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Hospital Facilities

459 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

459
questions
451 written, 8 oral
100
TDs have asked
11
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 20259
February 202526
March 202536
April 202529
May 202520
June 202515
July 202534
August 20250
September 202512
October 202532
November 202527
December 202513
January 202620
February 202629
March 202639
April 202630
May 202613
June 202620
July 202618
August 20260
September 202617
October 202620

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.

  • 100% RDR7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú13 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil134 from 28 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael52 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent26 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland16 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party44 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin124 from 30 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 47
  2. 26
  3. 15
  4. 15
  5. 13
  6. 13
  7. 13
  8. 12

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Tom Brabazon Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
43. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement her Department has had with Beaumont Hospital in relation to the hospital capital projects. [34917/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
76. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the progress to date with the major building project for Cavan General Hospital, including a new emergency department, endoscopy unit, and additional beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/25]
Brian Stanley Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
106. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when phase two of works and the extension for St. Vincent’s Hospital Mountmellick, County Laois will be approved; the timeline for completion of phase one of the re-development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34866/25]
Colm Burke Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
196. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will work with the HSE to provide additional funding and resources that are required for the pulmonary arterial hypertension unit in the Mater Hospital (details supplied) given the unit has not had any additional resources since 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34700/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
209. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for a projected date for the opening of the new surgical hub in Merlin Park; the services that will be provided therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34774/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
216. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to upgrade University Hospital Kerry to Model 4 Hospital status, thus enabling staff to administer radiotherapy treatment to patients who currently have to make the long daily round trips to Cork city hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34806/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Health
781. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33789/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
422. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has any plans to purchase an available near Crofton Road in Dún Laoghaire, adjacent to St. Michael’s Hospital, to help alleviate parking issues at St. Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33445/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
551. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Wexford General Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31591/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
319. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the estimated delivery date for the 108-bed extension planned for University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30970/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1267. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of minor and major treatment bays within accident and emergency department of Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [28960/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1369. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicle treatment bays within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital. [29365/25]
David Cullinane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1498. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total capital funding allocated to each Model 4 Hospital from 2011 to date, broken down by hospital, by each capital allocation amount, by year and the total allocation cumulatively over the time period covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29927/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1560. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Freshford health centre; the start date for the approved extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30205/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
702. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the details of the bed capacity on the ground floor east of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, prior to renovation works carried out in 2022; the current capacity of the ground floor east; the number of beds the renovation works on ground floor east planned to deliver; the cost of this project; the value-for-money assessments or reports that may have been ca…
Martin Daly Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
703. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the capital works projects currently ongoing at Roscommon University Hospital; when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27168/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
749. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been achieved in respect of the step down facilities across CHO5 since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27471/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
751. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays within the accident and emergency department of Wexford General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27473/25]
John McGuinness Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
166. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health to arrange for a meeting room to be made available in a facility (details supplied), for use by local organised groups whose members are recovering from major life changing health issues, such as acquired brain injury or stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26162/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
781. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health in light of concerns across the Iveragh Peninsula, if an urgent intervention can be made to ensure the opening of two hospice beds in Cahersiveen Community Hospital, County Kerry, which are vital to the entire region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25154/25]
Catherine Connolly Oral 13 May 2025 · to Health
120. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 6 March 2025, if the development control plan and the options appraisal process for the master plan for University Hospital Galway has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23679/25]
Martin Kenny Oral 13 May 2025 · to Health
121. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues of water leaking in the orthopaedic surgical theatre in Sligo University Hospital, causing surgeries to be cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23221/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of unitised beds in Monaghan Hospital, by category. [24144/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
153. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health to consider providing the support required to provide a much-needed surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital, given the pressures that the hospital continue to face; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24154/25]
William Aird Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
190. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for additional beds for people with Dementia at Shaen Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24037/25]