267. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies which operate under their aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8781/25]
Topics / Departmental Bodies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Bodies
745 questions from 84 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
745
questions
738 written, 7 oral
84
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
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 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 99 |
| April 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 227 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 28 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 63 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 97 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 18 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
319. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied), who was convicted for rape and attempted murder in Sligo, was granted asylum on appeal in Ireland, given that they were from Pakistan and on a student visa in Britain. [8651/25]
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates in 2024 on which his Department has received each of the 2023 audited financial statements and 2023 annual reports from each State agency under the remit of his Department, in tabular form; if he has received any of the 2024 audited financial statements and 2024 annual reports; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments, bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State, semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department, for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7194/25]
204. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a statement on staffing at the SEAI. [7291/25]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments, bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State, semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department, for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7195/25]
558. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the total budget and staffing of the Residential Tenancies Board in each of the years from 2015 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8048/25]
559. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he will take to increase the Residential Tenancies Board’s enforcement powers, as outlined in the 2025 programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8049/25]
279. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will establish a forum for stakeholder engagement on firearms licensing and related matters, similar to the previous firearms consultative panel that was previously in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6812/25]
280. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if he intends to meet with this organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6813/25]
281. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to reform the processing procedures for firearms licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6814/25]
387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis; and to detail the total budget, or part thereof, funded by the Exchequer in 2024 for each, in tabular form. [6955/25]
388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis for which he has responsibility for appointing board members or directors; and to provide the current board vacancies for each, in tabular form. [6956/25]
460. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of a Nature Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/25]
860. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met formally with the CEO of Solas since his appointment as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5819/25]
4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the composition of the new US-based strategic economic advisory panel; if the members will be remunerated; to outline the scope of the new US-based strategic economic advisory panel; if it has a terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4820/25]
736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of requests his Department received from the Charities Regulator seeking approval for the recruitment of additional and or replacement staff in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and of the requests received, the number that were approved, or are pending, in tabular form. [4345/25]
397. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions an agency under his aegis (details supplied) plans to take in relation to a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3407/25]
1040. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how the HPRA is funded. [2196/25]
1331. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by his Department with regard to the inclusion of certified athletic therapists within the CORU register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46358/24]