1513. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will allocate funding through the HSE to support the establishment of a dedicated counselling service for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58541/25]
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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| 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
1524. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review an application (details supplied) with the HSE; if she will provide a timeframe for a decision on the applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58856/25]
1527. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the community neurorehabilitation team will begin operating in Clondalkin; the location they will be operating from; the composition of the team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58893/25]
1529. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether Cork north central will benefit from the roll out of additional community neuro-rehabilitation services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58993/25]
1543. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding through the HSE to support the establishment of a dedicated counselling service for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59189/25]
1659. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a person (details supplied) will receive a diagnostic exploration required without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57953/25]
1662. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women which have applied for treatment abroad for endometriosis through the HSE scheme to date in 2025; the expected average wait time for approval; and if there is a target number of patients to be supported this year. [57980/25]
1672. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the service which was provided prior to Covid by opticians and then discontinued, of carrying out eye tests at home for people who are house bound and unable to leave their home, will be re-instated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58020/25]
1688. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand community physiotherapy to the Phibsborough area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58056/25]
1698. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that each severe asthma clinic in the country has a dedicated advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) post, in recognition of the proven role of ANPs in improving care coordination and patient outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58084/25]
1724. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58144/25]
1740. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the background work which has been carried out by the Minister of State for Mental Health to progress trans healthcare and making endocrinology services available to children aged between 16 and 17 years of age; the State's official stance on making puberty blockers and hormone treatments available to gender questioning children; the mental health supports ava…
1754. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the type of services that will be on offer in the new primary care centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58296/25]
1776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to clarify the interim measures being taken to restore mammogram services in County Mayo, following the retirement of the resident radiographer and the delay in appointing a replacement until early 2026; when local services will resume, given the impact on timely cancer diagnostics and the burden placed on patients travelling to Galway; and if she will make a st…
1779. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason the BreastCheck mobile unit has ceased operating outside Mayo University Hospital for the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58552/25]
1780. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will address the disparity whereby Mayo patients attending Galway for mammograms must be re-referred for follow-up scans or biopsies, while Galway patients receive these services in a single appointment; the steps being taken to ensure equitable access to breast diagnostics across the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58553/25]
1781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide clarity on a matter relating to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service's individual donor risk assessment policy (details supplied). [58557/25]
1792. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if a child in County Kildare (details supplied) can be assisted with the cost of necessary medical interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58584/25]
1796. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her commitments on the availability of respite beds in south Dublin; when a person (details supplied) will receive a respite/recovery bed in accordance with clinical advice the patient has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58597/25]
1816. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the measures she has taken to ensure the continuation of pathology and coroner services at UHW; if she has engaged with the Coroners association and the Department of Justice in order to find a solution to ensure the continuation of Coroner and Pathology services at UHW; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58686/25]
1824. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if it the case that a service (details supplied) is not accepting any more referrals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58731/25]
1833. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the way in which families are expected to utilise allocated homecare hours when no HSE-approved provider can supply staff qualified to perform PEG feeding; the steps she will take to ensure that home support and respite services for such families are practical and meaningful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58773/25]
1863. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 845 of 30 September 2025, the assessment process in place for service users prior to being approved for gender-affirming procedures; the aftercare supports provided following such procedures; and whether service users are required to pay for the assessment process or aftercare services. [58828/25]
1876. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if a CA125 test could be included in the routine schedule of annual blood tests for women; her plans for the inclusion of the CA125 test as standard; and the plans roll-out will entail. [58924/25]
1880. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the planned "root and branch" reforms to address paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists; to confirm that these reforms will not disrupt ongoing services; to publish the timeline and resource allocation for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58945/25]