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Hospital Admissions

66 questions from 36 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

66
questions
66 written, 0 oral
36
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
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 20251
February 20255
March 20255
April 20255
May 20253
June 20252
July 20257
August 20250
September 20255
October 20254
November 20254
December 20251
January 20265
February 20262
March 20265
April 20261
May 20264
June 20264
July 20262
August 20260
September 20260
October 20261

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% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú6 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil18 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael5 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party7 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin18 from 8 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 10
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2

Asked of

The questions

Niamh Smyth Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
935. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be placed on the local orthodontic list in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16913/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
936. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the date a person (details supplied) will receive their follow up MPFL reconstructive surgery in Waterford University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16914/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
701. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who currently remain in hospital but are clinically discharged and for each of the past five years. [15037/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
702. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of people who remain in hospital but are clinically discharged for more than two months, five months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 21 months and 24 months. [15038/25]
Charles Ward Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
718. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health when new patients will be accepted to a community hospital in Donegal, which is being delayed by HIQA; and if she will contact HIQA and request it to finalise the paperwork necessary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15100/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
690. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges, by category and hospital, in tabular form. [13342/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1554. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department, Statewide and for each location, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older, in tabular form. [10924/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1555. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission an emergency department, Statewide and by location, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number and percentage for all patients and patients aged over 75, in tabular form. [10925/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1556. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left an emergency department without being seen, by hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10926/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1583. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if osteotomy surgeries on children have been suspended at the National Orthopaedic Hospital at Cappagh and Temple Street Children’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11040/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
278. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of people classified as P5s that have been presented or have presented themselves to University Hospital Limerick each day, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8261/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
738. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and ensure a place in a hospital unit. [5798/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
740. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the minor injuries unit at Naas General Hospital for each week since 1 December 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5818/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Health
289. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the average patient wait time for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by emergency department; and the average for patients aged 65 to 74 and 75 or older, in tabular form. [5205/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Health
290. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients who were waiting 0-6 hours, 0-9 hours, 9-24 hours, and 24+ hours for admission to an emergency department in each quarter in each year from 2019 to 2024, nationally and by ED, in tabular form. [5206/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1636. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for each quarter of each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, Statewide and for each location; the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/25]