246. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE workers who received flat-rate expenses in 2023; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10536/25]
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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.
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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
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The questions
247. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers to date who have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and to provide a breakdown of these in each category, in tabular form. [10537/25]
253. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 117 and 116 of 26 February 2025, the number of outstanding applications under the increased cost of business and power up grant schemes in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, due to be finalised; when it is expected payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/25]
261. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for a list of the primary and post primary schools in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [10268/25]
262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education for alternative educational settings such as a service (details supplied) that are available throughout the country, in tabular form. [10269/25]
270. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in existing primary schools in County Clare in tabular form for the school years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10296/25]
301. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the social and affordable housing projects that have been approved since 1 January 2025 and to provide a breakdown by delivery stream (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/25]
304. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of solar PV provided in each of the years from 2020 to date in schemes, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/25]
315. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county, in the aftermath of storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10407/25]
316. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments made under the humanitarian assistance scheme, per county, in the aftermath of storm Bert, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10408/25]
317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has paid each external security company to provide security personnel at Intreo offices to date in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the contract with each security company due to expire, in tabular form. [10439/25]
318. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the more than 400,000 households that received a €300 fuel allowance lump sum payment in Budget 2025, in tabular form. [10476/25]
319. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by county, of the 213,000 people with disabilities that received a €400 disability support payment in Budget 2025, in tabular form. [10477/25]
144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the transportation infrastructure projects being delivered by his Department which are currently delayed or over budget. [9270/25]
151. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department on transportation infrastructure in each of Dublin, Leinster, Munster, Connaught and Ulster, in each of the past ten years. [9271/25]
319. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses (FRE) reinstated, per category; and the number of taxpayers that availed of FRE, per category, in 2024, in tabular form. [9781/25]
320. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers in 2025 that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses reinstated; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each category. [9787/25]
321. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of flat-rate expenses in 2024. [9788/25]
322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the provision of a new Garda station at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/25]
324. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a swimming pool and a gym in Farmleigh House; how often each has been used for each of the past five years; by whom it has been used; and the cost to heat and maintain this pool on an annual basis. [9040/25]
326. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role his Department and the Office of Public Works played in the decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; what plans had been discussed with the Office of Public Works on the housing of such a scanner in advance of the purchase and what became of these pla…
333. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-sponsored client visits to the IDA land at Ballingarrane, Clonmel for the calendar years 2023 and 2024; the steps the IDA will take to find an enterprise for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/25]
336. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work he is engaging in to support the growth of the Letterkenny-Derry economic corridor; his plans for economic cooperation in the northwest over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/25]
338. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work underway to create a skills network across the northwest cross-Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9264/25]
339. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deliver balanced regional development and economic growth in the northwest cross-Border region, working in cooperation and partnership with his Ministerial counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/25]