243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant and for a lung transplant at the end of each quarter from quarter 1 2025 to date in 2026; and the average waiting time in each case, in tabular form. [74798/26]
Topics / Hospital Waiting Lists
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Waiting Lists
500 questions from 107 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
500
questions
492 written, 8 oral
107
TDs have asked
10
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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 17 |
| March 2025 | 24 |
| April 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 23 |
| July 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 47 |
| December 2025 | 44 |
| January 2026 | 27 |
| February 2026 | 38 |
| March 2026 | 27 |
| April 2026 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| June 2026 | 28 |
| July 2026 | 17 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
905. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures she has taken to improve waiting times for patients in Connolly hospital. [73650/26]
906. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of people waiting for orthopaedic surgery in Sligo University Hospital; the length of time; and procedure that they are waiting for. [73702/26]
703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery at CHI Crumlin; and the average waiting times to see these consultants. [71443/26]
770. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant cardiologist for a first appointment at the Mater Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [71774/26]
862. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting a follow-up outpatient appointment who have exceeded the clinically recommended timeframe for review, by CHI hospital site and specialty; the details of the standard operating procedures, policies or clinical governance arrangements in place within CHI for scheduling and monitoring follow-up appointments; and the way in w…
536. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number children and families whose scoliosis care predates January 2019 will fall outside module 1; and if she will reconsider the timeframe in order that relevant children are not excluded simply because their experiences occurred before January 2019. [69770/26]
555. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant gastroenterologist for a first appointment at a hospital (details supplied); and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times. [69809/26]
622. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for the mole mapping service at Cork University Hospital when it ceased; the length of time each had been waiting; the date on which letters issued to their referring GPs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70289/26]
676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the inpatient and day case waiting list for ENT procedures at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, broken down by length of time waiting; whether any reduction in anaesthetic staffing or funding has reduced theatre capacity for ENT lists at the hospital in 2026; the number of ENT theatre sessions cancelled or …
692. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for appointments and operations in Cavan General Hospital broken down by category. [68002/26]
697. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting assessment for approval and implantation of deep brain stimulation therapy; the average waiting times at each stage of the pathway; the number of DBS procedures carried out in each of the years of 2024 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and the steps being taken to reduce waiting times. [68050/26]
719. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment for Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; and if the referral is an urgent or routine referral. [68261/26]
753. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an orthopaedic appointment in Galway University Hospital; and if the person is on the routine or urgent waiting list. [68227/26]
764. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and paediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes currently on a waiting list to commence insulin pump therapy, specifically including hybrid closed-loop systems, within the CHO 8 region; if she will provide a breakdown of these figures by relevant acute hospital clinics providing diabetes services in the region, including Regional Hospital Mull…
778. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the waiting time between patients attending an MRI and getting the results of the scan in the Mater Private Hospital on referral from the public system; if she tracks these waiting times on a regular basis; if she has noticed any changes to the length of time patients are waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
827. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a case (details supplied). [68736/26]
832. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the current estimated waiting time between a first referral to the National Gender Service made in September 2026 and a first appointment with that service based on the current resources available to the service; and the average length of time spent on the waiting list by patients who received an invitation to a first appointment with the …
583. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant rheumatologist at St James's Hospital for a first appointment. [66714/26]
590. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a first appointment to see a consultant neurosurgeon at Cork University Hospital; and the average waiting times to see the consultant neurosurgeon. [66733/26]
1368. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the specific actions and timelines in place to increase capacity and reduce orthopaedic and pain medicine outpatient waiting times at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [65384/26]
1369. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the urgent outpatient waiting list for orthopaedic appointments at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; the average and longest waiting times; and the additional capacity being considered to reduce these waiting lists. [65383/26]
3215. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the current number of patients awaiting vagus nerve stimulation battery replacement procedures at a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55228/26]
3217. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant rheumatologist at Galway University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, for a first appointment, in tabular form. [55235/26]
3275. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting gynaecology appointments where premenstrual dysphoric disorder is recorded as the primary or secondary reason for referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55505/26]