255. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment at the paediatric rheumatology services at Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14485/25]
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 |
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| 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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The questions
678. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Donegal will receive a rheumatology appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13309/25]
716. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the status of surgery for twins (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13435/25]
737. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13620/25]
748. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13655/25]
787. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reasons appointments for services (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda have been cancelled; and when and where alternative appointments will be provided for persons living in the Louth area. [13883/25]
824. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health why it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to get an endoscopy appointment to offer a diagnose for her condition. [14066/25]
831. 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. [14083/25]
476. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently investigate and expedite the long delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/25]
477. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the circumstances of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry who has been on a waiting list for the past three years and still has not received any treatment; if she will investigate this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13154/25]
1506. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the numerous cases of children with scoliosis who have faced various challenges with appointments postponed, changed, delayed or cancelled at the last minute; how the Minister will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10755/25]
1511. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10767/25]
1532. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health whether an urgent appointment at Beaumount Hospital could be issued to a person in County Galway (details supplied); the reason the person in question has been issued with an appointment in July, despite the serious medical circumstances involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10887/25]
1534. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive an outpatient appointment for orthopaedics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10889/25]
1557. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, hospital group and hospital, in each of the years 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [10927/25]
1564. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in the department of ophthalmology, South Infirmary Hospital, County Cork, before she loses her sight. [10941/25]
1579. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the appointment of a clinical nurse lead to support the implementation of the national model of care for epilepsy has been progressed; the reasons a permanent appointment has not been approved to date; if she will provide details on the allocation of time which will be given to the post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11036/25]
1586. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [11076/25]
1632. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred by University Hospital Limerick to St. John’s Hospital for an urgent hernia operation, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11381/25]
1654. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an immediate appointment will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [11445/25]
1790. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for seven years for an appointment; if this case will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12046/25]
159. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person awaiting a procedure (details supplied); and if an appointment can be expedited. [9841/25]
160. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be facilitated in seeing a consultant urgently due to her pain levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9848/25]
179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who had been waiting for an ultrasound for six months only to find out that she had stage 4 cancer; how she intends to ensure that waiting times are shortened to detect issues in a more timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9928/25]
196. 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. [10033/25]