553. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify an issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66042/25]
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
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 | 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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
559. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities should be required, under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations and the National Household Means Policy, to deduct private-sector occupational pension contributions, PRSA contributions, or AVCs, when made through payroll on a pre-tax basis and functionally equivalent to public-sector additional supe…
568. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish and publish an annual national Planning Performance Report, setting out average and median timelines for SHD and LRD applications, average and median timelines for planning appeals, and annual volumes and outcomes of judicial reviews of planning decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66199/25…
678. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department have received representation from a person (details supplied); and to provide an update on any engagement with their case to date. [66032/25]
868. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a person (details supplied) under the Northen Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65608/25]
880. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently expedite assistance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65701/25]
206. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of Irelands contribution to the OSCE; the details of some of its functions; the details of Ireland's role within it as a member and its growing importance in the present turbulent global context. [65025/25]
207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's financial contribution to the OSCE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65026/25]
208. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on increasing funding to the OSCE for election observation on the basis that investment in such processes protects and strengthens democratic processes and institutions (details supplied) [65027/25]
211. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is planning a visit to Cong hatcheries in County Mayo. [64677/25]
218. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide detail on the 11 IT systems being changed by the Road Safety Authority; to provide a timeline on the completion of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64651/25]
253. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has met formally with the new CEO of Iarnród Éireann since her appointment. [65173/25]
254. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has met formally with the new CEO of Bus Éireann since her appointment. [65174/25]
1077. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 26 June 2025, if she has clarified whether her position as Minister precludes her from making a complaint to the Medical Council of Ireland (details supplied); if so, to identify the relevant legislative provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63346/25]
1103. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if a statement is correct (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63609/25]
1104. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received a copy of the “snapshot” referred to at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health earlier this year (details supplied); if so, if she will provide a copy of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63610/25]
1150. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63997/25]
1159. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rights a returning emigrant with two children who worked in Ireland for 12 to 13 years before emigrating to the USA has in relation to their teenage child's university education and the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63814/25]
1165. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will publish the Statement of Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62782/25]
1168. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is currently on schedule to meet its obligations under the first Programme Plan of Action of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People; and to outline any risks to delivery that have already been identified. [62896/25]
1169. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to establish a research and science forum of industry and research experts similar to the Responsible Business Forum. [62943/25]
1174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to urgently intervene and provide a resolution to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63264/25]
1176. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a SUSI grant application; if he will provide an update on the person’s appeal application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63723/25]
1954. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can be allocated a residential care home placement in the mid-west region, preferably County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59352/25]
1955. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they require as a matter of urgency. [59361/25]