47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current situation with transferring the Coombe Maternity Hospital to the St. James's Hospital campus in James's Street, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4446/26]
Topics / Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealthcare 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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 22 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 42 |
| June 2025 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 26 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 38 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 36 |
| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 32 |
| June 2026 | 70 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 16 |
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
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The questions
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the new daycare centre which has been promised to be located adjacent to Abbeyleix nursing unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4439/26]
75. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the redevelopment of Galway University Hospital; and the current stage of planning and approval, any changes to the project scope or costs; and the anticipated timeline for delivery. [5008/26]
79. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the construction of the new surgical hub in Swords; the expected capacity of the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4886/26]
80. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to provide a full update on the new 83 bed paediatric wing at Cork University Hospital; and the estimated timeline for construction and completion. [4681/26]
81. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on works at a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5002/26]
86. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the Swords surgical hub; the current projected opening date; the progress made to date on staffing, resourcing, and commissioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5052/26]
93. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the current status of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [4883/26]
97. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a building (details supplied); when it is expected to be handed over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4904/26]
103. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a building project at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4548/26]
126. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the current status of the new critical care unit at Beaumont Hospital. [4884/26]
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [3472/26]
136. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the plans for the soon to be vacated children's hospitals at Temple Street and in Drimnagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4445/26]
528. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5261/26]
529. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for University Hospital Waterford; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project is at, including planning, design, tender or construction; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5262/26]
326. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is required for beds to be delivered in Cork University Hospital in 2026 (details supplied); if so, the status of said planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4808/26]
893. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the latest projected timeline for the delivery of the surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital. [3333/26]
896. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider emergency or interim measures such as temporary HSE-run clinics or locum supports to ensure continuity of care in areas where GP practices have closed their lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3385/26]
897. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review funding supports for GP practices, particularly in areas under severe pressure, to encourage additional capacity and prevent further closures to new patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3386/26]
904. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no consultant ophthalmologist or dedicated ophthalmology service based in Longford–Westmeath, including at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Longford or Mullingar Regional Hospital; the impact this lack of local provision is having on patients who are required to travel to Dublin, including to the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, for ass…
941. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health her plans to upgrade a health centre (details supplied) where a GP currently operates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3800/26]
991. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition a medical facility, Radharc na Sléibhte, Carndonagh, County Donegal, from a residential model to a recovery focused crisis intervention/set down facility, supported with 24-hour staff cover, as requested by the HSE's Donegal mental health management team. [4083/26]
992. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if additional services will be provided to Kenmare following the closure of dental and physiotherapy services in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4084/26]
180. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1080 of 18 November 2025, the status of the HSE’s engagements with Cork City Council with respect to the road access issue identified at the St. Stephen’s Hospital site; the proposed location for the elective hospital in Cork (details supplied); if a solution has been found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27…
2178. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to tackle the delay in the symptomatic rapid assessment clinic in CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74428/25]