2499. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many undergraduate, postgraduate, PLC and apprenticeship courses are available at third level, in tabular form. [18894/25]
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
115. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18355/25]
197. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of permits issued for the years 2020-2024 for all categories of healthcare assistants; if a quota applies to these categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/25]
209. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the cost of the common application system pilot for special class and special school places in Dublin 15; and her plans to expand that out to all parts of the country. [18090/25]
217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more and their locations around the country during the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18123/25]
310. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice if there is an update regarding the withholding of funds from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18221/25]
313. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 25 March 2025, if the information could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18301/25]
372. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended a prostate rapid access clinic and the proportion who were offered an appointment in the Mater Hospital within 20 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [18149/25]
373. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended a lung rapid access clinic and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Galway within ten working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, broken down by quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [18150/25]
374. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended a prostate rapid access clinic and the proportion who were offered an appointment in University Hospital Galway within 20 working days of the date of receipt of a letter of referral in the cancer office, broken down by quarter from 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [18151/25]
376. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she has received representations from voluntary hospitals and Section 38 service providers about historic financial deficits for these organisations; the scale of any historic deficits in the sector made known to her Department; her plans for dealing with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18157/25]
386. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by each of the Cork hospitals to taxi firms in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [18184/25]
404. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if comprehensive health impact assessments have been conducted in Dublin central to evaluate the effects of prolonged exposure to elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter on residents living in identified hotspots within Dublin Central, where recent studies have shown nitrogen dioxide levels exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines and…
89. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out a sectoral analysis to identify industries or regions in Ireland most exposed to the new US tariff measures; the outcome of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/25]
199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of animals destroyed by officers, by animal type, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, where restricted dog breeds and animals pose a danger to officers in instances when a dog warden and or vet is not available to assist. [18000/25]
210. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of sex offenders released from prison who had availed of therapeutic services aimed at reducing the likelihood of re-offending, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18039/25]
385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine an appeal in regard to a decision to disqualify a Skellig boat operator in County Kerry from renewing their licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/25]
486. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16807/25]
487. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16807/25]
618. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications by approved housing bodies and local authorities for approval for social and affordable housing schemes under the SHIP, CAS, CALF, CREL and AHF funding streams, broken down by month and funding stream for each month from August 2024 to March 2025; the corresponding number of applications approved under ea…
624. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the €265,000,000 approved for housing acquisitions in 2025; the amount approved for 2023 and 2024 in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/25]
638. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average wait time for decisions from An Bord Pleanála on developments (details supplied); the number of inspectors on An Bord Pleanála on 1 January 2020; and the number on 1 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17338/25]
639. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Housing the number of applications received from Donegal County Council each year since the tenant-in-situ scheme was introduced; the number approved, and number awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17340/25]
640. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why the tenant-in-situ scheme no longer provides funding for refurbishment of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17341/25]
645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital allocations for social housing acquisitions for 2025 for each local authority, in tabular form. [17528/25]