633. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will commit to providing equal access to treatment of spinal muscular atrophy for patients of all ages (details supplied). [26877/25]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
686. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 May 2025, the amount by which the business cases of the National Gender Service will shorten wait times if implemented; and how quickly would this be achieved. [27005/25]
691. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a list of the names and specialties of the cross speciality clinical advisory group within the gender healthcare programme. [27010/25]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the campaign by an organisation (details supplied) and other organisations in relation to the treatment of patients with SMA over the age of 18 and the inability to access treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27092/25]
716. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will review the interim model of care for long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27377/25]
717. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to ensure all long-Covid clinics are fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27378/25]
718. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will develop up-to-date long-Covid clinical guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27379/25]
719. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she will establish paediatric long-Covid clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27380/25]
720. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she plans to establish formal training for GPs on accurate diagnosis and management of long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27381/25]
761. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to provide information (details supplied) pertaining to Wexford women and BreastCheck, based on information available to 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27529/25]
762. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Kildare at the moment, clinic staff levels and hours provided for and changes in the service, in the last five years. [27532/25]
777. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she will review the policy that excludes adults with spinal muscular atrophy from treatments that are available to those under 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27628/25]
786. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on whether there are adequate prenatal physiotherapy services available within the health system; if she will commit to increasing funding and support in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27646/25]
787. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of lactation consultancy in Ireland; if she is satisfied that there is adequate training for these services; her views on whether there are lactation consultants currently practicing that are not adequately trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27647/25]
335. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which she plans to ensure the continuity of the current Laois/Offaly MDT service which operates outside of the pilot programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26572/25]
353. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for extending the ages for the BreastCheck screening programme, in line with updated standards from HIQA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26440/25]
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for a BreastCheck screening appointment in Kildare; the number of people waiting for a BreastCheck screening appointment nationally; the average wait time for a BreastCheck screening appointment in Kildare; and the average wait time for a BreastCheck screening appointment nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
380. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if mammograms will be offered to women below the age of 52, as is currently required; if research is being carried out on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26584/25]
164. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine and intervene in the case of a Kerry constituent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26158/25]
169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 18 years that have accessed the National Gender Service; and the criteria under which the service accepts referrals from a person under the age of 18. [26204/25]
785. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine and intervene in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25176/25]
134. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand specialist services in endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24155/25]
137. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to set out of the total number of deliveries in each of the 19 maternity units, from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025; the number of caesarean sections in each of the maternity units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24088/25]
142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a new gender identity services model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24149/25]
145. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if general practitioner training is being considered as part of the national response to endometriosis; if the Minister acknowledges the importance of equipping GPs to identify and appropriately refer suspected cases; and if specific measures will be introduced to support this aspect of the care pathway. [24164/25]