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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Johnny Guirke Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
455. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by South/Southwest Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22188/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
456. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22189/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
457. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Children's Health Ireland, by month, from July 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [22190/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
184. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended a prostate rapid access clinics and the proportion who were offered an appointment in the Mater Hospital within 20 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2022 to date in 2025 in tabular form. [21344/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
187. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health when the project for a new critical care unit at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown will move to the next stage of works. [21347/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
203. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at St. Vincent's University Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21502/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
211. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each March of each year 2022-2024, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [21516/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
212. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for Quarter 1 of each year 2022-2024, inclusive, by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [21517/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
223. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for each March for each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21552/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
224. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for each March for each year 2019 to 2024 to date, inclusive, in tabular form. [21553/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
225. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for quarter 1 for each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21554/25]
David Cullinane Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
226. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for each model 3 and model 4 hospital, the number of days that full capacity protocols have been active, for quarter 1 for each year 2019 to 2024 to date, inclusive, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21555/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
245. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of beds and occupancy rate in Monaghan hospital, by category and by month, in each of the years 2023 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21591/25]
Alan Kelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2023. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of bodies that have been unclaimed in mortuaries nationwide since 1 January 2023; and the length of time each body has been left unclaimed for. [18806/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2184. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the delivery of the new Killarney community nursing unit will facilitate the provision of a minor injuries unit at the St. Columbanus Hospital location in Killarney, County Kerry; when the minor injuries unit will be up and running; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19610/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2186. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if increased radiotherapy and chemotherapy services will be available at University Hospital Kerry, with the planned upgrade of the oncology unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19612/25]
Ann Graves Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2216. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented to the accident and emergency department of CHI Temple Street on 24 and 25 December 2024. [19748/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to provide the necessary staff, open the essential additional beds in West Kerry Community Hospital and bring the hospital’s original intended capacity up to 72 beds, as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19838/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2256. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health it she will instruct Waterford University Hospital to release the records requested by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19915/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2282. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health when additional resources will be provided to improve health services in Cavan General Hospital, to reduce delays in patients accessing cardiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20077/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2370. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken to resolve the reported postponement of child surgeries by CHI (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20513/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
401. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health is she aware of problems at St. James’s Hospital accident and emergency with regard to a lack of comfort and care for patients, particularly those undergoing mental health crises, a failure to provide medication and pain relief to patients in severe pain, poor communication and updates to patients and families, unhygienic and unsafe conditions, overcrowding,…
David Cullinane Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
1029. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason it took until March 2025 to notify parents of serious concerns at Children’s Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh regarding pelvic osteotomies when the Department was aware of a protected disclosure as early as 9 May 2024; and the reason surgeries were continuing in 2025 if they were not suspended. [17570/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
1030. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if parents and guardians were informed of the clinical audit or protected disclosure relating to pelvic osteotomies at Children’s Health Ireland prior to March 2025. [17571/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
1031. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the dates on which parents/guardians of children who had pelvic osteotomies at Children’s Health Ireland were contacted regarding the draft audit of pelvic osteotomies which had been conducted; the number of children who were informed and the number of letters issued; the earliest year to which a relevant surgery relates; and the number of surgeries involved,…