215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand acute bed capacity at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28380/26]
Topics / Hospital Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Services
813 questions from 111 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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805 written, 8 oral
111
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 51 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 41 |
| May 2025 | 43 |
| June 2025 | 44 |
| July 2025 | 53 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 50 |
| October 2025 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| December 2025 | 29 |
| January 2026 | 57 |
| February 2026 | 58 |
| March 2026 | 33 |
| April 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 49 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 33 |
| October 2026 | 39 |
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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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717. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27904/26]
718. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds available in Ireland, broken down by local authority area and type of bed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27906/26]
861. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 379 of 10 April 2026, if the allocation of four new allergy service beds will facilitate an increase in the number of food challenges that can be performed; if this new dedicated bed provision will mean that consultants will have sufficient inpatient medical support to supervise oral immunotherapy procedures safely and, where…
299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown in respect of the new oncology unit proposed for University Hospital Kerry; the facilities that will be provided onsite; the number of patients it will be able to cater for; the estimated commencement date; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27842/26]
346. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at, by hospital; the plans to address any shortfall, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/26]
2617. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the start date for a new unit in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23555/26]
2620. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 11 December 2025, if there has been any progress in sourcing a dedicated space for rheumatology patients at Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23598/26]
2639. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the number of specialists currently in place in the Mater Hospital's lymphoedema programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23665/26]
2640. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide details of funding provided to the Mater Hospital's lymphoedema programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23666/26]
2641. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to progress the lymphoedema model of care further to successful outcomes from proof-of-concept services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23667/26]
2776. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to re-establish diabetic nurse specialist services for outpatients in south-west Kerry; the reason such services are no longer locally available; the number of patients affected and the distances currently travelled for care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24149/26]
2782. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the average time for the first pregnancy scan in the Rotunda Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24183/26]
2783. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that the that the first pregnancy scan takes place between 12-14 weeks in the Rotunda Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24184/26]
2818. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than twelve weeks for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than six months for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; an…
2842. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress report in regard to the new Killarney minor injuries Unit; when this long awaited project will be delivered for the people of Killarney, East, Mid and South Kerry and throughout the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24531/26]
2843. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the progress report in regard to the new Killarney community nursing unit; when this long awaited project will be opened for the people of Killarney, East, Mid and South Kerry and throughout the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24532/26]
2857. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health regarding the development of the integrated mother and baby unit, and child and adolescent mental health services, inpatient facility at St. Joseph’s hospital Limerick, if she will provide an estimated date for when the design team will be assembled; and when they expect to start to design the project. [24588/26]
2864. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed new 60-bed community nursing unit, CNU, in Cashel, County Tipperary; the current status of the site selection process; whether the site option appraisal and architect's report referenced in correspondence of November 2025 have now been finalised; if a preferred site has been identified; the reasons for the delay in progressi…
2984. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive confirmation of eligibility for assignment of a social worker and for the preparation of a comprehensive discharge and support plan in advance of an upcoming discharge from hospital, particularly in the context of the person's recent diagnosis of type 1 insulin dependent diabetes and ongoing support needs; and if she…
3018. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve weekend surgical capacity for urgent paediatric cases in Dublin's children's hospitals in light of the recent experience where only one operating theatre was available over a weekend in Crumlin Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25412/26]
3078. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the percentage of persons that attended the migraine outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026 that were first time appointments, in tabular form. [25739/26]
3081. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the National Trauma Strategy in 2025 regarding the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/26]
3082. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline regarding the National Trauma Strategy for the implementation of the Connolly Hospital bypass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25748/26]
3127. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way her Department is supporting Naas General Hospital in responding to increased demand in the region; the measures that are being implemented to improve patient experience and reduce delays in the emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26021/26]