452. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the surgical hub at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13050/25]
Topics / Hospital Facilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital 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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 26 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 29 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 27 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 39 |
| April 2026 | 30 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 17 |
| October 2026 | 20 |
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.
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The questions
499. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure every effort is made to reopen beds in Caherciveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13252/25]
1473. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount collected by all HSE hospitals in respect of car parking charges for visitors and patients in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form; and the estimated amount collected by contracted companies to run and manage car parking facilities at each HSE hospital for the same time period. [10593/25]
1492. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when she expects the cardiac rehab hub in Galway University Hospital is due to be reopened; when and the reason it was suspended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10688/25]
1543. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each January for each year from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10913/25]
1610. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress of the promised additional 117 ICU beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11272/25]
1743. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to establish a minor injuries clinic at UHK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11869/25]
1744. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to establish a modular day unit UHK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11870/25]
1749. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to address the situation in relation to the drop-off zone at the entrance to the Mater Hospital Dublin (details supplied) which is now having an impact on the safety and wellbeing of patients; if she will make a commitment that the situation will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11877/25]
1817. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each of the UL Hospital Group hospitals, from 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12233/25]
1838. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will allocate funding for a specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic at St. James’s Hospital. [12329/25]
1884. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Limerick surgical hub; the date of commencement of the works; the estimated cost of the hub; the expected delivery date; the services that will be provided; the number of additional new contracts for medical staff that is, consultants, non-consultants, nursing and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12635/25]
1888. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the details of the existing bed numbers in use for Killybegs Community Hospital; the details of the unused beds; her plans to reinstate all beds for usage at the community hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12731/25]
82. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Beaumont Hospital secures investment for much-needed capital developments such as a new 95-bed ward block and a new emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9879/25]
85. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new planned surgical hub for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/25]
102. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the inadequate parking situation at Roscommon University Hospital, which is impacting patients, their families, and carers; and if some of the ample green space surrounding the hospital could be used for the development of additional car parking facilities. [10098/25]
116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1784 and 1785 of 9 September 2024, if the options appraisal process for the masterplan for University Hospital Galway which was due for completion in Q4 2024 has now been completed; if she will furnish a copy of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9919/25]
122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE and the hospital groups are improving car park facilities at hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9921/25]
137. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1784 and 1785 of 9 September 2024, the status of the Strategic Assessment Report/Preliminary Business Case (SAR/PBC); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9920/25]
391. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health for an update on ongoing projects at Beaumont Hospital, extension to radiation oncology, the 100-bed ward block, the 64-bed ICU block and the new emergency department; and if all these projects could be expedited for rapid construction. [4520/25]
442. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to install a dedicated maternity theatre at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10450/25]
452. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a proposed new health care facility (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; the level of accommodation and range of services to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10503/25]
182. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to consider providing additional specific funding to hospitals to allow for the abolition of parking charges for cancer patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9950/25]
728. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to consider a proposal for a new location for the minor injuries unit in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9560/25]
377. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the day care centre in St. Vincent’s Hospital. [8712/25]