333. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if companies (details supplied) are currently on the Office of Government Procurement framework to provide security and or steward personnel to public bodies; and if so, the date on which the companies term on the framework expires, in tabular form. [68059/26]
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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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
526. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of domiciliary care allowance, by county, for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [68951/26]
587. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of pending criminal prosecutions in County Tipperary in which drugs seized have been submitted for forensic analysis; the number of prosecutions in County Tipperary that have been delayed, adjourned, withdrawn, struck out, or otherwise affected due to delays in obtaining forensic drug analysis reports in each of the past f…
693. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse events have occurred in Cavan General Hospital in each of past five years broken down in tabular form. [68000/26]
732. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers of Parkinson’s disease sufferers known to the HSE in the South East, including specific breakdowns for Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford and Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68157/26]
909. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 14 May 2026, to provide an update on the dentistry enrolment table referenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68440/26]
7. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details if Ardnacrusha generation station failed to produce electricity in the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [67374/26]
9. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the annual maintenance costs incurred for the upkeep of the former Government Learjet from 2003 to 2025. [67501/26]
71. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of concerns about geoblocking for listeners (details supplied) in this State considering that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the British Secretary of State and the Minister for Communications in February 2010 which provided for the widespread availability of services in this State. [67653/26]
190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic scans and other centrally reported diagnostic tests, at 31 August nationally, by HSE Health Region and by hospital or diagnostic service, broken down by waiting-time band including waits of more than six, 12 and 18 months; and the average, median and longest wait where available; and the details of outsourced scans, …
191. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and CAMHS ID waiting lists at 31 August in each of the years 2025 to 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Area and team, broken down by waiting-time bands ; and the average, median and longest waiting time, in tabular form. [67577/26]
192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for home support but awaiting commencement, the number receiving less than their approved allocation, the total number of approved hours not being delivered per week, and the average, median and longest waiting time, at 31 August in each of the years 2025 to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region, Integrated Healthcare Are…
196. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against healthcare workers and patients for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally, by HSE Health Region and by facility where available, broken down by incident type including physical, verbal and sexual assault, and by reported level of harm; the number of staff working days lost follow…
198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the gross income received from car-parking charges at each public and voluntary acute hospital for each full year 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026; the number of paid parking spaces; the applicable hourly, daily and weekly tariffs; the number and value of exemptions, reductions or validations; the amount retained by the h…
199. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average bed occupancy rate in each public and voluntary acute hospital for the period 1 January to 31 August of 2025 and 2026; the national and HSE Health Region average for each period; the number of days on which occupancy exceeded 85%, 90% and 95% in each hospital where available; and the number of days on which full capacity protocols were in operation…
200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated appointment cancellation for each quarter in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026 by hospital, broken down by reason for hospital-initiated cancellation, in tabular form. [67553/26]
202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the overtime expenditure and overtime hours in each public and voluntary acute hospital for each year 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by staff group; the number of rostered shifts left unfilled by hospital and staff group; and the number of shifts filled through agency staffing or other temporary arrangements, in tabular form. [67625/26]
31. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the operation of the Enterprise Ireland innovation voucher scheme; the number of vouchers issued and redeemed; the list of institutions who are designated as knowledge providers for the scheme; the point at which an organisation (details supplied) will be added to that list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66838/…
34. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list the number of sites held by the IDA in Cork County; the number of protected structures, monuments or historically protected buildings on each of these sites; and the measures taken by the IDA to ensure that these sites are preserved. [66806/26]
49. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the factors that would restrict or prevent an organisation from receiving support under the Enterprise Ireland innovation voucher scheme; whether any categories of organisations are excluded from the scheme; the rationale for such exclusions, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66840/26]
52. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) and its employees; and the supports they will be able to provide in the event of redundancies. [66534/26]
55. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the stakeholder working group established to assist implementation of the eight areas of reform and modernisation applicable to Local Enterprise Offices which were presented to Government via a Memorandum for Information in July 2026. [66801/26]
81. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people employed by IDA Ireland client companies in the life sciences sector in Cork city and county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; his Department's assessment of the implications for Irish manufacturing sites of pricing and tariff agreements between the United States administration and pharmaceut…
82. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment their proposals to increase the number of overnight, multi-night regional stays in areas currently predominantly served by day-trips. [66919/26]
84. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Taoiseach the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in each of the years from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [66305/26]