152. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of pharmacists participating in the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24146/25]
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
158. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the network of menopause clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24156/25]
159. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the reason the HRT scheme was delayed; when it will open; and if people will be reimbursed for costs associated with the delay of Government to open the scheme. [24127/25]
177. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason there are very few convalescence beds available in west Cork, which is delaying patient discharges from the acute hospitals and slowing recovery. [24124/25]
188. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she would consider expanding the free HRT scheme to include medications prescribed for menopausal symptoms for women with contraindication to HRT products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/25]
196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop more regional inpatient rehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24130/25]
206. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if the commitment made in the 2020 Programme for Government regarding the implementation of an informed consent model for hormone replacement therapy for transgender individuals has been rolled back by the current Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24040/25]
216. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when free HRT will be made available and if it will be backdated. [24161/25]
217. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of treatment for chronic conditions in Mayo University Hospital and in primary care centres in Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24026/25]
227. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address the continued lack of dedicated neurorehabilitation beds in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24096/25]
997. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services and treatment options that are available for people with a disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23177/25]
1093. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is suffering from a chronic neurological disorder and enduring constant debilitating pain has not got the benefit of a multidisciplinary team or, indeed, any continuous provision of support and-or therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23668/25]
1108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for adults special care needs GA waiting list for routine dental care in each hospital, in tabular form. [23782/25]
1135. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on her work to ensure even more routine healthcare services are available in the evenings and weekends as mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24074/25]
1137. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work her Department has carried out to work towards the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/25]
1138. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work her Department has carried out to establish a national system for electronic prescribing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24077/25]
1142. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the number of amputees in Ireland is collated in a national database; if not, the reason; if she plans to establish a database of amputees to inform and improve service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24084/25]
1143. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if all amputees are guaranteed prosthetics following amputation surgery; the process for obtaining prosthetics following surgery; the funding and supports available to obtain more advanced prosthetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24085/25]
1144. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Service Improvement Programme completed its review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services in 2024; if so, whether this review has been published; the actions that have been taken to improve provision of prosthetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24086/25]
1149. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health whether dialysis patients travel together via taxi. [24121/25]
1176. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs a transfer of care to a medical consultant/team, a full-time healthcare assistant while in hospital and the medical equipment and nursing care to allow her to be cared for in their own home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/25]
1187. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients undergoing treatment for sleep disorders in Ireland in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and as of 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24359/25]
1189. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients undergoing treatment for sleep apnoea in Ireland in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and as of 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24361/25]
1190. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the total cost burden of sleep apnoea on the health service in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and as of 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24362/25]
1206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the coordinated care pathways available for children with multiple diagnoses, such as ASD, epilepsy, and speech delays, who are ineligible for CAMHS and awaiting disability services. [24404/25]