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Health Strategies

359 questions from 81 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

359
questions
354 written, 5 oral
81
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
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 20250
February 202514
March 20259
April 202517
May 202522
June 202511
July 202523
August 20250
September 202513
October 202518
November 202522
December 202510
January 20266
February 202659
March 202636
April 20269
May 202610
June 202655
July 20268
August 20260
September 202614
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú4 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil98 from 23 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael56 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent14 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland24 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party26 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity9 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin72 from 20 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 46
  2. 18
  3. 15
  4. 14
  5. 12
  6. 11
  7. 10
  8. 10

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pádraig Rice Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Health
238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE Elective Hospitals Programme Demand Model; the work completed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6722/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Health
243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the investment in genetics testing that has been spent in Children's Health Ireland Crumlin since 2019; if the investment is considered to have kept pace with genitive advancement testing in London; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6732/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Health
244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic testing swabs that are being sent to London for the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6733/25]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
695. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the organisers of the consultation meetings for the new National Drugs Strategy do not know if alcohol will be included in a new National Drugs Strategy; if she will clarify if alcohol is a specific consideration for stakeholders taking part in the current consultations for the new strategy; and if alcohol will be included in a new National D…
Mark Ward Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health her long-term plans for the continuation of the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme within the local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5354/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
640. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the formulation of the new obesity plan and action plan; if she plans to keep the model of care for long Covid under review, taking account of input from patient representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4308/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
647. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline her plans in respect of the Programme for Government commitment to “ensure a transgender healthcare service that is based on clinical evidence, respect, inclusiveness and compassion”; the status of the development of a new model of care for transgender services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4372/25]
Albert Dolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
663. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the development of a national diabetes strategy; the opportunity there will be for stakeholder engagement and public consultation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4424/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1183. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new national sexual health strategy; the timeline she is working towards for its publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2826/25]