192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the barrier that court fees may have on individuals seeking to engage in litigation especially in cases of constitutional importance; if his Department is undertaking any work to review these fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4663/26]
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.
Jan 2025Oct 2026
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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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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
196. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of immigrants that have been admitted to the State since 2016 who have identified as Native American, broken down by immigrant category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/26]
197. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures the Department is taking to implement child maintenance enforcement reforms, in particular for self-employed parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/26]
198. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken by the Department to monitor and tackle femicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/26]
214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4604/26]
235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4605/26]
266. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health when a person will be given a date for a marriage of convenience interview (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5087/26]
288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4614/26]
242. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount of public funding, tax reliefs or other State supports provided to fossil fuel companies or fossil fuel related activities in the past five years, in tabular form. [3457/26]
397. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the impact of the Women in Finance Charter; if it has applicability in other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/26]
437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of serving Ministers and Ministers of State who, as of the most recent date for which figures are available, have not yet repaid monies overpaid to them by the State arising from payroll or pension deduction errors; the total amount currently outstanding; and the timeline by which all…
438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether serving Ministers and Ministers of State who were overpaid by the State due to payroll or pension deduction errors are subject to the same recovery procedures, repayment timelines, and enforcement mechanisms as apply to members of the public who receive overpayments from the State; and i…
439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps taken to identify, rectify, and prevent payroll and pension deduction errors within the National Shared Services Office that resulted in overpayments to Ministers and Ministers of State; the internal controls now in place to prevent recurrence; and whether any independent review, audit…
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any interest, penalties, or administrative costs arising from delayed recovery of overpayments to Ministers and Ministers of State have been borne by the Exchequer; if so, the total cost incurred to date; and whether any such costs have been, or will be, recovered from the individuals co…
455. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs Enterprise Ireland supported in each county in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/26]
473. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school applicants for the 2026-2027 intake in each school planning area in County Wicklow who submitted a letter of eligibility as part of their enrolment process; the number of students who were offered a special education place as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3355/26]
475. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which applied for the summer works scheme in 2025; the number which were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3388/26]
723. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions per annum under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 since its enactment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3600/26]
1043. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the accident and emergency department at Children's Health Ireland, CHI, Crumlin over each day of the recent Christmas and new year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4320/26]
450. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when crime statistics will be made available by the nationality of the offender and migration status. [2994/26]
463. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences recorded by An Garda Síochána under sections (details supplied); the number of prosecutions brought in each case; the number of convictions in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/26]
476. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences aggravated under section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 have been recorded in proceedings as per section 8(4) of the Act, to outline which protected characteristic or characteristics were recorded in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3311/26]
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 18 December 2025, if the information requested regarding the number of crimes recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail, by county and category of offence, in 2025, in tabular form is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2548/26]
176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections of vape shops and other retail outlets which sell vaping products in each year 2021 to 2025, by type of premises inspected, in tabular form. [2718/26]
179. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the way in which the latest national data on breastfeeding initiation and continuation at three and six months compares with targets set out in the National Breastfeeding Action Plan. [2728/26]