343. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or any bodies and agencies under his aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33724/26]
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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110
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
409. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all capital projects including fishery harbour, forestry, agri-food and other infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will ma…
410. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all capital projects including fishery harbour, forestry, agri-food and other infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will …
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all capital projects including fishery harbour, forestry, agri-food and other infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make …
419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all capital projects including fishery harbour, forestry, agri-food and other infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form [33833/26]
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any review has been undertaken by her Department regarding the application of the Equal Status Acts in the context of licensed premises, particularly in circumstances where lawful refusals of entry or service are made on the basis of capacity, safety, or operational requirements; and whether any guidance exists or is planned to d…
426. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under her aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a…
427. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under her aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make…
433. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Louth in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a state…
434. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a st…
439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the absence of a national dataset tracking reopened child protection cases; whether this gap has been identified as a governance or oversight risk; and if so, the actions that are being taken to address it. [33691/26]
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she accepts that data on re-referrals is not equivalent to data on reopened social work cases; and whether her Department intends to require Tusla to maintain a distinct dataset on formally reopened cases. [33692/26]
448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the median and average length of time from a child’s entry into State care to the achievement of a permanency outcome, including reunification, adoption, guardianship, or long-term foster care, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/26]
534. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains any central record, oversight mechanism, or reporting framework in respect of reimbursement applications for high-cost or rare disease medicines, including orphan drugs; and if not, how the Department exercises policy oversight of access to such medicines. [33750/26]
535. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal escalation, prioritisation, or exceptional review mechanism exists within the HSE or under her Department’s policy remit for reimbursement applications relating to rare or progressive neurological conditions, including Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will detail the criteria and governance of any such mechanism. [33751/26]
536. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of reimbursement applications for orphan or rare disease medicines that have been completed within the 180-day timeline referenced in policy agreements since 2021; and if she will provide a breakdown by year. [33752/26]
537. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she considers it appropriate that no prioritisation framework exists within the State’s reimbursement system for life-limiting or progressive rare diseases; and whether any review of this policy position is underway.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33753/26]
538. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE maintains a national register or consolidated dataset of patients diagnosed with rare neurological conditions, including Friedreich’s ataxia; and if not, whether any plans are in place to establish such a dataset for service planning purposes. [33754/26]
539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a nationally defined clinical pathway, model of care, or designated specialist service exists for patients diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia; and if not, how care is currently coordinated across the State. [33755/26]
571. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted under the critical illness protocol in each of the years 2021 to date; the number approved; the number refused; the number currently pending, with specific breakdowns for applications citing long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/26]
573. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list all mixed-sex and single-sex acute psychiatric wards across all hospitals here; and the plans towards the future development of single-sex acute psychiatric wards. [33916/26]
574. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the gender safety protocols that exist in acute psychiatric wards across all psychiatric facilities in the country. [33917/26]
578. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which ongoing compliance of the English language sector will be monitored under Trust Ed Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33593/26]
579. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department will ensure that escrow accounts are being used by all education providers that are awarded the Trust Ed Ireland quality mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33594/26]
580. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department will receive complaints relating to breaches of Trust Ed Ireland by education providers, who will investigate these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33595/26]