2505. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline all the community-based organisations based on our off-shore islands that benefit from the Community Services Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/26]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
2506. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of establishing an Irish language learning hub in Carna, County Galway to support the State's legislative target of 20% of public service employees being proficient in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/26]
2509. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by his Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if he will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority…
2510. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by his Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budg…
2511. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total level of funding allocated to towns and villages in Longford-Westmeath under the town and village renewal scheme over the past five years; and the projects currently awaiting approval. [42319/26]
2512. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of community centres, sports clubs, and voluntary organisations in Longford and Westmeath that have applied for, but not received funding under recent community grant schemes. [42320/26]
2513. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether additional targeted funding is being considered for rural towns in Longford and Westmeath experiencing vacancy and dereliction. [42321/26]
2514. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current status of outdoor recreation and greenway projects planned for Longford and Westmeath; and the timelines for delivery. [42322/26]
2515. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has assessed the impact of bank closures, post office service reductions, and declining public transport connectivity on rural isolation in parts of Longford and Westmeath. [42323/26]
2516. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports and incentives available for entrepreneurs and small/medium enterprises to develop business structures operating and serving through the medium of Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42376/26]
2522. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider increasing financial support to an organisation (details supplied); the level of funding provided to the organisation under his Department’s schemes in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43397/26]
2523. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE qualified quantity surveyors employed by his Department as of 1 June 2026, in tabular form. [43846/26]
194. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual spend on the non-domestic microgeneration grant over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40979/26]
201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the dates on which the Government received arrears data from the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41365/26]
205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications for home retrofit loans, broken down by county in each of the quarter since the schemes inception. [41399/26]
206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofit loans granted in each of the quarters since the schemes inception, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41408/26]
210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish personnel who are or have been taking part in Operation Irini in the Mediterranean; if Ireland's participation will be continuing; if not, the reasons for withdrawing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41400/26]
211. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the UN Security Council mandate for the continuation of Operation Irini in the Mediterranean; whether Ireland can continue to participate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41401/26]
282. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the key factors referenced in Ireland's recent ranking among world leaders in digital Government and open data; the specific areas of public service performance that contributed to this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/26]
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the importance of ensuring that all public places are accessible; if he will ensure that planning permission and building control sign off by local authorities is contingent on compliance with part M accessibility in practice in particular step-free access and at least one unisex accessible toilet; if local authority…
391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support introducing a requirement that all new public facing premises and any premises undergoing refurbishment provide as a minimum a step-free access and at least one accessible unisex toilet; if he will review premises where refurbishment has been done in the past five years for compliance with accessibility require…
394. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will release the details of providing a plebiscite for the change of place names under the Local Government Acts 1946 and 1955; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40989/26]
427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of road traffic incidents involving motorised bicycles, including e-bikes and electric scooters, reported to An Garda Síochána in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; whether any fatalities or serious injuries have resulted from such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/26]
438. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, the number of people prosecuted and/or incarcerated for organised crime drug related offences in Ireland for each of the years 2015 – 2026, inclusive in tabular form. [40850/26]
439. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for information on the implementation of Grace's Law; the number of arrests made, prosecutions pending and convictions under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40925/26]