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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

Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1697. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of cleft surgeries and general age spread, by cleft centre of work/hospital, for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11691/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1713. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on contracting out radiotherapy treatment for public patients to private providers in 2024 and to date in 2025, by hospital, in tabular form. [11740/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1746. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have received epilepsy surgery at a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1754. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Galway University Hospital; the reason for the daily cancellations for over a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
276. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient procedures carried out at University Hospital Limerick per department, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [8259/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
277. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient procedures per department cancelled at University Hospital Limerick, for the years 2011 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8260/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
936. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason that toxicology testing is not undertaken at University Hospital Limerick at the weekends; and the reason that accessing toxicology results is so difficult during the week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7841/25]
Emer Currie Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Health
379. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health when urgent surgery for a patient (details supplied) will be arranged at St. James's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7040/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Health
221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of cancelled procedures in Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. [6556/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1068. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to outline the policies in place to address repeated cancellations of surgeries for patients and provide information on when these patients will expect to undergo their procedures (details supplied). [2263/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1269. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of routine hospital treatments between September 2024 and December 2024 that were delayed as a result of high flu and respiratory cases in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3287/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1270. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of routine cancer treatments in hospitals between September 2024 and December 2024 that were delayed as a result of high flu and /respiratory cases in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3288/25]