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Voluntary Hospital Sector

18 questions from 7 TDs, between 13 May 2025 and 23 April 2026.

18
questions
18 written, 0 oral
7
TDs have asked
4
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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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.

  • Fianna Fáil2 from 2 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael3 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent Ireland11 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party2 from 1 TD · 11 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Ken O'Flynn
    11
  2. Marie Sherlock
    2
  3. Aindrias Moynihan
    1
  4. John Paul O'Shea
    1
  5. Michael Cahill
    1
  6. Michael Murphy
    1
  7. Noel McCarthy
    1

Asked of

The questions

Michael Cahill Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Health
544. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm exactly when the new Killarney Community Hospital will open; when will it be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
43. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the role being played by community hospitals in Macroom and Millstreet in alleviating pressure on acute hospitals through step-down care; and whether all available beds in these facilities are being utilised to support delayed discharges from acute settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4137/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
153. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on advancing the delivery of a day care centre at a building on the grounds of Macroom Community Hospital, Macroom, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64362/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
157. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the operation of a community hospital Cobh Community Hospital, Aileen Terrace, Cobh, County Cork; the engagement she has had to date with hospital management regarding funding and service provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64357/25]
Michael Murphy Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
182. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new community nursing unit in Clonmel; the handover date and progress on registration with the relevant regulatory bodies; if she will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new unit; when she expects patients from the existing St. Anthony’s unit to be transferred; when the unit will be at full capacity; and the number of lev…
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
603. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of operating parallel financial systems in voluntary hospitals pending the roll out of the Integrated Financial Management System, including duplicative software licences, staffing, manual reporting processes and compatibility work; and the projected savings once full integration is completed.; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
604. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the monthly compliance metrics collected to date for statutory hospital sites operating under the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS); the percentage of sites meeting full utilisation requirements; and the expected compliance rate for voluntary hospitals once IFMS is deployed. [64871/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
605. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated savings projected in the original business case for the Integrated Financial Management System; the year in which those savings are expected to be realised; and whether these projections have been revised. [64872/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
606. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce conditions in annual service level agreements requiring full participation in the Integrated Financial Management System before the release of Exchequer funding to voluntary hospitals. [64873/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
607. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out a risk assessment on governance failures associated with voluntary hospitals not yet integrated into the Integrated Financial Management System; and if she will publish that assessment. [64874/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
608. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of voluntary hospitals that have formally indicated concerns or objections regarding integration into the Integrated Financial Management System; and the issues raised during consultations. [64875/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
609. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when the Department expects to finalise the roll out schedule of the Integrated Financial Management System to voluntary hospitals; and the factors delaying the finalisation of the timetable. [64876/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
610. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing or ICT resources required to support the deployment of the Integrated Financial Management System to voluntary hospitals; and the total estimated cost of these supports. [64877/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
611. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure real-time oversight of financial reporting across voluntary hospitals once the Integrated Financial Management System is fully deployed; and how this data will be used to strengthen governance and auditing. [64878/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the projected timeline for eliminating duplicate financial reporting requirements across the HSE and voluntary hospitals once the Integrated Financial Management System is operational in all sites. [64879/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
643. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish all governance reviews, financial audits and compliance assessments completed in the past three years for voluntary hospitals or HSE-funded private providers, and the dates on which each review was finalised. [64920/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1210. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the accumulated deficits of each voluntary hospital nationwide as reported to her Department and or the HSE as of 1 January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24426/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1211. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if a voluntary acute hospital (details supplied) carried out a review of services to align them with available funding in 2024; the outcome of any such review; and which if any services, including patient services, were reduced to align with the available funding, as well as the time period for such reduction in services applied; and if she will make a stateme…