288. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18491/25]
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
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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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The questions
307. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/25]
181. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made with transferring responsibility for multi-unit developments from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; if the transfer will be completed by the end of Q2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17804/25]
134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role his Department takes in the oversight of value for money exercises. [15233/25]
153. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the structural or personnel changes made to his Department since he took office. [14431/25]
278. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress his Department has made establishing the small business unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13056/25]
279. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the stakeholders that will be included in the small business unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13057/25]
280. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference for the small business unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13058/25]
552. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no clean up after storm Éowyn has commenced in Killinthomas Woods, Rathangan; the timescale for when this will happen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/25]
553. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an incident in Glanmire, Cork recently that saw the body of a horse left with seven other horses on land for multiple days in very poor conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/25]
46. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on the Cabinet committee dealing with disabilities. [4171/25]
47. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the way the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4438/25]
48. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach how the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4798/25]
83. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will list the days on which his Department was closed due to weather warnings over the past year. [4495/25]
525. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work and remit of the central housing supply unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/25]
42. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the establishment of a small business unit in his Department, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6776/25]
61. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to improve the quality of infrastructure in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5052/25]
70. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details on the full number of staff who will be assigned to the proposed dedicated infrastructure division in his Department; if he will provide details on the range of skill sets that will be available within the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/25]
77. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the new infrastructure unit in his Department will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4922/25]
422. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when the move of the National Cyber Security Centre from the Department of Climate, Environment and Energy to his Department will be completed; and what resources, human or otherwise, will move with it. [4646/25]
450. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the plans he is making to incorporate the National Cyber Security Centre into his Department. [4647/25]
457. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the role of his Department in progressing the proposal within the programme for Government to create a transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4711/25]