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Health 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202556
February 202578
March 202573
April 2025110
May 2025158
June 2025127
July 2025135
August 20250
September 2025193
October 202556
November 2025157
December 2025147
January 2026238
February 2026102
March 2026141
April 2026243
May 2026222
June 2026290
July 2026123
August 20260
September 202673
October 202687

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.

  • 100% RDR9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú75 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil616 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael281 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party16 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent166 from 14 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland421 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party222 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity85 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin676 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 407
  2. 140
  3. 137
  4. 101
  5. 79
  6. 78
  7. 53
  8. 49

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1335. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals or plans to discontinue using the Health Performance Visualisation Platform in HSE and voluntary hospitals; if so, the reason this is being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48965/25]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1338. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to remove the need for the patient to be involved in the DPS refund process and instead utilise an automated system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48970/25]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1339. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if CPAP machines will be included in the drugs payment scheme if prescribed to individuals with chronic illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48971/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1361. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure cancer patients have access to up-to-date radiotherapy comparable to international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49085/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
2028. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost of one day of respite for a new placement in respite services. [47486/25]
Grace Boland Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2044. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the areas that are included in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44448/25]
Grace Boland Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2045. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the areas that are included in the newly created Area 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44449/25]
Grace Boland Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2046. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide details if there are any walk in services available to the community in Balbriggan Community Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44450/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2055. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on a new service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44482/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2062. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will review the supports available to Irish patients who undergo surgery abroad under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and return with serious complications, in particular where surgical error is involved; if she will outline the entitlements such patients have for aftercare, corrective surgery, or clinical support; and if she will consider the introd…
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2066. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on waiting times for cardiac rehabilitation programmes and the measures being taken to reduce these delays. [44572/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2067. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2442 of 29 April 2025, regarding primary care psychology services in County Louth, to provide the number of referrals received; a breakdown of referrals by age group 0–5 years, 6–12 years, 13–17 years, 18–65 years, and 66 years and over; and the number of individuals currently on waiting lists. [44575/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2068. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44579/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2072. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a timeline of 125 days is given to families when a systems analysis review commences; the number of reviews carried out nationwide in 2024 and the percentage of which were completed within the 125 day timeline given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44590/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2073. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the details of responsibility for overseeing system analysis reviews to ensure they are done effectively, efficiently and within the timeline given to families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44591/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2085. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness amongst healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44633/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2088. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered routine CA-125 testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2092. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 8 July 2025 the reason the National Gender Service chose to start and dedicate time to this systematic review, rather than relying on existing reviews. [44658/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2096. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the lack of out-of-hours mental health services on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, where there is an urgent need to support individuals who are in mental health crisis outside of regular working hours, to avoid tragedy; if this service will be expanded to support those in crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44666/2…
Sean Fleming Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2102. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health her views on a report (details supplied) regarding allergy services and policies in Ireland; to respond to each of the recommendations in this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44686/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2114. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred by their GP to the medical assessment unit at St. John’s Hospital, Limerick for assessment has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44752/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all mental health allocations made since Budget 2024, including the amount drawn down by the Health Service Executive regions to date and which projects or community services remain unfunded [44821/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her views on the inclusion of doctors in the prehospital crewing model of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Ireland; if there have been any studies or pilots conducted to examine the matter, or if any are ongoing; the details of such studies or pilots, including methodology and parameters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44861/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using omnipod insulin pumps in each county from 2020 to 2025, inclusive. [44945/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of omnipod insulin pumps across HSE services. [44946/25]