762. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will give an update on equal access to treatments for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy; when a review of fair criteria for age-based assessment is expected, so that all individuals with SMA are treated equally under the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31878/25]
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
765. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she plans to develop an oral immunotherapy service for those with severe allergies; and if so, the timeline for this rollout; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31910/25]
775. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31944/25]
776. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if urgent help will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal to access CAMHS and other support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31946/25]
777. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to expediting the approval process for a medicine that assists in the treatment and progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31948/25]
782. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing additional measures to reduce the out-of-pocket cost of essential medications for infants, including for common conditions such as reflux, particularly in cases where newborns may not yet have a PPS number and are not fully covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31984/25]
783. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 27 May 2025, if she will confirm whether the HSE intends to continue the expansion of social prescribing services, including into areas of Dublin that do not currently have access to such services, particularly in the Killester, Clontarf-Raheny area, given the importance and impact of the initiative; and if she will …
802. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of diagnostic scan activity, public and private, since 2010, broken down by year, by public or private and, by location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32069/25]
815. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (details supplied) in north Cork as a matter of urgency. [32130/25]
817. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the podiatry services currently available to medical card holders aged over 65 within the Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas. [32167/25]
841. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of support and information on alternatives to abortion being offered to women facing unplanned and difficult pregnancies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32332/25]
842. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the clinics that are held at a location Darndale health centre, Dublin 17; and the frequency in which each of these clinics are held, in tabular form. [32339/25]
860. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if givinostat (details supplied) will be made available for children Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32395/25]
862. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether an application for reimbursement has been received for a medicine (details supplied); the status of the application; if funding is available to make this medicine available to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32416/25]
871. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a family (details supplied); if she and the relevant officials from the HSE will engage with this family as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32462/25]
878. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the level of care and service provided by the National Gender Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32511/25]
880. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she and her Department will consider expediting the approval of givinostat to assist in the treatment of those who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32513/25]
881. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to end the differential in the age of which a person ages out of paediatric mental health services and paediatric physical health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32514/25]
883. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to give urgent attention to a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32546/25]
886. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the services available nationally to support those who have suffered from child loss. [32556/25]
888. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of hours of specifically family carer in-home respite hours only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, via the tender authorisation scheme for the year 2024; and the number of overnight hours (details supplied) only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, via the tender authorisation scheme for the year 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a state…
894. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the approval of the givinostat (brand name duvyzat), for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Ireland; if she will provide a timeline for implementation in Ireland; and the length of time the reimbursement process will take. [32595/25]
907. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32665/25]
922. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the status of the report of the National Vaginal Mesh Implant Oversight Group; whether the report has been completed; and her views on whether the report is objective given the fact that no representatives of women suffering from mesh injuries were included in the process of compiling it. [32730/25]
938. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve policy in relation to orphan medicines; her plans to fulfil Programme for Government commitments in relation to access to new and innovative treatments; her views on the need to provide access to givinostat, in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32797/25]