686. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of development sizes, by <50, 50 -110, and >100 units of completed projects, in tabular form. [61013/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Data
4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
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.
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| January 2025 | 34 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| June 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 286 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 289 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| November 2025 | 345 |
| December 2025 | 296 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| February 2026 | 284 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| June 2026 | 310 |
| July 2026 | 260 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 124 |
| October 2026 | 118 |
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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.
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The questions
687. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average price of three-bed houses constructed and sold that were supported by HBFI since the body began lending and by, each individual year, in tabular form. [61018/26]
688. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of end purchaser of housing units supported by HBFI lending that has been completed, in tabular form. [61022/26]
743. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending the €10,000 Benefit-in-Kind Open Market Value relief for company vehicles beyond 2026, rather than allowing it to reduce to €5,000 in 2027 as currently scheduled; the number of PAYE taxpayers estimated to be affected by this reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61697/26]
756. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the Exchequer, by county for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61857/26]
757. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61856/26]
758. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and he will make a statement on the matter. [61855/26]
759. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61854/26]
760. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61853/26]
761. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61852/26]
762. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and the cost to the exchequer on a county-by-county basis for the most recent year for which figures are available in respect of a tax expenditure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61851/26]
775. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants and other public monies provided directly or indirectly to non-governmental organisations headquartered outside the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of each organisation, its country of registration and the amounts paid. [62134/26]
776. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; the amount received by each organisation; and the Department, agency or public body from which the funding originated. [62136/26]
777. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental organisations in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will provide a list of the recipient organisations; and the amount paid to each organisation in each year. [62137/26]
855. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the increasing income levels required by single first time buyers to purchase a home; the measures being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63589/26]
856. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the effectiveness of the help to buy scheme for single applicants; the proportion of beneficiaries who are single income purchasers; whether any changes to the scheme are being considered to improve affordability for such purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63588/26]
857. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to measures specifically aimed at assisting single income first time buyers who, despite earning above average incomes, are unable to purchase a home due to the gap between incomes and house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63587/26]
72. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within her Department and in bodies under the aegis of her Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57207/26]
231. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under his aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58637/26]
240. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current level of unredeemed deposits related to the Re-turn scheme, by county; the plans in place to use this funding this year and in the time ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58908/26]
278. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Defence the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within her Department and in bodies under the aegis of her Department in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57203/26]
283. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which foreign naval or state-operated vessels were monitored within Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone off the Cork coastline during 2025 and to date 2026; the nationality of the vessels concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57455/26]
292. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have retired or been discharged in each of the past five years. [58528/26]
293. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of new personnel who have joined the Defence Forces in each of the past five years. [58529/26]
296. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by her Department and all bodies under her aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58639/26]