945. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if the national treatment purchase fund is an option in the case of a person (details supplied), given the lengthy wait time for an appointment. [39195/25]
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
1017. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science If he has visited a campus (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38798/25]
1025. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if places can be granted on postgraduate courses (details supplied) which usually admit a higher number of places but have had to reduce due to cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39079/25]
1063. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by Charities Regulator in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39173/25]
141. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens deported from the United States to Ireland from 1 January 2025 to date. [38381/25]
289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when data will be available on knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38590/25]
330. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in the maternity department of Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38354/25]
607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Belarussian citizens currently resident in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37114/25]
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the requirements for a Belarussian citizen travelling to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37117/25]
611. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas issued to Belarusian citizens in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/25]
730. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 28 May 2025, the number of people currently in prison that have previously been in State care as children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37362/25]
335. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what the purpose and value was of the contingent charge recorded by the Minister for Health in 1974 (Instrument T.235/74); whether this charge was ever enforced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36800/25]
162. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list the competent authorities with the authority to prepare a DMAP proposal, designated under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. [35246/25]
182. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if mid-2027 is the expected delivery window for GNI’s ‘Final Business Case’ to the Minister in anticipation of the 'Final Investment Decision’ regarding the provision of State-leased FSRU in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35812/25]
247. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of bioptic driving aid technologies for people with visual impairments; to consider allowing the use of such technologies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/25]
290. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on an urgent matter regarding sculptures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/25]
347. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students taught Braille by the Visiting Teacher Service in each of the past ten years, broken down by primary and post-primary level and by year of education, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35387/25]
394. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the current situation at school (details supplied); if so, the details she is aware of; the total amount spent by her Department to date for the school to operate over the past nine years; the definite timeframe on the release of a tender for the school building project, considering planning was received in April 2024 and the urgen…
428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of available film and television studio space in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36227/25]
509. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children currently residing in IPAS accommodation who are eligible for child benefit as opposed to the DEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35291/25]
702. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health with regard to data collected on cases involving multiple perpetrators, the trends that have emerged in relation to age, location, and reporting outcomes in such cases in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35382/25]
836. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children shortlisted for evacuation to Ireland for medical reasons who have died while awaiting evacuation; the reason there is a significant delay in evacuating children; and the steps she is taking to ensure that children who are shortlisted for evacuation for medical reasons are quickly evacuated. [36074/25]
216. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance if there is any relief on stamp duty for the purchase of agricultural land by an individual not from an agricultural background (that is, no green certificate); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35036/25]
221. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 14 May, to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a heritage basis, including the address, the days and times each is open to the public, any price payable for public access and the ye…
253. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly: Regional Infrastructure Priorities for the Northern and Western Region, June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35167/25]