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Hospital Procedures

262 questions from 68 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.

262
questions
260 written, 2 oral
68
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
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 20250
February 20258
March 202514
April 20255
May 202539
June 20257
July 202524
August 20250
September 20257
October 202522
November 202525
December 202512
January 202610
February 202621
March 202618
April 20266
May 202615
June 202613
July 20269
August 20260
September 20262
October 20265

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.

  • Aontú27 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil38 from 18 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael9 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent8 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland44 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party17 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity9 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin64 from 21 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 42
  2. 29
  3. 16
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 11
  7. 8
  8. 8

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Health
476. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of organ transplants carried out for kidney, liver, heart, lung and pancreas respectively, broken down by deceased and living donor, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [75142/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients, adult and paediatric, who received a heart or lung transplant outside the State under the treatment abroad scheme or another arrangement in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74801/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of potential heart and lung transplants that did not proceed in 2025 and to date in 2026 due to bed, theatre or staffing capacity at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. [74803/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
934. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason appropriate aftercare, such as physiotherapy, was not provided to a patient (details supplied) following surgery for endometriosis at University Hospital Waterford. [74367/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
169. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if there are unexpected delays for hip operations at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh as result of changes to funding allocated to the hospital. [72658/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
483. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she could provide a list of theatre procedures done in Monaghan Hospital. [67862/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if outpatient surgeries were cancelled in St. James Hospital on 31 of August 2026; and if so, the number and the reason. [66420/26]
Liam Quaide Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3699. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether there are national clinical guidelines regarding the use of a tenaculum during outpatient hysteroscopy procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57428/26]
Liam Quaide Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3700. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of IUD insertions in HSE-funded services that involve the use of a tenaculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57429/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4003. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of people referred for urgent colonoscopy by hospital in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58557/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4004. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of people who were referred for urgent colonoscopy who received an appointment date within 28 days of referral; between 29-35 days of referral; between 36-40 days of referral; between 41-45 days of referral; between 46-50 days of referral; 51+ days of referral by hospital, in each of the years 2017 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58558/…
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4005. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the reasons for which more than 3,400 people were waiting longer than 28 days to access an urgent colonoscopy between January and April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58559/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4006. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if endoscopic activity is on track to increase by 6,927 or 6.6% in 2026, compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58560/26]
Paula Butterly Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Health
323. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from counties Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Cavan who were required to travel outside the north-east region for cardiac procedures in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50309/26]
Paula Butterly Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Health
324. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient, day-case and outpatient procedures carried out at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in each of the past five years, broken down by specialty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50310/26]
Paula Butterly Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Health
325. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting elective surgery at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, broken down by specialty and waiting time bands; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50311/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
892. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac surgeries and other procedures cancelled or postponed at Cork University Hospital as a result of the perfusionist industrial action on 9 June 2026; the number of paediatric procedures affected; whether any of those procedures have since been rescheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49494/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
827. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions in maternity hospitals on postnatal wellbeing; if consideration is being given to establishing a national standard to ensure consistent practice across hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47635/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
220. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to consider and respond to correspondence from a person in Dublin mid-west regarding restrictions on partners and support persons remaining in hospital with mothers and newborn babies following birth (details supplied) [46237/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract procedures carried out each week to date in 2026 at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [41526/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2347. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority undertook any review, investigation or regulatory assessment into the use, monitoring and follow-up of MAGEC rods within CHI following international field safety notices and device safety concerns; if any recommendations were issued; if she will publish the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [436…
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2348. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the dates at which CHI, the HSE and HIQA first became aware that one field safety notice (details supplied) had not been recorded as communicated to parents; the actions subsequently taken; if all affected families were later identified and informed; her views on the governance, disclosure and patient safety issues arising from this; and if she will make a state…
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2349. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if all experimental, innovative or novel paediatric spinal procedures undertaken within CHI were subject to formal ethics committee review and approval prior to implementation; the governance framework applied to such procedures; if she will publish the relevant policies, approval pathways and oversight arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
Pádraig Rice Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2350. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the governance, regulatory and ethical frameworks governing the off-label use of spinal implants and medical devices in paediatric spinal surgery within CHI; if such use is formally recorded, her views on the patient safety and oversight arrangements applying to such practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43690/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2417. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Children’s Health Ireland has conducted any internal audit, external audit, clinical audit, utilisation review, value-for-money review, peer review, quality assurance review or independent assessment since 2020 concerning elective paediatric surgical decision-making, theatre allocation, waiting-list prioritisation or the application of medical necessity c…