360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a national dataset distinguishing e-scooter accidents involving compliant devices (20kmh, 400 watt, 25kg limits) from those involving non-compliant or overpowered devices; if not, the reason; and if his Department will commit to establishing such a dataset. [55099/26]
Topics / Departmental Data
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.
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 | 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 |
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the State body that holds responsibility for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power, or weight limits set out in the relevant road traffic legislation; and if his Department will clarify this in circumstances where nobody has to date taken responsibility for such enforcement. [55100/26]
362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the meeting between Ministers and officials on 8 July 2026 regarding e-scooter regulation; the specific legislative options currently being drafted arising from that meeting; and the timeline for a decision. [55101/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the legislative options under consideration following the meeting of 8 July 2026 will apply to e-scooters that already comply with the current 20kmh, 400 watt, and 25kg limits, or only to non-compliant overpowered devices; and if his Department will clarify this distinction. [55102/26]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to a point-of-sale regulation mechanism or buy-back scheme for non-compliant e-scooters, as proposed by cycling advocacy groups; and if the Department has engaged with retailers on the ease with which speed limiters on these devices can be manipulated. [55103/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of engagement with the insurance industry regarding the introduction of mandatory insurance for e-scooters; and if his Department has received confirmation from any insurer of willingness to provide cover subject to additional legislative restrictions. [55104/26]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health or the Health Service Executive regarding the volume of paediatric intensive care admissions arising from e-scooter accidents; and if any interdepartmental data-sharing arrangement exists to track this. [55105/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a full ban on e-scooters is among the options being brought to Cabinet this week; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55452/26]
399. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55590/26]
408. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the current RTFO rate applying in 2026; the projected annual RTFO rate to 2030; the estimated physical blend of biofuel in petrol and diesel for each year; the modelling assumptions used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55657/26]
411. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the revenue received per year, for each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by the State, for the use of Shannon Airport by non-Irish military flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55686/26]
433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when the marine Natura 2000 sites will be included on admiralty charts; the interim measures the MSO will provide in the absence of a definitive timeline for chart updates given the immediate need for fishermen and mariners to identify these protected areas for safe navigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56049/26]
504. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to outline the correct pathway through which individuals can submit complaints regarding changes to flight paths, frequency, and noise pollution relating to an airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57113/26]
505. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of HVO fuel for transport as an alternative to diesel; if his Department is carrying out any research into the merits of promoting its use at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57135/26]
591. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58634/26]
705. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of pubs licensed in Ireland, broken down per year from 2023 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55570/26]
814. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58624/26]
866. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a complete list of all OPW properties that are being leased for use as public buildings around the country; and the rents that are being paid in respect of these buildings. [55492/26]
867. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all Government departments and agencies that are currently based in rented accommodation; and the cost of annual rent for each office. [55493/26]
868. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding a national procurement strategy, which was due to be published earlier this year; an explanation for the delay of this strategy; and a date for the publication of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55523/26]
875. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55586/26]
877. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding any product or service purchased from Japan by his Department in 2025 or to date in 2026, broken down by description and amount paid. [55677/26]
881. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost to re-instate the supplementary pension for members of uniformed services which was abolished under the post-2013 single public service pension scheme, by each individual uniformed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55974/26]
890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount paid from public funds in lump sum fines and daily or periodic penalty payments arising from judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ireland, by case and by year, since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56411/26…
892. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the trend in total public expenditure over the past decade; the way these trends compare with key economic indicators including GDP growth, GNI* growth, inflation, and unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56615/26]