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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

Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
912. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [3459/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of appointments deemed urgent and non-urgent for children in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital given the current waiting list for children’s non-urgent appointments in SIVUH is 16 to 18 months (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3598/26]
Tony McCormack Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
977. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [4018/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1060. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
509. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations at University Hospital Kerry, by year, from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by appointment or procedure type and by adult/child, in tabular form. [2910/26]
Robert Troy Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
517. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [2953/26]
Tony McCormack Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2083. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment. [74096/25]
Tony McCormack Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2253. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied). [74793/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2257. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if an appointment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74823/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2267. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for a person to receive an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital. [74866/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2268. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (detailed supplied) will receive an appointment to attend the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital. [74867/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2430. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae 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. [1506/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2442. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a surgery date for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1562/26]
Robert Troy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a more urgent hospital appointment will be offered to a person (details supplied). [1926/26]
Robert Troy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2496. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a more urgent appointment can be offered to a person (details supplied). [2237/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
753. Deputy Sean Fleming 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. [73779/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
392. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment for an ultrasound at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72798/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
297. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment at Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70449/25]
Robert Troy Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
321. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [70600/25]
Robert Troy Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
327. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment can be offered to a person (details supplied) at a more convenient location. [70643/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
893. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who was referred by their general practitioner on 23 September 2025 an assessment at CUH, and advised they will not be seen until February/March 2026; if she considers this delay to be clinically acceptable; if she will intervene to ensure the person is offered an earlier appointment; and if she will make a s…
Tony McCormack Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1011. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [69740/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1049. 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. [70036/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
433. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital and outpatient appointments that were missed, cancelled, or scheduled but not fulfilled in the past 12-months; the breakdown by specialty (including cardiology, urology, and geriatric medicine); the reasons recorded by the HSE for these missed or unfulfilled appointments; and the measures being introduced to improve communication with patie…
Matt Carthy Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Health
242. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that a person (details supplied) is scheduled for treatment at the Brain Injury and Stroke Programme at the National Rehabilitation Hospital as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68222/25]