957. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the average CAO points a students required to study in Trinity College, for the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34396/25]
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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 |
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| 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
958. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the average CAO points a students required to study in University College Cork, for the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34397/25]
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on an application from Kerry County Council (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33290/25]
10. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32925/25]
83. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has carried out any research or analysis in the past twelve months on the increasing costs impacting primary and post-primary schools. [33082/25]
93. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a grant exists to provide deaf people with smoke and carbon dioxide alarms designed specifically for hearing impaired people. [33116/25]
100. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/25]
182. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, in light of the recent approval of a total economic and academic boycott of Israel by Trinity College Dublin, he plans to discuss this matter with other higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/25]
183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he will make a decision in relation to a recommendation by the Placenames Committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/25]
139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the number of employees in the State earning minimum wage; the number of employees in the State earning €1 over minimum wage; the number of employees in the State earning €2 over minimum wage; and the number of employees in the State earning €4 over minimum wage. [31767/25]
154. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of citizens that have sought permission from the Government to accept a title of nobility or of honour from a foreign Government, to date in 2025; and if he will state the respective foreign Government which sought to make the respective award in each case. [32664/25]
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, in tabular form. [32564/25]
549. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of legal cases defended by his Department in each of the past ten years in respect of alleged failures in State duties arising from the Housing Acts; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases…
598. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons that have availed of return counselling under the voluntary return programme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32039/25]
599. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the format in which return counselling is provided, including whether it is available in person, by phone, or by any other means; the measures in place to ensure accessibility for vulnerable individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/25]
600. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the language or interpretation supports made available to individuals engaging in return counselling; whether these services are guaranteed and free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/25]
601. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether individuals who have been issued deportation orders are eligible to access IOM return counselling; if so, how the service offering differs from that provided prior to a deportation order being signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32043/25]
635. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects the State purchase of a hotel (details supplied) in Dublin for the purpose of IPAS accommodation; the extent or proportion of the property being purchased; the plans for further expansion of IPAS accommodation on the site; the expected capacity of the facility once this expansion work has been completed; if the leisure …
641. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the properties that are under construction or contract to provide IPAS accommodation in Meath west. [32694/25]
690. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to recent announcements of fee capping in EY & SAC, to what percent do the Department estimate parent fees will reduce to, compared to the approximate 40% of all EY & SAC fees currently paid by parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32045/25]
700. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the names of the five highest-funded for-profit organisations that have received payments under service arrangements for the provision of disability services in each of the past five years (2020 to 2024); and the amount paid to each organisation annually, the CHO area under which each operates, and any changes to their funding levels or…
701. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected service demand and planned capacity increases in the provision of disability services for the period 2025 to 2029 (details supplied); and if he will provide any published forecasts, modelling data, or strategic planning documentation that underpin these projections, including relevant content from the Action Plan for Disab…
714. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32363/25]
720. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to ensure that the number of preschool places available in Dungarvan and west County Waterford meets the needs of the growing population in the region. [32439/25]
731. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the new services for children with special needs in County Cavan for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025, the funding sought for each initiative or project and the funding allocated to each to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32678/25]