305. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools in County Sligo; and the location and name of those schools, in tabular form. [5463/25]
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 |
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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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
371. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more in County Kerry in each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to reduce the number of very large classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6183/25]
375. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6227/25]
412. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the application for a gold mine by a company (details supplied) in the Sperrin Mountains, County Tyrone; if he has plans to publish a transboundary consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5488/25]
475. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed breakdown and a full disclosure on several matters relating to the curlew conservation programme in operation since 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/25]
476. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the current amount of funding allocated to the rural social scheme; and the number of individuals in receipt of payment under the scheme, by local area, in tabular form. [6218/25]
477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants to the rural social scheme; and the number of rejected applications to the scheme, from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [6219/25]
478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if his predecessor spoke formally with her US counterpart in 2024. [5470/25]
495. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 5 February 2025, the average number of days between when a domiciliary care allowance application was received and the time period when the applicant was notified of each specified sub-category of appeal allowed (details supplied) in each of the years between 2020 and 2024; and if he will make a statement…
496. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 5 February 2025, if the reasons that a domiciliary care allowance application meets the application disallowed category are recorded; if so, the top five reasons a disallowed application meets this category in each of the years specified between 2020 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
595. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the compensatory package and holidays of each CEO or CEO equivalent in each public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/25]
596. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, since 1 January 2020, any HR department in any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department has been party to a non-disclosure agreement with any staff member in relation to issues of bullying, harassment, victimisation, confidential disclosures, data protection concerns, damage to the environment, …
597. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the combined value of all art purchased or owned since 1 January 2020 by his Department or any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5887/25]
598. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees or the WTE in each Department, public body or publicly funded body under his aegis; the corresponding number on 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/25]
627. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the assessment of needs for a child (details supplied). [5573/25]
684. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community nurses based in Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5471/25]
685. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies across maxillofacial services across the public health service. [5472/25]
128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of non-resident ownership of Irish Government bonds making a distinction between private and publicly held non-resident ownership, specifying how much is held by other central banks, including the European Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/25]
129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of Irish Government bonds held by the Central Bank since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5163/25]
346. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of businesses established in 2024 in existing rateable premises. [4302/25]
650. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4377/25]
664. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on diabetes-related treatment and care within the health service in 2023 and 2024, broken down by year and expenditure, in tabular form. [4425/25]
6. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [3377/25]
7. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the employment rate in County Clare for those aged 15 to 64 years for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, by gender, in tabular form. [3378/25]
8. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive. [3379/25]