344. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timef…
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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
351. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/25]
355. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who applied for the disability allowance at the age of 16 when their domiciliary care allowance finished over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/25]
356. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who applied for the disability allowance at the age of 16 when their domiciliary care allowance finished; the number who did not qualify for disability allowance; the number over the past three years per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22971/25]
362. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe by which they expected to …
364. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the recognition rates at first instance, and appeal stage, for all international protection applicants, for each month to date in 2025, in tabular form; if decisions made in any given month are indicative of a trend in decision-making; the current waiting time for appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22979/25]
373. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timeframe…
376. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2023, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23055/25]
377. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2024, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/25]
383. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the estimated timefram…
197. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post-primary schools, by name and locality, in the Dublin mid-west, that have been approved for delivery and construction; the stage of the planning process each is currently at, including the school (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22547/25]
272. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the continued financial challenges facing the hospitality sector, including increased operating costs, staffing shortages and inflationary pressures, if he intends to waive the outdoor furniture licence fee for 2025, as has been the case in previous years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will ma…
298. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and advise on the supports available. [22593/25]
305. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/25]
392. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if an assessment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22343/25]
469. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the estimated total number of staff hours used for initial assessments in the National Gender Service in 2024, including clinical appointments, all staff present at MDT meetings, and administration. [22263/25]
476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE operates a national reporting system in relation to adverse outcomes specific to medication used in the provision of termination of pregnancy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22311/25]
482. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general surgeons with a special interest in colorectal surgery based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22348/25]
512. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number people with Type 1 diabetes admitted for hospital in-patient treatment in 2023 and 2024, by hospital, in tabular form; the number of these using continuous glucose monitors; the number using insulin pumps; the number using multi-dose insulin injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22514/25]
513. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of each type of continuous glucose monitors provided to people with Type 1 diabetes, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital, from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the cost of the continuous glucose monitors provided, by HSE regional health area, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22515/25]
514. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital for people with Type 2 diabetes from 1st December 2023 to 31st December 2024; the number of these applications that were successful; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful; the number that were appealed; the number that were s…
515. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health for the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted for people with Type 1 diabetes, listed by county, by regional health area and listed by hospital from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the number of these applications that were successful; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful; the number that were appealed; the number th…
253. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of new hotels built and opened outside Dublin since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21958/25]
269. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.149 of 9 April 2025, the timeline for addressing the outstanding issues highlighted in the reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21985/25]
297. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, who having being issued with the Deportation Order or a Section 3 Letter consented to the deportation order, left the State voluntarily within an agreed time period or submitted a humanitarian leave remain application for 2022, 2023, 2024, in tabular form); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21834/25]