695. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue (details supplied) in the forthcoming Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43114/25]
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
764. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider discontinuing the pension-annuity levy applied to Aer Lingus pensioners; if he will explore options to reimburse those affected for deductions made from their pension annuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43931/25]
770. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a wealth tax; if so, to outline details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44312/25]
772. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance given that states generally have access to cheaper finance than the private sector, to outline the differences in financing costs for the delivery of large social housing projects compared to large private housing projects (details supplied). [44353/25]
774. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance in the case of a person who receives a small private pension as well as a government pension which has in recent years risen, if his Department is considering a specific entry point which would alleviate the tax implication for said person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44410/25]
784. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation notwithstanding the sensitive content of any engagement with the new owners of a property (details supplied); if he will confirm the last date of contact, and the frequency of contact, with the new landowners or any of their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [408…
793. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to strongly support the pre-budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41258/25]
810. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the purpose of the new netting on parts of the roof of the National Gallery; the cost of the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/25]
848. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration will be given to acquiring a lease (details supplied) in order to reunite the lands of Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44361/25]
851. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans to introduce a right to repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43251/25]
853. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is supportive of the Wild Atlantic EuroPride bid, which seeks to make counties Limerick and Clare the hosts of EuroPride 2028 [43885/25]
856. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the plans for Ireland to hold an international summit on artificial intelligence in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40760/25]
859. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the breakdown of the reasons for the refusal of employment permits during 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40763/25]
927. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding Ireland hosting a EuroPride event. [42746/25]
2364. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 10 July 2025, the reply from the HSE furnished to me on 5 July 2025, if he will direct the HSE to furnish the data (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42026/25]
2798. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to outline the stage the Covid inquiry is at; the timeline for when it will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42061/25]
2799. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference for the Covid inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42062/25]
3111. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have tested positive for HPV following cervical screening under the CervicalCheck programme in the last five years; and the number of those cases in which abnormal cell changes subsequently progressed to a cervical cancer diagnosis. [43240/25]
3461. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine the case for approval of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/25]
3463. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position with his Department in dealing with rural isolation and loneliness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42416/25]
446. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of a matter (details supplied); the action his Department is taking to formally investigate the matter and to ensure compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40618/25]
798. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she supports the work of an organisation (details supplied) which as a Section 39 organisation has provided services to people with disabilities in the State for the past sixty two years; if she accepts that the current level of funding is insufficient to meet the needs of the organisation and if this will be addressed in the com…
837. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a centre (details supplied) in Caherciveen will be opened on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39538/25]
978. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if she has considered, in the context of a ban on sun beds, those who suffer from psoriasis who have found that occasional use of sunbeds is one of the few things that genuinely helps manage their flare-ups, and when their skin is bad, they frequently feel too self-conscious to go out, socialise, or take part in everyday activities and that sunbeds provide relief-…
1011. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will intervene to assist a student who appears to be eligible for HEAR but has been refused it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/25]