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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Departmental Budgets

259 questions from 71 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

259
questions
256 written, 3 oral
71
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20251
February 20256
March 20256
April 20259
May 202513
June 202521
July 202532
August 20250
September 20258
October 20257
November 202512
December 202512
January 202645
February 202610
March 20263
April 20268
May 202619
June 202615
July 202613
August 20260
September 202611
October 20268

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.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú9 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil62 from 13 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael12 from 6 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent5 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland9 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party32 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity13 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin81 from 24 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 43
  2. 13
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 7

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1503. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the date she plans to publish the HSE capital plan for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10731/25]
Liam Quaide Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1594. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the €1.48 billion committed to in Budget 2025 for mental health that is dedicated specifically to those under 18 years of age and related child mental health services. [11161/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
427. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the budget allocated for free sanitary products for higher education facilities since its launch in 2022; the details of the institutions that availed of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Education
131. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to publish the account for the year 2012 that shows the balance as described on page 27 of the Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report 98 School Transport Provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8294/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
245. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the capital budget allocated for his Department in 2024 that was actually spent. [7280/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Education
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she will detail her Department’s capital budget in each of the past five years; and the percentage of that budget spent at 31 December in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6830/25]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Rural
878. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation in 2025 for the senior alert scheme. [6286/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
722. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budget allocated to SOLAS in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [4347/25]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1323. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health how the €2 million additional funding for the National Maternity Strategy in Budget 2025 will be spent. [46289/24]