874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented for treatment with gambling as their main problem in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by HSE region; the average waiting time for gambling addiction treatment in the HSE south-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72371/26]
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.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
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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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651
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167
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111
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110
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96
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93
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91
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86
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
36. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the protection of animals transported across Europe in line with the latest scientific evidence; and to support a transition away from long-distance live transport. [70933/26]
41. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming; the specific measures being progressed to encourage earlier and more effective succession of family farms to the next generation; and the timeframe for their delivery. [70795/26]
20. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders overturned by the Minister for persons who had failed in a judicial review they had taken against the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69998/26]
40. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that have been taken to reduce the value of contracts with IPAS providers; and the plans for the future of same. [70681/26]
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government remains committed to implementing the multi-agency competent authority model for the national referral mechanism established under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024; and if not, the reasons for that decision. [70640/26]
83. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount paid in allowances to officials serving abroad in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by allowance type and by mission; the number of officials in receipt of each allowance type, in tabular form; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [70927/26]
84. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the civil service grade of each serving head of mission abroad; the salary scale currently applying to that grade; and the total remuneration paid to each head of mission in 2025 including all allowances such as local post allowance, cost of living allowance, rent allowance, education allowance and representation allowance, in tabular form by mis…
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment With regard to energised grid-scale Li-BESS installations in the State, which body is statutorily responsible for inspecting and enforcing operational safety after an installation is energised; and under what legislative powers those functions are exercised. [70225/26]
40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence to list the cultural institutions, if any, including museums, galleries, libraries, archives, theatres, concert halls, bands, ensembles, and performing companies, operated or hosted by her Department and public bodies or semi-State companies under the Department's remit, identifying the state funding provided for these institutions each year for the past ten…
79. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a motor tax disk for a person (details supplied). [70294/26]
85. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ever considered the infrastructure development (details supplied). [70427/26]
101. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any portion of household savings channelled through the Savings and Investments Union or a domestic savings and investment account is intended to fund defence or security expenditure at national or EU level; the safeguards in place for risk averse savers, including pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69873/26]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relating to residential mortgages held by non-bank loan owners or serviced by credit servicing firms, in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those returned or not accepted on procedural grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff vacancies, by job title and location at Tourism Ireland; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [69814/26]
200. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a person (details supplied) and resolve an ongoing payroll issue. [69864/26]
411. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total value of social welfare overpayments that remained unrecovered at 31 December in each of the years 2016 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and the amount of debt written off or deemed unrecoverable. [70351/26]
412. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 6110/26, to provide the actual outstanding social welfare overpayment debt balance owed to his Department at the end of each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive; and the amount written off in each of those years. [70350/26]
422. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of WTE civilian cybersecurity managers at the grade of assistant principal officer level that are employed by An Garda Síochána as of 28 September 2026, in tabular form. [69854/26]
441. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people found to have special procedural needs; a breakdown of the identified needs; the number who have received special procedural conditions as a result of an assessment; the number of applicants who have not been referred to accelerated or border procedures due to their special procedural needs; and if he will make a s…
443. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people found to have special reception needs; a breakdown of the identified needs; the number who have received special reception conditions as a result of an assessment; the number of applicants who have not been referred to accelerated or border procedures due to their special reception needs; and if he will make a stat…
452. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unlicensed firearms seized in the State each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive. [70373/26]
453. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of licensed firearms held in the State at the end of each year 2016 to 2025, inclusive. [70372/26]
500. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year costs to recruit five additional speech and language therapist managers for Children Disability Network Teams. [69852/26]
501. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to the north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [69811/26]