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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

Michael Cahill Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); who has been deemed suitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25698/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
868. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a procedure in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25872/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
876. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason surgery has not be scheduled for a person (details supplied) as of 13 May 2025, despite his passing his pre-surgical assessment and being told that he is ready for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25898/25]
Robert Troy Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
308. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontal surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [24908/25]
Paul Lawless Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
315. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive confirmation for a double hip surgery replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24921/25]
James O'Connor Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
197. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if a person will be scheduled for emergency surgery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24678/25]
John McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied) as a matter of urgency, as the child has no services and his health is deteriorating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23436/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
999. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [23182/25]
John McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1023. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 25 April 2024 if she will now expedite the urgent aftercare required by a person who had cataracts removed under the national treatment purchase fund (details supplied). [23372/25]
John McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1024. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation triaged as urgent will be arranged immediately under the national treatment purchase fund (details supplied). [23376/25]
John McGuinness Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1030. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [23445/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1040. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23519/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1092. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently consider the case of a person (details supplied), aged 51-years-old and suffering with MS, who is currently awaiting assessment by a neurologist as to whether they have Friedreich's ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23667/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1095. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred by University Hospital Limerick for prostate surgery at St. John’s Hospital, Limerick, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23709/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1180. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the possibility could be examined of amalgamating appointments (details supplied), as trying to get to all of the appointments in two different places will be very difficult and stressful on the family concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24317/25]
Robert Troy Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
392. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22923/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
444. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an urgent scan will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23066/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
445. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an urgent test will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23067/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
485. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be examined, who, having been referred over three months ago by their GP for a biopsy relating to suspect prostate cancer, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22354/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
506. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22452/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
507. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [22453/25]
Robert Troy Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
522. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [22528/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
536. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22585/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
183. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an appointment for a scan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21343/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
1996. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the status of and timeline for an appointment for a person (details supplied). [18623/25]