771. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of bereaved partner's (contributory) pension that are under investigation for co-habiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29978/26]
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
772. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of bereaved partner's (non-contributory) pension that are under investigation for co-habiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29979/26]
791. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30802/26]
792. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30820/26]
819. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases arising from peer review since 2018 that have resulted in arrests, files submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions, and prosecutions initiated. [29840/26]
826. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the recorded number of reported crimes in the Garda division covering Donnycarney, by offence type and year for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30121/26]
877. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department within the forestry sector since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/26]
1058. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific enforcement mechanisms in place where a non-statutory body, including the Institute of Public Health, fails to comply with governance provisions set out in its Oversight Agreement; and whether any such breaches have been recorded. [29859/26]
1149. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 946 of 12 November 2025, if she will provide an update on the further implementation of the report. [29967/26]
1173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1727 of 18 March 2026, when a response will issue to the question (details supplied). [30167/26]
1182. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to clarify the criteria used by her Department to determine what constitutes a “non-statutory body receiving direct funding”, and whether any bodies receiving funding through intermediary mechanisms, service agreements, or programme allocations are excluded from this classification. [30193/26]
1214. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended the minor injuries clinic at Roscommon University Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30289/26]
1263. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in the Cork University Maternity Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [30787/26]
1295. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited University of Sydney during his visit to Australia for the recent St. Patrick's Day. [30010/26]
1318. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/26]
1327. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30801/26]
1328. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30819/26]
213. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department collects or monitors data on the rate of youth emigration; the number of post-graduates who remain in the country after achieving their degree; and the numbers who leave, from each faculty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22144/26]
216. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department plans to address construction labour force shortfalls and the impact that will have on housing delivery; if he will consider a State construction company to increase investment in training and apprenticeships, attract skilled labour home from abroad and an expand of the use of …
262. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department collects or monitors data on the rate of youth emigration; the number of post-graduates who remain in the country after achieving their degree; and the number who leave, from each faculty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22114/26]
309. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a schedule of the number and summary of the Aid to the Civil Power requests her Department has received in the past ten years to date in 2026 to include requesters. [29405/26]
340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount collected in VAT from online casinos for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/26]
341. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount in VAT from all forms of gambling on which VAT is charged for each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29500/26]
367. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown, by county, of the €90 million investment package for the 2026 Climate Action Summer Works announced in November 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29247/26]
369. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of capital funding provided to primary and post-primary schools in County Laois in each of the years 2016-2025, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29249/26]