Hospital Waiting Lists
An official questions-paper heading. 478 questions (8 oral, 470 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 7 |
| Feb 2025 | 17 |
| Mar 2025 | 24 |
| Apr 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| Jun 2025 | 23 |
| Jul 2025 | 26 |
| Sep 2025 | 40 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 47 |
| Dec 2025 | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | 27 |
| Feb 2026 | 38 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| Jun 2026 | 28 |
| Jul 2026 | 17 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 478 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2026-07-09 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2026-04-21 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2026-02-24 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-11-26 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-11-25 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-11-20 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-10-02 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-10-01 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-05-13 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-05-13 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
| 2025-05-01 | Hospital Waiting Lists |
The questions
Michael Cahill
written
2025-04-03 · to Health
312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16416/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
698. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists at Cork University Hospital for CT, MRI and ultrasound scans, in each quarter from 2022, to date in 2025; and the average time each patient spends on the waiting list in respect of the same. [15015/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
710. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to reduce the current waiting list (details supplied) to attend the ophthalmology outpatient's department of University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/25]
Micheál Carrigy
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
731. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting since 2020 for an ENT appointment. [15227/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
746. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times at the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital. [15304/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
685. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time that patients are awaiting for an initial appointment after being referred for care in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, CHI Temple Street, and Beaumont Hospital, per specialty, per inpatient-outpatient, from 2018 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
686. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting longer than 12 months for an initial appointment after being referred for care in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, CHI Temple Street, and Beaumont Hospital, per speciality, per inpatient/outpatient, from 2018 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
782. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of persons who have been removed from outpatient waiting lists, inpatient waiting lists and day case waiting lists, through the outpatient waiting list management protocol, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and Louth County Hospital for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she wi…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1462. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current wait times for a first chemotherapy appointment from the time of decision or consent to treat on a hospital by hospital basis, across the State, in tabular form. [10564/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1472. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be urgently taken at Letterkenny University Hospital to reduce waiting times for chemotherapy patients. [10589/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1487. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details suppled) who, having been referred five years ago by her GP to the cardiology department of University Hospital Limerick, has yet to receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10662/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1493. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she can detail the waiting list for the cardiac rehab hub in Merlin Park; the waiting list in October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10689/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1505. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person in County Donegal (details supplied) is on the routine or urgent waiting list for cardiac surgery in Saint James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10746/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1559. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on primary care and community healthcare waiting lists, for each care service, at the end of February for the years 2019, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown by length of wait and by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10936/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1588. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; if all options are being considered, including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11095/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1600. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11209/25]
Denise Mitchell
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1601. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce wait times for blood testing appointments at Beaumont Hospital; if it is possible to provide auxiliary capacity to reduce the waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11211/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1608. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite an MRI scan in respect of a patient in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11267/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1745. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for epilepsy neurosurgery at a clinical site (details supplied); the number of patients who are currently awaiting epilepsy surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11872/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1747. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for appointments at the epilepsy monitoring unit at a hospital (details supplied); the number of patients currently awaiting appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11874/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1775. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the long waiting times for blood tests in Beaumont Hospital (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11991/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-03-19 · to Health
1860. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12528/25]
Catherine Callaghan
written
2025-03-06 · to Health
88. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans to tackle waiting times for outpatient appointments and planned surgical appointments. [9876/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-03-06 · to Health
159. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on the waiting times for outpatient appointments and planned surgical appointments in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9746/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-03-06 · to Health
403. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery. [10317/25]