442. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost to the State of taking on the wages and associated costs for early years educators and school age care practitioners. [46683/26]
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
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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
443. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the funding made available for sponsored children in early years services to meet the actual costs of an early years place. [46686/26]
444. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children under three years-of -age. [46687/26]
445. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of extending AIMS to children in afterschool. [46688/26]
446. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the foster care allowance by €1. [46689/26]
447. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of increasing the aftercare allowance by €1. [46690/26]
467. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the net cost of a 3% shift in favour of advanced nurse practitioners within the nursing workforce; the training costs and the number of nurses that it would relate to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46494/26]
56. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on any assessment his Department has undertaken of the need to modernise the section 110 SPV regime to ensure that Ireland has a tax-neutral SPV that meets the requirements of international investment fund manager. [46254/26]
59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline Ireland's position as a global leader in the stewardship of data; and the way in which Ireland promotes that position internationally. [46394/26]
122. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest statistics on the breakdown of the various social welfare payments, including unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance among 'broad nationality groups’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46210/26]
210. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all buildings owned or leased by the HSE in CHO3, including whether these buildings are currently occupied or vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46121/26]
226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of repatriating Irish citizens detained by Israel following the recent interception of the so-called "flotilla"; to give an itemised breakdown of the cost by category; and to state whether his Department intends to recoup the cost of this repatriation from the individuals involved or the organisations who arranged this so-call…
333. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles impounded in the State in each of the past three years arising from unpaid toll charges; and the number of such vehicles subsequently sold or otherwise disposed of, in tabular form. [45743/26]
356. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of homes that were built under section 268 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; the level of oversight, assessment or enforcement of these conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45690/26]
357. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of homes built under section 268 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 that resulted in the creation of licenses to reside rather than tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45692/26]
460. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of youth spaces and young services, by county, for each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45273/26]
545. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on when a new build property (details supplied) will be added by the planning and networks teams in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/26]
633. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for disability allowance, carer’s allowance and invalidity pension in County Cork for each month in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications currently awaiting decision; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times and improve decision turnaround; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
634. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Cork per Intreo area currently in receipt of the living alone increase; the measures being taken to increase awareness of the payment among eligible persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45865/26]
855. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid, committed or accrued by the HSE, eHealth Ireland, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Department of Health or any body under her aegis to a company (details supplied) or any other external consultancy, advisory, professional services or ICT firm in respect of the National Electronic Health Record, One Health Record, Shared Care …
869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of claims rejected by the PCRS for respiratory medications, including salbutamol, ipratropium, steroid inhalers and nebuliser products, in each year from 2020 to date; the financial value associated with those rejected claims; the number subsequently resubmitted and paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/26]
870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department, or the HSE, intends to develop a comparative performance framework or dashboard to monitor differences between the six health regions in respect of expenditure, workforce allocation, waiting times, service delivery outcomes and operational decision-making; and if not, how she is assured that significant regional variation is being identifie…
942. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of claims for reimbursement via the primary care reimbursement scheme for a patient’s first visit for purpose of termination of pregnancy; the number of claims for combined termination procedure and aftercare during 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45352/26]
962. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the number of kidney function tests carried out at Mercy University Hospital in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the average waiting time to get results from this type of test if carried out outside normal working hours. [45581/26]
964. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the Primary Care Centres within CHO4 that currently have wound dressing clinics, in tabular form. [45583/26]