1997. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18628/25]
Topics / Hospital Appointments Status
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital 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.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 40 |
| February 2025 | 56 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 29 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 31 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 30 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 22 |
| February 2026 | 25 |
| March 2026 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 30 |
| June 2026 | 23 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 18 |
| October 2026 | 11 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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38
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The questions
2013. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health regarding the case of a person (details supplied) that, having been referred in early 2024 to University Hospital Limerick for a hip operation, has yet to receive an appointment date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18753/25]
2093. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of Children’s Health Ireland appointments or surgeries cancelled in each of the past five years respectively for children with an address in Cork by reason of cancellation, in tabular form. [19232/25]
2094. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of Cork University Hospital appointments or surgeries cancelled in each of the past five years respectively for children with an address in Cork, by reason of cancellation, in tabular form. [19233/25]
2110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/25]
2111. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get an appointment in Cavan General Hospital for nine months to read their recent ultrasound; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19333/25]
2150. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to urgently expedite appointment for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19533/25]
2219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [19782/25]
2288. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when an elderly person who lives alone (details supplied) will receive an appointment given their referral has been marked as urgent by their doctor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20086/25]
2305. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an appointment expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20156/25]
2360. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the case of a person (details supplied) that was referred to the dermatology department at University of Limerick for treatment of a facial skin condition and has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20475/25]
2368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20501/25]
2418. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an appointment expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20765/25]
2451. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital appointment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21043/25]
2452. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can progress with cataract treatment; when an urgent appointment will be made available to them, particularly in view of the fact that their sight has deteriorated to the point where they require both glasses and contacts to have functional sight with their sight deteriorating further; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
2470. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite this appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21191/25]
256. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/25]
266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive a follow-up appointment in Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17800/25]
874. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a young person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16618/25]
914. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a surgery appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16821/25]
977. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments cancelled in each hospital in the State in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [17266/25]
998. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time that patients are awaiting for an initial appointment after being referred for care in hospitals (details supplied), per speciality, per inpatient and outpatient, from 2018 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17386/25]
1001. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17403/25]
1004. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17430/25]
249. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is continuing to wait on a triple by-pass in the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14375/25]