144. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will review her decision to establish a private Commission of Investigation into Children's Health Ireland rather than a public inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72477/26]
Topics / Departmental Inquiries
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Inquiries
634 questions from 119 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 15 October 2026.
634
questions
634 written, 0 oral
119
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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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 38 |
| April 2025 | 67 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 98 |
| July 2025 | 35 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 49 |
| January 2026 | 42 |
| February 2026 | 95 |
| March 2026 | 24 |
| April 2026 | 71 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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
148. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with organisations (details supplied) to address their concerns regarding the decision not to establish a public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72480/26]
866. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed inquiry in to CHI to explain precisely what is meant by the statement that "most clinicians and staff" preferred a commission of investigation, including the number consulted, the number supporting a commission and the number supporting a tribunal. [72282/26]
670. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and will her officials investigate the case. [68737/26]
39. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish an independent inquiry into the concealment of an admission letter written in February 1970, by a convicted sexual abuser (details supplied) appreciating the concealment of this letter has impacted on the survivor’s accessing compensation, justice and closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53911/26]
126. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there will be a full independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46003/26]
279. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to address an issue (details supplied) with the RZLT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41328/26]
224. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the status of a gift (details supplied) to the Ceann Comhairle in 2018 and in storage in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/26]
408. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his predecessor met with a person (details supplied) in 2025; if so, if this was recorded on the lobby register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/26]
300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a proposal can be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35891/26]
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/26]
228. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if compensation mechanisms are in place for the losses incurred for a person (details supplied) as a result of being prevented from working, given that the process has extended for nearly seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33549/26]
229. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance given that costs were awarded against an organisation in a case (details supplied), the total cost to the Exchequer to date arising from this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33550/26]
230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a compensation or protection fund to support individuals who suffer loss arising from wrongful prohibitions or from investigations that are ultimately discontinued such as took place in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33551/26]
1018. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the feasibility of introducing structured data fields within hospital systems to record the clinical rationale and priority category for surgical procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32581/26]
128. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1407 of 14 April 2026, when a decision will be made on the redesignation of a class (details supplied) [31174/26]
134. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1471 of 14 April 2026, if she will outline specifically the way DEIS allocation was assessed in Thurles town, County Tipperary, considering there is no DEIS primary school in the town despite clear indicators of disadvantage in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31262/26]
554. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way the criteria for selecting schools for inclusion in the DEIS urban and rural schemes have changed since its introduction and differ from the programmes which preceded them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30093/26]
556. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will indicate the reviews of DEIS commissioned by her Department before and since DEIS was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30095/26]
558. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures of outcome and impact her Department tracks to measure the achievements of DEIS; the way in which they have evolved since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30097/26]
560. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools expected to qualify for DEIS+ status; what the extra spend for a school of comparable size will be compared to a DEIS urban band 1 school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30099/26]
568. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the capacity pressures within the visiting teacher service for the visually impaired, in light of recent presentations to the Oireachtas by advocacy groups (details supplied); the measures being taken to ensure timely and adequate support for children with visual impairments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30196…
569. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of her Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30265/26]
570. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps a community can take to prove there is a demand in a local area to reopen a primary school that was previously closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30284/26]
571. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider reopening a rural school that was previously closed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30285/26]