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Medical Qualifications

67 questions from 34 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 23 September 2026.

67
questions
67 written, 0 oral
34
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20255
March 20256
April 20250
May 20254
June 20251
July 20251
August 20250
September 20250
October 20254
November 202521
December 20252
January 20260
February 20265
March 20264
April 20261
May 20263
June 20266
July 20263
August 20260
September 20261
October 20260

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.

  • Aontú2 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil13 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael6 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent6 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party5 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin17 from 11 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Pádraig Rice
    13
  2. David Cullinane
    6
  3. Barry Heneghan
    5
  4. Marie Sherlock
    5
  5. Pádraig O'Sullivan
    3
  6. Ryan O'Meara
    3
  7. Donna McGettigan
    2
  8. Malcolm Byrne
    2

Asked of

The questions

Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3358. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason his Department has reduced the points on the health professions admission test required for studying medicine (HPAT) from 300 to 150 points, and for the Leaving Certificate points from 565 to 625; the supports available for those unable to afford to pay privately up to €675 for a ten-week HPA…
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Health
818. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the average length of time CORU takes to recognise professional qualifications for each of the professions it regulates where those qualifications are from outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34047/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
159. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the quality controls which are in place for the acceptance of assessments conducted by private psychologists for use in access to public services; and the metric by which certain psychologists are accepted and others are not. [26125/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
160. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assessments conducted by private psychologists, which were presented for access to public services, which were rejected on quality grounds. [26126/25]
James Geoghegan Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
790. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she can provide any detail in respect of the Taoiseach’s statement in the Dáil on 2 April 2025 that getting overseas occupational and speech and language therapists’ qualifications recognised by CORU is an issue that is being pursued by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25224/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1134. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken with the Department of Further and Higher Education and third level institutions to increase the supply of graduates and allied health professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24073/25]
David Cullinane Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
827. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health how many HSE scholarships / bursaries were granted to students to undertake a physicians associate studies programme annually since 2017. [14070/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1848. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered allowing Ukrainian doctors to work under close supervision as junior doctors after passing their OET exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12457/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1849. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase English language support for Ukrainians with medical qualifications in order to complete their medical registration process; her Department’s work to date in improving English language support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12458/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1850. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of Ukrainian doctors who have had their medical qualifications recognised by the Irish Medical Council from January 2024 to March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12459/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1851. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants from Ukraine who sat the pre-registration examination for Irish Medical Council registration in 2023 and 2024 and are registered for exams in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12460/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1852. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the work his Department has undertaken towards the mutual recognition of Ukrainian medical qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12461/25]
William Aird Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
292. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will examine an issue in relation to radiation therapy students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8399/25]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
768. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants that sat the pre-registration examination system for Irish Medical Council registration in each of the past five years: and the pass rate for each respective year. [5898/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
806. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of the applications for recognition by CORU received in 2024 waiting three to six months, six to nine months, and more than 12 months. [6208/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1076. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she has had any discussions with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science regarding recognition of clinical placements gained abroad for students studying physiotherapy outside Ireland; if there are plans to facilitate these students gaining experience/placements in Irish hospitals as part of their studies; and if she…
Colm Burke Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1260. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to assist Irish physiotherapists with qualifications from European Union Member States such as the Netherlands in completing CORU required hours in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy in an acute hospital setting in Ireland, given that such placements are increasingly difficult to obtain for physiotherapists who studied abroad; and if she will ma…