352. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of providers currently accessing the Core funding steam for early childhood and education services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8731/25]
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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167
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110
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96
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91
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86
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
390. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy in primary care, by county; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8733/25]
400. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing alcohol related health interventions in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form. [8827/25]
132. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the school planning areas, by the number of Irish medium primary schools, the total number of primary schools, the number of Irish medium secondary schools and the total number of secondary schools, in tabular form. [8306/25]
331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the data provided to her regarding urgent and emergency care in February 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8547/25]
337. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for a table identifying the number of unscheduled downtimes: < 24hrs, < 48hrs or > 48hrs, including the various reasons for downtime, such as maintenance, technical issues, staffing shortages, or any other relevant factors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8556/25]
339. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the national position on wind turbine noise and shadow flicker from a health perspective, specifically the position of the Department of Health, and not the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8569/25]
172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if when he was Tánaiste between 29 November 2024 and 22 January 2024, any agreements or lists have been made or exchanged with independent TDs who now support the Government to include projects in their constituencies in the future National Development plan and or the HSE Capital plan; and if so, if there any documents, notes and messages of any kind that relate to this betw…
394. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any historical information on the old Church of Ireland school that was once at a location (details supplied). [7222/25]
435. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin bay south, including their full address and Eircode, in tabular form. [7885/25]
449. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education for a list of all primary and secondary schools in the East Cork Constituency. [8067/25]
588. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 18 February 2025, if he can detail the specified medical criteria referred or provide a copy of the criteria upon which the assessment is made; if he can confirm that it is a medical assessor in his Department who determines whether the medical criteria is met in the first instance; if he can confirm wher…
598. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February 2025, if he will confirm that the Department collates certain information in respect of applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/25]
626. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that have been arrested for carrying a knife for each of the past five years; and the number of crimes that have been committed with a knife for each of the past five years. [7149/25]
637. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have appeared before the courts in 2024 charged with offences under section 9: possession of knives and other articles, of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/25]
674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland in 2024, broken down by month; and the average number of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland in 2025 per day as of 18 February 2025, in tabular form. [7736/25]
676. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the length of time it takes to process international protection applications, by country of origin including the designation of that country, that is, prioritised country, a safe country, country subject to accelerated procedures and so on; the length of time by country and designation it takes to process appeals to refusals to remain in the State, in tabular for…
957. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of breast screening units, per county, in tabular form. [8052/25]
958. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Longford-Westmeath registered for bowel screening; and the number of people, according to the census, who are eligible for bowel screening. [8053/25]
959. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are eligible for a cervical check; and the number of cervical checks that have taken place in 2024 to date, per county, in tabular form. [8054/25]
960. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetic retina screening units, per county in tabular form; and the way she plans on improving access and registration processes for diabetic retina screening. [8055/25]
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of new businesses established in 2024; and the number established in rateable and non-rateable premises. [7062/25]
237. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact number of persons on the social housing list in the electoral area in Mayo; the way the waiting list is devised, specifically the way an applicant is assigned their position on the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/25]
319. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. …
384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of young people emigrating; and the professions from which those emigrating are leaving. [6933/25]