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Health and Safety

70 questions from 34 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

70
questions
70 written, 0 oral
34
TDs have asked
7
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 20250
February 20251
March 20251
April 20252
May 20257
June 20251
July 20253
August 20250
September 20253
October 20251
November 20253
December 20258
January 20263
February 20269
March 20262
April 20266
May 20267
June 20266
July 20264
August 20260
September 20261
October 20262

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.

  • Fianna Fáil18 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent3 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party6 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin18 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

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  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 3

The questions

Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
1181. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the location of the Health and Safety Authority's public offices; if each of these offices are accessible to people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26304/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
752. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 510 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2024 for products of Brazilian origin at the Border Control Post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type and include the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1783. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE applies and implements the HAS code of practice for indoor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18938/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
55. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the Health and Safety Authority does not provide a clear breakdown, by gender, of workplace fatalities and injuries in the reports it publishes periodically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13152/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1122. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of requests that have been made, either directly or on behalf of security staff, in HSE hospitals and in voluntary hospitals, for stab vests or similar protective clothing in the past two years; and if any of these requests have been granted, in tabular form. [12104/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1123. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals where surge capacity is in operation, that have had additional security personnel provided to them to help frontline staff dealing with patients in these additional spaces, in tabular form. [12105/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1124. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of cases hospitals are currently dealing with and have had to deal with in the past three years whereby either a staff member or a non-staff member was injured in an incident and a legal action has been triggered as a result, in tabular form. [12106/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1125. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in compensation arising out of violent incidents in hospitals in the past three years. [12107/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1126. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of improvement notices that have been issued to her Department or the HSE by the Health and Safety Authority linked to incidents in hospitals, whether that is due to specific failings around an incident or about security and safety concerns more generally. [12108/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
335. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of common health entry documents for Products of Animal Origin (CHED P) were processed by his Department, by designated border control post of entry and third party country of origin for the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
336. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sanitary and phytosanitary checks which were carried out at designated border control posts here on imports covered by common health entry documents for products of animal origin, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
338. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross tonnage of imports processed under the common health entry documents for products of animal origin (CHED P), by designated border control post of entry and third party country of origin for the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
96. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the budget for the Health and Safety Authority for the years 2020 to 2025, inclusive; the number of inspections carried out by the HSA in each of those years; the number of staff in place to carry out such inspections in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/26]
Edward Timmins Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
178. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason for the large increase in workplace fatalities in 2025; the actions being taken to ensure a reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1749/26]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1395. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address health and safety issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74541/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
413. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health in light of the deferral of alcohol labelling to 2028, the additional funding that has been allocated to raising awareness and educate the public about the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure, specifically at this time of year, when alcohol consumption is known to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73073/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
186. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has specific policies in place regarding first aid provision and emergency preparedness in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70494/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Education
187. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to introduce an allergy awareness campaign in the current school year for students, SNAs, teachers, and other school staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70495/25]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
359. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health her response to the newly published report “Unseen and Unregulated: TFA, the ‘forever chemical’ in Europe’s Cereals” (details supplied), which identifies widespread contamination of cereal-based foods across Europe, including samples purchased in Ireland; her intentions to assess the implications for Irish consumers. [70791/25]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
360. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out an assessment of the potential health risk to children from trifluoroacetic acid exposure in cereal-based foods. [70792/25]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
361. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding for Irish research into trifluoroacetic acid in food and the environment, given the absence of a national exposure assessment. [70793/25]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
362. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to immediately begin national testing of cereal-based foods for trifluoroacetic acid, given the widespread contamination reported across Europe. [70794/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
478. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by the FSAI and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past three years; the types of breaches detected; and the follow-up actions taken in each category. [68741/25]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
563. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the process to resolve the asbestos issue within Tailte Éireann’s central filing repository; if he can provide an estimate of when this issue may be resolved; if he can provide an estimate of when Tailte Éireann may resume the admission of access requests for all pre-2006 instruments; and if he will make a statem…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
528. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with Kildare County Council in relation to the lack of signage and road safety markings at a school site (details supplied) which stem from the building’s unauthorised status due to a lapsed planning retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61630/25]