342. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide details on a meeting regarding lyme disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/25]
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
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The questions
345. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to consider adding Ehlers–Danlos syndrome to the long-term illness card as the drugs payment scheme will not cover the drug Ozempic, which is reputed to improve the condition of sufferers. [50993/25]
350. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she has met with an organisation (details supplied); her plans to meet with the organisation; her plans to improve diagnostic and treatment services for Sjogren’s sufferers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51054/25]
163. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that a person (details supplied) with an aggressive form of leukaemia, can be permitted to receive Car T-cell therapy; if it will be reimbursed in view of the fact the person is over 25 years-of-age, due to their conditions and the significant efficacy in this treatment for relapsed, refracted B-ALL as advised by their clinician; and if she will make a s…
173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of locations and practitioners that publicly provide frenotomy services for babies with tongue tie issues. [50642/25]
175. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost to offer every woman aged over 65 years a DEXA scan as part of their life-course management programme delivered through their GP. [50644/25]
177. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50650/25]
178. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on treatment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50652/25]
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if screening will be introduced for spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50743/25]
190. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full implementation of screening for spinal muscular atrophy as committed to in the 2025-2030 Rare Diseases Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50764/25]
191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made by her Department in expanding the screening process for newborn babies with rare diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50779/25]
192. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full roll-out of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy; the reason for the delay in including this condition in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50780/25]
193. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full roll-out of newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency; the reason for the delay in including this condition in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50781/25]
195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Programme to include severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy; the timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50824/25]
37. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans and indicative timeline for the establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team to support patients with neurological conditions in north Dublin, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34989/25]
57. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of significant issues with complex care coordination for children with neurological conditions, and that there is a critical need for case management key worker support for children with complex neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50205/25]
89. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment of the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34830/25]
522. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50567/25]
558. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming budget for a team for the south-east region, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49963/25]
559. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to allocate funding in Budget 2026, for a team for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams. [49965/25]
560. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be allocated for a team for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49971/25]
562. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment of the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50123/25]
563. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for a team for north Dublin in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50138/25]
574. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming Budget for a community neurorehabilitation team for the south east, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams. [50355/25]
580. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the current restrictions on CAR-T cell therapy, which limit access to patients under the age of 26, in light of the case of a person (details supplied). [49581/25]