259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of slaughterhouses currently licensed to perform halal slaughter; the proportion of national beef, lamb, and poultry output certified as halal; and the extent to which these products are distributed for domestic consumption rather than export. [55686/25]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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110
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
266. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received by his Department regarding transfer of title of lands to date; the number that have been completed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55755/25]
267. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received in the Department regarding transfer of title of lands to date in County Laois; the number completed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55756/25]
272. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the proportion of the €620 million in additional current funding for Disability under Programme An Equal and Inclusive Society, that will be used to provide for public sector pay and increases and pay costs under the Section 39 WRC agreement respectively; the proportion that is for additional recipients of disabil…
273. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55809/25]
274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55811/25]
282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55810/25]
284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for CAMHS services, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55532/25]
285. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated in the theatre of Mallow General Hospital from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55534/25]
286. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been refused treatment at Mallow General Hospital from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55535/25]
287. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated at Mallow General Hospital medical assessment unit from January 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55536/25]
341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the recourse available to an individual where they are affected by the collapse in a prepaid card company (details supplied); and the way in which they can retrieve their money. [54745/25]
342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the revised forecast for corporate tax receipts in 2026; the percentage share of total corporate tax revenue projected to arise from the ten largest paying corporations; his Department’s assessment of volatility or concentration risk within this revenue stream; and the fiscal buffers or corrective mechanisms identified to mitigate the impact of a potential downtu…
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to safeguard Ireland’s business aviation interests through the anticipated significant financial burden that would follow the proposed revision of the Energy Taxation Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54851/25]
347. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of loan sharks that have been reported through his Departments dedicated lines and other avenues each year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55012/25]
348. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the regulation of HCCP collection agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55013/25]
373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of total voted expenditure distinguishing once-off measures from recurring commitments in each of the past three fiscal years; the methodology used by his Department in classifying temporary supports; and the measures being taken to restore fiscal discipline and transparen…
404. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of the five special schools at primary and post-primary level who have suspended and/or expelled the highest number of pupils in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [54574/25]
465. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the 2025 carryover figure found in the Education and Youth Table D (Reconciliation of 2026 Expenditure Ceiling) in the Budget 2026 Expenditure report. [55126/25]
520. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of suspensions and expulsions in special schools in the Cork area in each of the years 2023, 2024 and in 2025 to date. [55419/25]
521. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of suspensions and expulsions in special schools in the Waterford area in each of the years 2023, 2024 and in 2025 to date. [55420/25]
536. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all grants currently available to schools for capital works, equipment, or storage facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55474/25]
579. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the revised estimate subhead A3, local government housing, by Social Housing Investment Programme, land acquisition fund, development levy waiver and any other category for the 2025 allocation and the out turn in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [54742/25]
705. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount allocated for compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted in the years 2020 to date; and the amount expended, in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/25]
803. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the hospitals she has visited since her appointment as Minister; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [54588/25]