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Hospital Services

813 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

813
questions
805 written, 8 oral
111
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 20257
February 202551
March 202536
April 202541
May 202543
June 202544
July 202553
August 20250
September 202550
October 202531
November 202548
December 202529
January 202657
February 202658
March 202633
April 202663
May 202615
June 202633
July 202649
August 20260
September 202633
October 202639

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% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú46 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil166 from 27 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael70 from 16 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent42 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland27 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party63 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin298 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 99
  2. 66
  3. 31
  4. 29
  5. 23
  6. 20
  7. 19
  8. 18

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
334. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the availability of MRIs at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
365. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter in a Kerry Community Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38490/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
154. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress to date and timeline for implementing the recommendations of the review of radiation therapy, in tabular form. [37942/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of Saturday activity occurring due to insourcing arrangements across each specialty for each statutory and section 38 hospital, by health region, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [37954/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of Saturday activity occurring due to the public-only consultant contract across each specialty for each statutory and section 38 hospital, by health region, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [37955/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which the HSE requires hospital participation, in tabular form. [38026/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and details of international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries, or any other similar registries which provide for comparisons of standard and quality of care and outcomes, in which each statutory and section-38 hospitals are participating, by hospital, in tabular form. [38027/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she considers that hospitals should have to participate in and report to her on their standing within international clinical quality registries, quality improvement registries, or quality assessment registries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether and how the health service is measuring and comparing productivity of consultants during core activity hours in comparison to insourcing clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
798. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to deliver the required acute hospital capacity as determined by the ESRI acute demand projections for each hospital in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37339/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
856. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the opening hours at the medical assessment unit in Ennis Hospital are to be revised (details supplied); if so, the rational for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37714/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
897. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the extent and cost of radiation therapy outsourcing to private providers, by hospital, in tabular form; and the details of total payments to private providers per instance of service provided. [37937/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Health
374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the existing electronic care note system in Donegal community hospitals; the type, and timeframe to implement a new system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36906/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
227. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the reason Cherry Orchard Hospital campus is not being used to provide a full range of services for people with neurodegenerative conditions in Dublin Mid-West and neighbouring constituencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36252/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
694. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the severe struggles outlined (details supplied), she will allow for a hospital bed, as respite is no longer an option due to high support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35350/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
703. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently awaiting fir…
Pádraig Rice Oral 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
21. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department has received a copy of a 2017 report into paediatric urology services, known as the Dickson report (details supplied); if her Department was made aware of the existence of this report by Children’s Health Ireland, CHI, or anyone from Temple Street or Crumlin hospitals prior to CHI’s establishment; her views on CHI’s decision not to publish the re…
Michael Cahill Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
38. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional beds and staff in community hospitals across Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34870/25]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
42. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to improve emergency department, maternity and radiotherapy services at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34869/25]
Edward Timmins Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
46. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out hospital transport services for patients attending regular hospital appointments who are not cancer or dialysis patients. [34975/25]
Martin Daly Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
122. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for outreach centres for the National Rehabilitation Hospital to help those recovering from serious injury and stroke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34626/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Health
353. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the new neurological rehabilitation beds proposed for Blarney, County Cork are now going to Mallow General Hospital; if so, whether there is a business case prepared for Mallow; if it will be funded in Budget 2026; if not, whether funding will be included in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
189. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently awai…
Mark Ward Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
190. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients currently…
Gary Gannon Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Health
191. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of current staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients cur…