2671. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, given concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the Cr…
Topics / Healthcare Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHealthcare Policy
999 questions from 121 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
999
questions
990 written, 9 oral
121
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
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 | 12 |
| February 2025 | 23 |
| March 2025 | 28 |
| April 2025 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 35 |
| June 2025 | 36 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 74 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 54 |
| December 2025 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 50 |
| February 2026 | 73 |
| March 2026 | 62 |
| April 2026 | 91 |
| May 2026 | 147 |
| June 2026 | 97 |
| July 2026 | 33 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 26 |
| October 2026 | 50 |
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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.
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The questions
2703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what interim safeguards are in place pending the completion of the proposed national model of care in 2026. [23881/26]
2727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy framework governing the operation of the Treatment Abroad Scheme; to confirm whether this framework explicitly addresses procedures which are not available within the State but which may be subject to differing clinical or ethical considerations; and to clarify how the Department satisfies itself that such activity is subject to appropriate go…
2734. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy framework governing the operation of the treatment abroad scheme; to confirm whether this framework explicitly addresses procedures which are not available within the State but which may be subject to differing clinical or ethical considerations; and to clarify how the Department satisfies itself that such activity is subject to appropriate go…
2970. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the provision of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy provides better glycaemic control than invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) for both mother and baby over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pregnancy …
2971. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the cost of providing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy is cost neutral when compared to providing them with invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) strips over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pregnanc…
2972. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of "insulin initiation from the start" that is preventing 500-700 people with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) which clinical evidence overwhelmingly supports as the first-choice glucose monitoring device for all people with type 1 diabetes; and if she wi…
3019. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether universal health insurance remains under consideration by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25432/26]
3020. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing additional relief or supports for old age pensioners to assist with the rising cost of private health insurance premia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25434/26]
3050. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health her Department's position on oral immunotherapy as a food allergy treatment; whether the pilot programme in Cork will be expanded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25541/26]
3051. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the grants available to a parent who currently would be forced abroad to ensure their child with a sesame allergy could receive oral immunotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25542/26]
3098. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she has considered appointing a dedicated clinical implementation lead to work across all maternity units to ensure that clinical guidelines under the National Maternity Strategy are being implemented consistently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25907/26]
3099. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that women who experience two consecutive miscarriages are still reporting that they are not being referred for further investigation and what immediate actions will be taken to ensure maternity units comply with national guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25908/26]
3100. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department will introduce a structured process to track the adoption of national maternity clinical guidelines in real time across all 19 maternity units on compliance guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25909/26]
3101. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if reporting has commenced from the six maternity units currently using the electronic health system on conditions such as early pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, second-trimester loss and recurrent miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25910/26]
3102. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to use the new eHealth system to close long-standing data gaps relating to women’s health, particularly early pregnancy loss, so that services, supports and research funding can be properly informed by accurate national data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25911/26]
3103. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health whether standardised data definitions and reporting templates have been established for all maternity units ahead of full roll-out of the electronic health system, to ensure that critical women’s health data can be compared and aggregated nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25912/26]
3122. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for a detailed update in relation to the health diversion scheme for persons in possession of drugs for personal use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26009/26]
3177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a successor to the national maternity strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26314/26]
443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to introduce an Allergy Action Plan, including education and training to ensure that the use of epinephrine auto-injectors is properly addressed in schools as this is an important step in helping ensure that all children can have a safe and positive experience in school without the constant need to be on guard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider that schools are often the first place where allergies are experienced and this is the reason relying on another child’s prescribed auto-injector is not a safe policy, therefore, every school should have its own emergency auto-injectors available to respond quickly when an unexpected reaction occurs; and if she will make a statement on the …
465. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to introduce a universal healthcare system in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23305/26]
419. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health whether the National Dementia Strategy will be updated; the status of the National Dementia Strategy in relation to the Model of Care for Dementia; whether a full-term review is intended to be published following the 2018 Mid-Term Review; whether the National Dementia Strategy Monitoring Group are presently active; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
430. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline her position on the use of AI scribes in healthcare; the current use and safeguards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23010/26]
440. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23079/26]