794. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the diet supplement for celiacs, to assist them with the additional costs associated with a gluten free diet; his plans to re-introduce this scheme for new applicants; the alternative measures to assist celiacs with the financial burden of their diet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49056/25]
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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The questions
1004. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to deliver 800,000 additional personal assistance hours, and 110,000 additional home support hours respite services as promised in the action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47569/25]
1096. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in south Kildare; and the average waiting time for each service, in tabular form. [48614/25]
1097. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will assist a person with a genetic disorder to access sessions of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48631/25]
1099. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the full national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48661/25]
1100. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the regional disparities in access to neurorehabilitation services identified in a survey carried out by an organisation (details supplied); and the steps being taken to ensure equitable access across all counties. [48662/25]
1115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on podiatry services in the Louth area; her plans to ensure adequate personnel and services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47626/25]
1122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the range and nature of diabetes services available to Louth based adults and children at hospitals; if she plans to improve the diabetes service currently serving adults and children in Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47633/25]
1159. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she has considered mobile medically supervised injecting facilities in areas of need, building on the ongoing work at Merchant’s Quay. [47835/25]
1179. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the completed 50-bed community nursing unit at Glenconnor, Clonmel will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47979/25]
1180. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post of ophthalmologist, providing a service at the county clinic, Clonmel will be filled; when the successful applicant will take up duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/25]
1181. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to initiate a review into the quality and usability of prosthetics currently provided in the health service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47983/25]
1183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the issuance of letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of recently qualified paramedics, have been disrupted (details supplied); if so, the reason if this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47998/25]
1184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when recently qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics graduates will formally be able to practice and receive letters of authorisation to practice, in the case of paramedic classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47999/25]
1185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently eligible for BreastCheck screening who are waiting for their first mammogram in the Dublin northwest HSE area of Dublin 7, 11, and 15; the number of individuals currently awaiting follow-up appointments in the same area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48004/25]
1186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the details of the current operational status of a BreastCheck mobile unit (details supplied); the number of women screened on a monthly basis since it opened; the number of women currently awaiting breast screening appointments at this mobile unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48005/25]
1187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times and increase capacity of a service in Dublin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48006/25]
1188. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding the incurable, life-long skin condition known as hidradenitis suppurativa to the list of health issues and diseases that her Department considers as part of the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48009/25]
1189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an organisation (details supplied) related to the need to increase funding in counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of establishing universal access to therapeutic services; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48011/25]
1190. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to review the current authorisation process for newly qualified paramedics, given issues that have arisen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48019/25]
1191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will address the current lack of clarity, access, and governance in the provision of urgent ophthalmic care in the south-east and mid-west regions; and if she is aware of shortfalls in care provision in the region (details supplied). [48030/25]
1192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure clear and consistent governance across ophthalmology emergency referral pathways; that no patient with suspected acute or sight-threatening pathology is turned away from hospital care and that regional equity is provided in order that patients in Thurles and surrounding areas have timely access to emergency eye services. [48031/2…
1193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric orthopaedic appointment in CHI Crumlin hospital was cancelled for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48034/25]
1196. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the current provision of prosthetics for children in Ireland, including access to advanced prosthetic options; and whether this provision is sufficient to meet the needs of children with complex injuries, such as a child (details supplied). [48039/25]
1197. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the specialist teams and services in place to support children requiring prosthetics alongside complex abdominal and stoma care; and whether the HSE has sufficient expertise and resources to deliver this care within Ireland. [48040/25]