1195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated total savings in 2026 from the phased roll-out of the private school subsidy, assuming it will be rolled-out over a five-year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43036/25]
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
1251. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society in Dublin North-West, by year and, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43782/25]
1252. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society nationally, by year and, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43783/25]
1253. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who sat the Leaving Certificate in politics and society nationally, by year and, by DEIS school or non-DEIS school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43784/25]
1261. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of all primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teacher ratio in each area; th…
1262. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in respect of all post-primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 5, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each area; the total number of teachers in each area; the total number of SNAs in each area; the total funding provided to each area; the average class size in each area; the pupil-teacher ratio in each are…
1324. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the data his Department holds on the digital divide in Ireland, including access to high-speed internet across different regions, socioeconomic groups, and age demographics; the measures being taken to address these disparities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/25]
1350. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide data on public participation in arts and cultural events over the past three years, detailing the number of participants by demographic factors such as age, gender and geographic location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42274/25]
1351. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide data on the economic impact of the arts and culture sector in the State, including contributions to GDP, employment figures and the number of businesses operating within the sector, for the last three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42275/25]
1357. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42460/25]
1432. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who do not have habitual residency in Ireland but are currently on the housing waiting list, or are in receipt of HAP, or have been allocated a local authority house. [41253/25]
1635. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new housing completions required annually over the next five years in order to meet the combined demand from existing housing need and projected levels of immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43823/25]
1636. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of the national housing stock made up of apartments; how this compares with the OECD average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43824/25]
1707. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V homes bought, by each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the average cost of each home, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44295/25]
1708. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V acquisitions made in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 that are occupied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44296/25]
1709. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most up-to-date capital cost ceilings for each local authority under the auspice of the Social Housing Investment Programme, Part V, turnkey and acquisitions, in tabular form; and if these ceilings have been reviewed recently or are in the process of being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/25]
1710. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the average cost of delivery for each local authority under the auspice of the Social Housing Investment Programme, for all forms of social housing delivery – including direct delivery, Part V, turnkey and acquisitions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/25]
1769. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 15 July 2025, if he accepts that his Department, using as it does its customers' PPS number, can readily identify if a person whose payment is under review is over 80 years-of-age; the reason reviews of the aged and infirm do not provide for the sensitivity required to ensure that excessive stress and c…
1935. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of knives seized by gardaí in each county in the State in each of the past five years, and to date in 2025. [41131/25]
1938. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons arrested for the offence of fraud in each county in the State, in the past year. [41134/25]
1945. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons arrested for attempts or threats of murder in each of the past ten years. [41144/25]
1957. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to concerns raised in relation to conditions for residents at a location (details supplied). [41232/25]
1985. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests each year for the past ten years, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41639/25]
1986. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests for sexual offences, by country of origin, in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/25]
1987. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions for sexual offences, by country of origin, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/25]