429. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time equivalent staff that work for the National Building Control Office and the National Market Surveillance Office, respectively. [11501/26]
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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96
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86
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
451. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the most recent auto enrolment figures for each county, including the total number of individuals enrolled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11284/26]
459. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a dataset regarding the number of individuals that have become naturalised Irish citizens in the past ten years, broken down by nationality/country of origin; the number now resident in Ireland; the number that hold dual or multiple nationalities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/26]
466. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on vehicle recovery services within Wexford division in 2023 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11304/26]
467. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions in the past five years specifically related to sulky racing and related offenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11321/26]
602. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the impact of recruitment control measures introduced in 2023 and 2024 on clearance delays, vacancy persistence, and service delivery; whether the absence of clearance-timeline KPIs has limited the State’s ability to quantify those impacts; and if she will publish any internal reviews, analyses, or briefings undertaken by her De…
10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers who have been disqualified from driving in each of the past seven years; the number of those disqualified who did not hold a licence for each of those years; of the number of persons who did hold a licence, the number each year who surrendered their licence within the two weeks required by law; the number of disqualifications been given t…
17. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of accidents recorded at each junction of the M50, northbound and southbound in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/26]
77. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the data collected by his Department relating to the disabled driver scheme and primary medical certificates. [10732/26]
78. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review of the disabled drivers scheme and guidelines for primary medical certificates; the timeframe for completion; when a new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/26]
110. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider extending opening times of an amenity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/26]
130. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of special classes by fee-paying and non-fee-paying schools; if she accepts the discrepancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10536/26]
134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €35 million ICT grant to be issued to schools in January 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10546/26]
135. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention preschool classes for autistic children, only in special schools, by county, from 2014 to 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10643/26]
145. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of male students who dropped out of post-primary education or training after 16 years-of-age, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10783/26]
146. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of female students who dropped out of post-primary education or training after 16 years-of-age, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10784/26]
147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of male teachers in the State, by primary and post-primary schools, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10791/26]
148. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of female teachers in the State, by primary and post-primary schools, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10792/26]
149. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of principals in the State, by gender, by primary or post-primary school, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10793/26]
150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students who applied to undertake a teaching degree each year, by gender, for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10794/26]
151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the gender ratio of teachers at primary and post-primary schools respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10795/26]
172. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can advise when the new set of actions will be developed for the period 2027 to 2028 as part of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services; if she can provide a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10936/26]
230. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of foreign nationals who have criminal convictions in Ireland. [10621/26]
243. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-bikes, e-scooters and scrambler bikes seized by an Garda Síochána, by division in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of same returned to owners over the same time period. [10760/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of scrambler bikes and quad bikes seized or detained by An Garda Síochána in each of the past three years, broken down by Garda division, including Cork City and Cork North divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10816/26]