42. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the work of the new infrastructure division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60202/25]
Topics / Departmental Functions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Functions
172 questions from 62 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
172
questions
169 written, 3 oral
62
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
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 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 7 |
| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 19 |
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
511. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the methodology used by his Department to calculate general Government debt; to outline the categories of liabilities which are excluded from that measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59722/25]
514. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the liabilities of the Housing Finance Agency, the Land Development Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and similar entities are included in the calculation of the general Government debt; if not, to state the aggregate borrowing levels of those entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59727/25]
1589. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the terms of reference for the new future planning section within her Department; and her views in relation to same. [59518/25]
70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of the new small business unit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/25]
156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work his Department has undertaken ahead of the tenth session of the UN Open-Ended Inter-Governmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/25]
666. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the full transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Integration to his Department has been completed. [48338/25]
953. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing eviction and seeking to relocate to a new property in Longford-Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/25]
961. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance his Department can provide to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) can continue operating; if his Department has taken or plans to take any action to maintain the necessary services provided by the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48644/25]
1148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the promised updated planning guidelines for rural houses for a period of public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/25]
1149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out concisely the delegated sanction that local authorities have to purchase second-hand acquisitions and the categories of housing involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/25]
1572. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on all European Commission infringement proceedings currently underway related to the functions in his Department; and to provide an update on compliance and fines related to each enforcement action. [42751/25]
665. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oversight and accountability mechanisms his Department is putting in place to ensure transparent expenditure and effective governance in relation to the immigration and integration functions transferred from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3774…
718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the transfer of integration and immigration functions to her Department has impacted the residual budget allocations and responsibilities of the Department, particularly in the context of early learning and childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37740/25]
99. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the work of her Department in completing the transfer of outstanding functions to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and when this transfer will be completed. [36391/25]
464. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the transfer of responsibility for OMCs from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to his Department will happen before the summer recess; if the regulations concerning sinking funds and service charges will be in place by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35583/25]
53. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has considered the establishment of a workers' co-operative development unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33194/25]
140. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit within his Department. [32520/25]
411. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the change of Departments, the full transfer of functions from the Department of Children, Equality and Disability has taken place yet; if not, the reason; and when it will happen. [31386/25]
429. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s progress on publishing its new Statement of Strategy. [31736/25]
430. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently employed under his Department. [31737/25]
431. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Ministerial Management Board Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31738/25]
432. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of MinMAC Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31739/25]
433. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Civil Justice pillar. [31740/25]
434. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Criminal Justice pillar. [31741/25]