1226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for a cancer patient (details supplied) to have an urgent procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12790/26]
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.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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.
-
45
-
37
-
23
-
22
-
18
-
16
-
13
-
12
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
1228. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on waiting lists for in-patient rehabilitation care in Ireland; the total number of patients; broken down by condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12817/26]
607. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times to see a consultant paediatric ENT surgeon at CHI Temple Street for a first appointment. [11485/26]
297. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth waiting for diagnostic tests, including MRI, CT, ultrasound and endoscopy, at the latest available data point, in tabular form. [10587/26]
300. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Louth waiting for a first outpatient appointment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, by specialty; and the median and longest waiting times. [10590/26]
301. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting orthopaedic outpatient appointments and orthopaedic procedures via Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the waiting times by urgency category where available. [10591/26]
302. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ENT (ear, nose and throat) outpatient appointments via Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the median and longest waits. [10592/26]
303. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda catchment for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the waiting times involved. [10593/26]
1058. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the mean and median waiting time, by hospital group, for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services at end-December 2025; and the number of persons on those waiting lists in each hospital group. [9503/26]
1059. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting longer than six months and longer than twelve months, by hospital group, for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services at end-December 2025. [9504/26]
1060. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the longest waiting time recorded nationally at end-December 2025 for a first outpatient assessment in publicly funded chronic pain services; and the hospital group and hospital in which that longest waiting time occurred. [9505/26]
1061. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the National Treatment Purchase Fund hold waiting-list data for publicly funded chronic pain services in time bands, including persons waiting longer than six months and longer than twelve months, for first outpatient assessment lists; and if not, the reason such time-band data is not produced where mean and median waiting-time data is produced…
1065. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for first-time and follow-up paediatric neurology appointments nationally; the number of children waiting more than 6, 12, and 18 months; the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9589/26]
1067. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of children from County Mayo currently awaiting paediatric neurology assessment; the average waiting time; the number of children waiting more than 12 months; the number of children who must travel outside the county for assessment or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9591/26]
1165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Meath waiting for a first outpatient appointment at Navan Hospital in each of the past three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, broken down by speciality; and the median and longest waiting times. [10259/26]
1166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people resident in County Meath waiting for a first outpatient appointment at Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in each of the past three years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, broken down by speciality; and the median and longest waiting times. [10260/26]
1167. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting ENT (ear, nose and throat) outpatient appointments via Navan Hospital for each of the last three years, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and to provide waiting times, by urgency category where available. [10261/26]
1168. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in Navan Hospital catchment area for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the waiting times involved. [10262/26]
1169. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cardiology outpatient appointments and diagnostics in Our lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, catchment area for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the waiting times involved. [10263/26]
431. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for dermatology treatment at the Monaghan Hospital campus; to provide a breakdown of the lengths of waiting periods, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9042/26]
433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for ENT treatment at the Monaghan Hospital campus; the lengths of waiting periods, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9044/26]
955. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant cardiologist at Mayo University Hospital for a first appointment. [7417/26]
1070. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for elective surgeries in midlands regional hospitals compared with those in Dublin; the plans to reduce disparities in access to healthcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7851/26]
223. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list in Naas Hospital, County Kildare from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6983/26]
224. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the number of those on a waiting list in Naas Hospital, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6984/26]