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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

John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
957. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment and extension of Macroom Community Hospital, Macroom, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17013/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
958. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the status the refurbishment and extension of Kanturk Community Hospital, Kanturk, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17014/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
959. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment and extension of Millstreet Community Hospital, Millstreet, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17015/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
963. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new bed block will begin construction in Nenagh Hospital. [17112/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
964. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the new primary care centre in Nenagh will be completed; and what services the HSE intends to offer from there in the coming years. [17113/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
969. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency departments which have closed in the State in each of the past 20 years; and the number of emergency departments which have been opened in the State in that time. [17190/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
1003. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when a dedicated public specialist unit will be provided for Limerick and the mid-west for adults with eating disorders. [17412/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
1006. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all hospitals, separated by model one, two, three and four, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17436/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
310. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of the infectious disease clinic in Our Ladies of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [16123/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
724. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health for an update on the minimum of 29 post-acute inpatient beds dedicated to neurorehabilitation across counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. [15128/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
766. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if Ennis Hospital will no longer accept card or cheque payments from patients; if patients will need to pay via a centralised office on the east coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15407/25]
Joe Cooney Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
788. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed provision and operation of a contracted satellite haemodialysis unit at Ennis Hospital, County Clare; and the reason for the delay in progressing the proposal. [15620/25]
Pat Buckley Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
832. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount three hospitals (details supplied) earned in car parking fees in 2024. [15851/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
691. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of additional beds delivered since publication of the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion Plan, by year, in tabular form. [13348/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
692. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of acute hospital inpatient beds, by site, in tabular form. [13349/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
693. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of additional post-acute specialist rehabilitation beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [13350/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of post-acute specialist rehabilitation beds, by site, in tabular form. [13351/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
695. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of acute psychiatric inpatient beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [13352/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
696. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of acute psychiatric inpatient beds, by site, in tabular form. [13353/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
697. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of critical care beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [13354/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
698. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of critical care beds, by site, in tabular form. [13355/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
699. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of community care beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [13356/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
700. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of community care beds, by site, in tabular form. [13357/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the increase in regional inpatient neurorehabilitation beds, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13653/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if there are proposal to further improve WiFi and mobile phone coverage at Cavan General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13770/25]