492. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in rolling out the additional use of cameras to enforce red lights at traffic signals and other motoring offences. [42657/25]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
493. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42739/25]
516. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the one new actions due and the 13 legacy actions due as outlined in the q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the progress to date and the timeframe for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43016/25]
545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to restrict the use of large SUVs in urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/25]
557. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns regarding the use of commercial drones; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43247/25]
598. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to outline the current legislation, EU or otherwise, that enables the use of commercial drone delivery systems to operate in the wider Dublin area, Dublin north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44098/25]
599. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to introduce new legislation for the privacy and personal security for communities that currently operate commercial drone delivery services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44099/25]
600. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported actions taken by him or his Department against commercial drone delivery services for breaches of operation regarding the speed of drones, operating hours and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44100/25]
601. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport how his Department measures commercial drone delivery services activity; how they carry inspections for breaches of operation regarding the speed of drones, operating hours and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44104/25]
612. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department's position regarding Ireland being 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43756/25]
624. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the current level of public debt as a percentage of GDP; the way this has this changed over the past decade; the measures being taken to reduce the fiscal deficit; the projected figures for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/25]
625. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the most recent statistics on inflation in Ireland, specifically regarding essential goods and services; the way in which the current inflation rate compares to the past five years; the steps he is taking to address rising living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/25]
671. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the work carried out by her Department to examine the barriers facing farming women within the taxation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41950/25]
682. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if the €24 million committed by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for a project (details supplied) has been transferred to the developer to date; the conditions that were placed on this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42477/25]
683. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an updated assessment of the sustainability of Ireland’s public finances in light of the ESRI’s warning from June this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42590/25]
685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to outline the governance and deployment criteria for the future Ireland fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/25]
693. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the ethical standards and ESG-based risk strategies that are employed by the State’s sovereign wealth funds and the policy of the Government in conducting any reviews of the same. [42968/25]
701. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide financial details and a timeline on the purchase and sale of Israeli war bonds by ISIF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/25]
702. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide details on any interaction his Department or other Departments have had and any legal advice that they have sought to end the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/25]
703. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance to provide a timeline and financial details of the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43445/25]
708. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Finance whether it is possible for the State or the Central Bank to stop the facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds in the upcoming review process by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43450/25]
715. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide the GNI* figures used to underpin the share of GNI* of capital spend for years 2026-2030 in the National Development Plan, in tabular form. [43732/25]
718. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance Ireland's official position on the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat”; and his position on Ireland being the 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
719. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance given the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat", the proactive steps the Government will take to stop fossil fuel investment being channelled through Ireland, specifically to stop Irish-based subsidiaries from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/25]
721. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance based on current projections and forecasts from his Department and the NTMA, when is it forecast that the debt to GNI* ratio will fall below 60%; what the projected net debt ratio for 2024 was; what it will be for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43799/25]