509. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully implementing the framework for safe staffing levels in all applicable settings, in tabular form. [48658/26]
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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
513. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 100 of each health and social care profession, fully burdened, in tabular form. [48662/26]
210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department does not collect or publish data on the number of foreign born adults in receipt of means tested social welfare payments; when this data was last reviewed for statistical or policy relevance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47967/26]
211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department does not record or publish the nationality or place of birth of qualified adults attached to primary social welfare claims; the number of such qualified adults currently supported by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47968/26]
212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has assessed the impact of not collecting data on the nationality or place of birth of qualified adults on the accuracy of expenditure forecasting, fraud detection, and long term welfare planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47969/26]
213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Comptroller and Auditor General, his Departments internal audit unit, or any external review has raised concerns regarding the absence of nationality or place of birth data for qualified adults or foreign born recipients of means tested payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47970/26]
214. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department intends to introduce improved demographic data collection including nationality, place of birth, and qualified adult status for means tested welfare schemes; the expected timeline for any such reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47971/26]
218. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the legal or policy basis on which his Department has decided not to collect data on the nationality or place of birth of qualified adults or foreign born recipients of means tested welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47975/26]
101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 16 June 2026, to provide the annual number of instances, by embassy, in which persons were able to access the procedure in place for the advance of funds through the embassy network to facilitate the return of the citizen to Ireland from 2018 to date; the total amount of funds advanced in…
146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department is satisfied with the operational performance and reliability of the Government jet since its acquisition. [47240/26]
147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether any mechanical, technical, or operational issues have arisen with the Government jet since it was brought into service; if so, the nature of those issues and the corrective actions taken. [47241/26]
148. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence whether she is aware of an incident in Strasbourg in May 2026 during which the Government jet reportedly failed to start; if so the circumstances surrounding this incident; the cause of the failure; the length of time the aircraft was out of service or delayed; and the number and identity (in general terms) of passengers on board. [47242/26]
149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which the Government jet has undergone unscheduled repairs, and routine maintenance or servicing since entering service; and if she will provide a breakdown of same, by date and duration out of service. [47243/26]
150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the length of time the Government jet has been out of service since its purchase. [47244/26]
247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of publican licences issued over the past ten years, broken down by county, alongside the number of same licenses in each county not renewed in the same timeframe, in tabular form. [47047/26]
514. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nationals of countries outside the UK, EU or EEA who were resident in the State and who were naturalised as Irish citizens in each of the years from 2011 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [47215/26]
562. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions No’s. 635, 636, 637, 638, 639 and 640 of 6 May 2026, with respect to the review of 350,000 District Court cases which took place between 2022 and 2023, if his Department collated or maintains data on the reasons for adjournment or the demographics of accused persons in the cases assessed, and the pers…
655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private rehabilitation services, by service type, in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47098/26]
656. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private radiography services, by service type in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47099/26]
657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of HSE expenditure spent on private radiology services, by service type in each health area in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47100/26]
665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the taxi contracts in place for Letterkenny University Hospital; the contractors currently in place; and the cost of the contracts. [46846/26]
695. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the nominal and WTE number of medical staff by grade who are rostered across each statutory and voluntary acute hospital for each day of the week in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47031/26]
696. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to list all acute, community, and primary care waiting lists for which data is collected; and the most recent figure for the number of people on each waiting list, in tabular form. [47032/26]
697. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to list the reference code for each acute hospital waiting lists, by specialty; and the number of people on each list, in tabular form. [47033/26]
700. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of agency spending and accountability framework implementation in each health area; the amount spent to date in 2026, and the amount spent at the same time in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [47051/26]