153. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried on each morning peak service between Wicklow and Dublin in the most recent month for which data is available; the seating capacity of each service; and the extent to which passenger numbers exceeded seating capacity. [67134/26]
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
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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
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The questions
156. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of capital and current transport investment allocated and drawn down by region (including NUTS 2 regional assemblies: Northern and Western, Eastern and Midland, and Southern) in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, broken down by transport mode (such as national roads, regional and local roads, public transport, active tra…
174. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims received, resolved and outstanding under schemes managed by the State Claims Agency in each of the years 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by claim category and scheme; the number and value of settlements, awards and other compensation payments made in each year; the associated expenditure on legal costs, expert and professio…
182. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the number of hectares of agricultural land that is leased long term for the purpose of rental income tax relief on agricultural land for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [67131/26]
183. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the amount of tax relief given to individuals for rental income for agricultural land for the each of years 2020 to 2025. [67130/26]
185. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively for companies claiming an amount equal to 25% of qualifying expenditure attributable to a company for R&D activity as provided for in 766X and 766D TCD 1997; the number of annual instalments to date in each year; the number of companies that have claimed this; and to pro…
186. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of statistics for the R&D tax credit for 2023 and 2024 respectively as per the May 2025 Revenue report (details supplied) showing where companies elected to claim the credit in the manner that preceded measures introduced in Finance Act 2022; and the cost of the accelerated payments in respect of an accounting period commencin…
187. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount raised by the residential zoned land tax in 2025 and to date in 2026; to provide a breakdown of yield by local authority, in tabular form; and to confirm if the revenue raised is returned to the respective local authority. [67142/26]
188. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was raised by the vacant homes tax in 2025 and to date in 2026; to provide a breakdown of the yield by local authority, in tabular form; and to confirm if the revenue raised is returned to the respective local authority. [67141/26]
240. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary teaching positions that required re-advertisement because a suitable candidate was not appointed following an initial recruitment process in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by county, subject and school type where available; the number advertised on three or more occasion. [66329/26]
394. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure by his Department on ICT contractors and consultants in each of the past five years and to date in 2026; the number of ICT contractors currently engaged by the Department; the number of permanent civil servants currently employed in ICT roles; and if he will provide the information in tabular form. [66735/26]
395. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has conducted any analysis comparing the cost of ICT contractors with directly employed civil service ICT staff; if so, if he will provide a copy of that analysis, including the average comparative cost across ICT roles on an anonymised and aggregated basis, with individual contractor rates or commercially sensitive supplier i…
448. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all women’s refuges in the country and the full year cost of running each of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67154/26]
449. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated full year cost of providing enough women’s refuge places to bring us in line with our commitments under the Istanbul convention. [67153/26]
581. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who completed specialist training in public health medicine in 2026; the number currently employed in consultant public health medicine posts; whether a recruitment embargo is affecting the filling of such posts; and when any such restrictions will be lifted. [66638/26]
605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed in excess of the approved 2026 staffing allocation or employment ceiling in each HSE health region and national service at the latest date available; the number of WTEs above allocation by staff category; the associated annualised pay cost; and the extent to which these posts are funded within the existing pay…
606. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the approved whole-time equivalent staffing allocation or employment ceiling for 2026 for each HSE Health Region and National Service; the actual number of WTE staff in post at the latest date available; the number of allocated WTE posts which remain unfilled; and the allocation, number in post and number unfilled broken down by grade and service division in t…
608. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list the hours and days of operation for each of the perinatal mental health units within the 19 maternity units across the country. [66826/26]
609. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to publish the Health Service Personnel Census Report for each month from January 2023 to the most recent data available. [66824/26]
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is currently delayed pending the commencement of a home support service by hospital and by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66833/26]
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2025 and to date in 2026, set against the funded target for each period by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66832/26]
618. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons assessed and approved for home support who are currently waiting for the service to commence by HSE health region and, where available, by community healthcare organisation and county; the average and longest time spent waiting in each area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66830/26]
624. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of invoices for €100 issued in respect of ED attendances without a GP referral letter; and the number paid for each of the years between 2019 and to date in 2026. [66879/26]
629. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of total knee replacement surgeries carried out at Galway University Hospital in 2025 and to date in 2026 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66988/26]
232. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66072/26]