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Hospital Appointments Status

531 questions from 67 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

531
questions
531 written, 0 oral
67
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
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 202540
February 202556
March 202536
April 202526
May 202540
June 202515
July 202529
August 20250
September 202531
October 202524
November 202530
December 202514
January 202622
February 202625
March 202621
April 202622
May 202630
June 202623
July 202618
August 20260
September 202618
October 202611

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.

  • Aontú20 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil277 from 19 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael18 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent57 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland2 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party14 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity7 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin131 from 22 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 107
  2. 61
  3. 45
  4. 38
  5. 33
  6. 31
  7. 20
  8. 16

Asked of

The questions

Micheál Carrigy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2057. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if consideration will be given to expediting the appointment in light of their individual circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44497/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2060. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44518/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2061. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44519/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2087. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2113. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the surgery will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44751/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery in Sligo university hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45024/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45158/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45270/25]
Carol Nolan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2397. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the case of person experiencing chronic pain (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45817/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2447. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite an appointment for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46142/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2501. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46416/25]
Martin Kenny Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2524. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) on the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46549/25]
John McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the status of the urgent after-care required by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46564/25]
John McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason for the inordinate delay in providing an appointment for an urgent facial procedure for a person (details supplied) at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46565/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments cancelled by each hospital in the State, in each of the past ten years. [41119/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2689. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Our Lady's Hospital Navan, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41445/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when the family of a child (details supplied), who apparently received operations at CHI for development dysplasia of the hip which were unnecessary, will receive an MRI appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41960/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the family of a child (details supplied), who apparently received operations at CHI for development dysplasia of the hip which were unnecessary, will be provided copies of the minutes of the independent clinical review meetings in respect of this patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41961/25]
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2807. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [42144/25]
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2846. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [42332/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2985. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied) in University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42734/25]
John McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
554. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40446/25]
Robert Troy Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [39023/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
932. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39156/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/25]