2281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered arrangements with overseas hospitals to provide treatment for Irish children currently on spinal waiting lists; if not, the reason; and if so, the details of any negotiations or agreements reached to date. [45446/25]
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.
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492 written, 8 oral
107
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Independents counted together
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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 |
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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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The questions
2282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to publishing monthly, publicly accessible reports on paediatric spinal surgery waiting lists, including numbers, average wait times, cancellations, and rescheduled procedures, in order to ensure transparency and accountability. [45447/25]
2338. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when she expects to see a comprehensive roll out of a full seven-day roster across the hospital network; when she envisages waiting lists can be sufficiently addressed without the need for insourcing and outsourcing initiatives; the additional number of healthcare staff required to achieve full capacity in the health service; and if she will make …
2361. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the outpatient gynaecology waiting list at Mullingar Regional Hospital; and of these the number awaiting investigation or treatment for endometriosis. [45675/25]
2398. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the current target waiting time for scoliosis surgery; the plans and timeline for reducing average waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45831/25]
2487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on audiology waiting lists in the past 5 years, per year, in tabular form, and the number of persons that received audiology assessments and hearing aids in the same period. [46330/25]
2491. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children and young people to access specialist eating disorder services in each RHA, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [46370/25]
2553. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2021 to 2025 on waiting lists in Letterkenny University Hospital who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this activity has reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46746/25]
2598. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46914/25]
2599. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via outsourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46915/25]
2600. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via the HSE and not via insourcing or outsourcing activities; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46916/25]
2601. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients currently on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital to receive treatment on waiting lists, including the waiting time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46917/25]
2602. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients currently on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals to receive treatment on waiting lists, including the waiting time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46918/25]
2603. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46919/25]
2604. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via outsourcing activity; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46920/25]
2605. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment across Cork hospitals who have received care via the HSE and not via insourcing or outsourcing activities; the extent to which this has activity reduced waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46921/25]
2959. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients currently waiting less than four months for treatment for both Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital for the end of June 2025 or the latest date available; the number waiting 4-8 months and more than 8 months; and if she would provide the same information for other spinal pati…
3071. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for elective surgery in Tallaght University Hospital; the average time spent on a waiting list for elective surgery in Tallaght University Hospital in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43088/25]
3137. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the delivery of new elective-only hospitals in Dublin, Cork, and Galway; how these will contribute to the Government’s objective of eliminating waiting lists over 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43379/25]
3139. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries that have taken place in Cork county in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the current waiting list for such surgery in Cork county; the up-to-date average waiting period for patients to receive treatment; and the number of reimbursements made to patients from Cork under the Cross Border Directive in the same years. [434…
3265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently in hospital in Cork awaiting a nursing bed space, by length of wait, in tabular form. [44156/25]
3290. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for pain management in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [44368/25]
3291. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for rheumatology in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [44369/25]
3296. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [44374/25]
3299. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in Cork University Hospital and Mercy Hospital, broken down by whether they are waiting by 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months. [44400/25]