479. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he will support local and regional journalism in counties such as Laois, where local newspapers, media outlets and radio stations are vital but financially vulnerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/25]
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.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
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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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167
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110
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96
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93
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91
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86
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
480. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether the new DMURS Advice Note 7 will contain measures to accommodate people with visual impairments and guide dog users. [34430/25]
492. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of builders that have signed up to the statutory register under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, broken down by year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/25]
493. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of capital investment in housing in 2024 and 2025 respectively by programme, in tabular form; to outline any additional capital investment in housing carried out by local authorities, the LDA and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/25]
494. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to reinstate the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; if there are other financial incentives coming available for those who intend to commence building within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33762/25]
545. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an indicative timeline on when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 will be transferred from the Department of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34250/25]
546. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further consideration has been given to enacting regulations on service charges and sinking funds under the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34251/25]
554. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has to date been spent on the public private partnership bundle 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34515/25]
555. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he will ensure the houses due to be completed in the public private partnership bundle 3 will be completed; if he will consider working with the local authorities to have these properties developed and manages by the local authorities in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34517/25]
599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of fish assist in each county, in tabular form. [34480/25]
605. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how well the State is prepared for a chemical, biological or radioactive attack or event. [34522/25]
622. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charge penalty notices issued in each month, in each county, since April 2024, in tabular form; the percentage increase or decrease that number represents as against the same month in 2023, in tabular form. [33751/25]
626. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to direct correspondence (details supplied), if he or his officials will advise of any channels available to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to support individuals in Gaza seeking assistance exiting Gaza; and if he or his officials will agree to a meeting to discuss the matter. [33831/25]
633. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons whose fingerprints were checked against EuroDac in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [33968/25]
644. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to amend the Parole Act 2019; and if he will address the need to ensure that persons such as the next of kin of a person (details supplied) are not excluded from future processes. [34228/25]
647. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has plans to use State-owned accommodation in Meath west as an IPAS centre. [34276/25]
653. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether existing gym and pool services in Citywest Hotel will continue to be open to local residents following the decision by Government to purchase the hotel with the intention of making it an IPAS centre; if information of what services will remain open to residents can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3439…
744. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty within the accident and emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick for each night of the week commencing 9 June 2025. between the hours of 8pm and 8am, in tabular form. [33524/25]
754. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding frontline workers who are suffering from long Covid; if she proposes to extend the current deadline of 30 June 2025 for support payments to those in this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33584/25]
796. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs reimbursed (PCRS), per month, for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy, from January to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33884/25]
800. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the monies that have been allocated to the Southern Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33922/25]
801. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the monies that have been allocated to the Cork Local Drugs Task Force for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33923/25]
811. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of pulmonary function laboratories nationwide; and the number of laboratories with vacancies for respiratory physiologists, per laboratory, in tabular form. [33974/25]
831. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of people availing of ozempic under long term illness payments, by county, in tabular form; the cost, per county, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34119/25]
833. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients curr…