1797. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if people on the pain management waiting lists qualify for the National Treatment Purchase Fund; if so to provide details on the way they can access it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18976/26]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
1912. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (detail supplied) is waiting on an colonoscopy appointment in Cavan general; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19462/26]
2083. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when a person (details supplied) can get an occupational therapy appointment as a matter of urgency. [20192/26]
2085. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adult patients currently awaiting scoliosis surgery nationally; the average waiting time for such procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20230/26]
2086. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to improve communication with adult patients awaiting complex spinal surgery, including scoliosis procedures, particularly where surgeries are postponed or delayed without updated timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20231/26]
2194. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric nephrologist at CHI Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20589/26]
2195. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant rheumatologist at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20590/26]
600. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children awaiting audiology assessment or treatment in hospital-based audiology services and community-based audiology services, by CHO area; and the steps being taken to address regional disparities, in tabular form. [18182/26]
269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for all surgeries in Letterkenny University Hospital per category in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17376/26]
838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant ENT surgeon at Cork University Hospital; the average waiting time for same. [16491/26]
248. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 17 February 2026; the average waiting time to see those consultants for a first appointment, in tabular form. [15333/26]
254. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address the long waiting times for children referred to primary care audiology services following school hearing screening; the steps being implemented to reduce delays for children who have been prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15361/26]
270. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant respiratory medicine based at St Vincent's University Hospital. [15437/26]
919. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a national waiting list in operation for adults requiring spinal fusion surgery; and if so, the current waiting times on this list. [14057/26]
921. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive spinal fusion surgery. [14061/26]
1081. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce waiting times for dermatology outpatient appointments; the number of patients seen on average at outpatient clinics per week; if dermatology treatment is eligible for coverage under the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15035/26]
629. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health to provide the number, age range and category of patient currently waiting for orthodontic assessment and orthodontic treatment at the regional orthodontic centre based at Louth County Hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13734/26]
1048. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant plastic surgeon at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown for a first appointment. [11594/26]
1062. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists to commence treatment at the end of each year 2022 – 2025, inclusive, by wait time band, local office, and region in tabular form. [11659/26]
1063. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment at the end of each year 2022 – 2025, inclusive, by wait time band, local office, and region, in tabular form. [11660/26]
1112. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric neurologist at CHI Temple Street for a first appointment. [12058/26]
1113. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting cardiology surgery at the cardiology department at the Mater Hospital; the types of surgeries being awaited; the current waiting times for patients to receive cardiology surgery. [12059/26]
1148. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12209/26]
1149. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal will transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12213/26]
1157. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation in St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12233/26]