]
296. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review the recent decision to remove melatonin from the long-term illness scheme; if he will consider reinstating coverage for melatonin for patients with epilepsy and other neurological conditions where it is clinically prescribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66434/25]
301. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for audiology services, by age, assessment type and procedures, and the length of time individuals have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66491/25]
302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is unable to provide national-level expenditure data for chronic pain management services, as indicated in recent correspondence to this Deputy; the actions her Department is taking to ensure full financial reporting and service oversight for chronic pain services across all hospital groups and community healthcare organisations; the date on whi…
303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current national waiting times for access to chronic pain management services at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; the number of patients currently waiting for chronic pain assessment and treatment in each hospital group; the longest wait recorded; and the reforms being implemented by her Department to reduce delays in line with the Sláintecare commitmen…
305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of community-based chronic pain management programmes currently operating nationwide; the budget allocation for each; the extent to which the iPainCentre pilot evaluation has informed national service planning; and whether her Department will commit to a national roll-out of community-based pain clinics as part of the 2026 National Service Plan. [66512/…
311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether her Department has carried out any assessment of unmet need for occupational therapy in Cork, including expected demand growth for 2026 and 2027; and to publish the findings. [66523/25]
321. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the chronic diseases and diagnoses that are included under the Chronic Disease Management Programme; if routine blood tests are covered under the Chronic Disease Management Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66542/25]
322. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with local elected representatives regarding maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, as per my request to her in writing on 17 September 2025, seven weeks ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66547/25]
345. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential placements on private providers throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66639/25]
346. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if private care providers, operating public contacts are accountable to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66640/25]
347. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of placements provided and funded by CHO9, CHO7 and CH06, where service users have been placed outside of their own community/county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66641/25]
349. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether moving service users to locations of more than 60km from their family home a breach of their human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66643/25]
350. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that her Department is capturing unmet need data with regards to residential planning; if she considers parental age consideration alongside complexity of diagnosis as a planning tool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66644/25]
792. 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…
793. 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 the Dublin midwest, by year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66265/25]
803. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65153/25]
816. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the full-time care package for a person (details supplied) promised by the HSE will be put in place immediately; if the disposable sheets and pads required will be provided by the HSE; and if a positive response will be expedited. [65232/25]
817. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to ensure applications for European health insurance cards for travelling can be done by way of a paper form, as well as online, to facilitate persons who are not computer literate and may not have access to a computer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65236/25]
849. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the process for service users applying to both the PRSI wig grant and the HSE grant wig allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65474/25]
864. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if adult ADHD services are currently operational within CHO7; the locations in which they are based; the staffing levels assigned; and the number of patients assessed or treated by the service in the past 12 months. [65574/25]
891. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) in need of follow-up treatment; her views on whether this is acceptable; the steps the HSE should take to assist this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65795/25]