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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

466 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

466
questions
463 written, 3 oral
100
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
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 20252
February 202522
March 202529
April 202521
May 202542
June 202519
July 202519
August 20250
September 202517
October 202526
November 202525
December 20259
January 202638
February 202616
March 202636
April 202612
May 202632
June 202670
July 202611
August 20260
September 20264
October 202616

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.

  • 100% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú6 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil145 from 28 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael74 from 16 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party5 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent20 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland66 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party29 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity2 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin81 from 29 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 63
  2. 28
  3. 24
  4. 18
  5. 15
  6. 12
  7. 12
  8. 9

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1074. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what capacity will the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital have compared to the current emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23636/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1075. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what is the budget for the delivery of the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23637/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1076. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will the build commence for the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1077. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how long does her Department believe the project to develop the accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23639/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1078. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will a new inpatient bed block or blocks be built at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23640/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1079. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is in place with Dublin City Council for the building of these new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23641/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1080. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how many new beds are planned in the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23642/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1081. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what will the total inpatient bed capacity be at Beaumont Hospital when the new inpatient beds are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23643/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1082. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the budget for the delivery of the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23644/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1083. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if the funds for the inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital are included in the HSE capital budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1084. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will arrange the construction of fast-track modular-build hospital beds, 50 to 100, on a suitable temporary site location at Beaumont Hospital as an interim measure in 2025, using the planning permission provisions and regulations in the Covid legislation to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/25]
Joe Cooney Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1089. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the projects in County Clare that are included in the HSE Capital Plan 2025; the funding allocated to each in this plan; and the timeframe for progress of each project, in tabular form. [23662/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1217. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether the helipad at the new National Children’s Hospital will be capable of accommodating the new AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters used by the Irish Coast Guard. [24494/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1218. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24496/25]
Seán Crowe Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
475. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of public long-term residential care facilities in the Tallaght area; if a census of the area has been recently taken to confirm the growing number of older people in the area; if there are plans to increase the capacity of public beds locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22306/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
489. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission for phase three of Naas Hospital for a two story over-basement extension for endoscopy, day services, oncology and physical medicine, and services planned in the basement, has expired for the second time since 21 December 2024; the reason the planning permission was allowed lapse on two occasio…
John Connolly Written 1 May 2025 · to Children
324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for further information on the Brief Project Description contained in the HSE Capital Plan 2025 described as the purchase & renovation of residential dwelling at Oranmore, County Galway as part of the decongregation strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21950/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1867. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to provide funding for the development of a major trauma recovery centre in Cork (details supplied); the work her Department has carried out in respect of this proposal; the engagements she or her Department’s officials have had with the organisation regarding this project; and if she will make a …
Albert Dolan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2050. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the expansion of the publicly-funded IVF programme announced in Budget 2025, particularly in relation to eligibility for couples who already have one child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18959/25]
James O'Connor Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2055. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health her plans for an HSE property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19000/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2062. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE-owned buildings in County Kildare from 2020 to 1 April 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19054/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2072. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of each project for Cork included in the HSE Capital Plan 2025; whether the funding allocation has been spent; and when the project will be delivered. [19125/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2078. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide additional rehabilitation beds and services for stroke patients from County Kerry and throughout the country; her views on whether there are major shortcomings in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19133/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2097. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of the first inpatient mother and baby mental health unit, as included in the programme for Government.. [19254/25]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2118. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the projected costs relating to the construction of a proposed 50 bed residential mental health service on the grounds of St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire; and the way in which this project can continue to be pursued in view of the Government's commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the fact that this would …