3205. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for a PET scan per health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26465/26]
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
3277. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for lung transplant operation. [26686/26]
3362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for pain treatment in Sligo Hospital for all lists, for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27059/26]
3369. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery, by category; time spent on the waiting list (zero–three months, three–six months, six–12 months, 12–18 months, and over 18 months); the number and proportion of patients waiting longer than Sláintecare targets; and the longest waiting time recorded for an orthopaedic procedure. [27107/26]
3371. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic tests at MUH at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27110/26]
3391. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time and waiting time distribution for an outpatient appointment with an oncologist, to be requested from each statutory and voluntary public hospital as required, for existing patients currently on lists, by hospital; and the average waiting time and the longest waiting time for patients who received an appointment in each year 2022 to 20…
3392. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time and waiting time distribution for an inpatient or planned procedure appointment with an oncology service, to be requested from each statutory and voluntary public hospital as required, for existing patients currently on lists, by hospital and by cancer type; the average waiting time and the longest waiting time for patients who receiv…
3417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, Statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [27328/26]
472. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for right heart catheterization procedures in the Mater Hospital Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23334/26]
480. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for a hip replacement, by persons waiting six months, one year, two years and three years. [23433/26]
481. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in Cork for knee replacement, by persons waiting six months, one year, two years, three years. [23434/26]
493. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for rheumatology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23446/26]
498. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23451/26]
500. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in CUH and Mercy Hospital, broken down by whether they are waiting by three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months. [23453/26]
503. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for ophthalmology in CUH and Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. [23456/26]
504. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for neurology in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. [23457/26]
505. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for orthopaedics in CUH and the Mercy Hospital, broken down by people waiting by 2, 3, 4 and 5 years. [23458/26]
330. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list performance at Cavan Monaghan Hospital for outpatient, inpatient/day case and diagnostic services; the percentage of patients waiting longer than national targets; and the measures being taken to address delays in MRI and CT diagnostics in the region. [22576/26]
379. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [22775/26]
957. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to reduce hospital waiting lists in St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny; and whether current targets will be met in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22047/26]
990. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list/current length of the waiting time period, for an assessment at the sleep clinic at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; the number of assessments carried out in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of WTEs; the grades across which, groups and categories of staff are assigned to the clinic; the plans in place to expand the clinic to allow it to mak…
1004. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for emergency department admission and inpatient beds at University Hospital Galway, in tabular form; and the steps being taken to reduce overcrowding. [22327/26]
1006. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon-Galway constituency currently awaiting outpatient and inpatient treatment, broken down by specialty, in tabular form. [22329/26]
1729. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant ophthalmologist at University Hospital Limerick. [18660/26]
1796. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of people on pain management waiting lists for each hospital in the State, for one, two, three, four and five years respectively (in tabular form); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18975/26]