879. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health to address the patient-on-trolley figures in Naas Hospital in May 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34312/25]
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
910. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161, the reason her Department has yet to correct the inaccurate précis of statute provided by her Department’s pensions specialist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34481/25]
938. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Marino Institute of Education will be brought under the auspices of the Higher Education Authority like all other ITE providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33709/25]
939. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to implement the recommendations of the Sahlberg report on the structure of teacher education in Ireland in respect of the integration of Marino Institute of Education with the Higher Education Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33710/25]
949. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the skills gap in the advanced manufacturing sector nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34314/25]
953. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how his Department has measured the success and scope for improvement following the 'Building Heroes' campaign. [34392/25]
318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed response to enquiries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33370/25]
371. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 11 June 2025 which referred to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of the 22 May 2025, the reason the HSE still has not responded to this Deputy directly notwithstanding the fact they are well in excess of the ten days as required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the…
372. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 11 June 2025 which referred to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 22 May 2025, the reason the HSE has not responded to this Deputy directly notwithstanding the fact they are well in excess of the ten days as required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
69. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for a new school building (details supplied). [32878/25]
160. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); the steps she has taken since receiving said correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33062/25]
616. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update in respect of a property (details supplied). [32229/25]
632. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 677 and 679 of 20 May 2025, the reason both questions have not been sufficiently answered; and when a full response will be made to both. [32519/25]
937. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if she would be open to meeting with the family in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32796/25]
960. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address concerns regarding the lack of supports for persons seeking to complete a part-time masters degree while employed; if there are any plans to increase supports in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32326/25]
967. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to address the significant decrease in FET learners from underrepresented backgrounds from 23,763 in 2023 to 19,474 in 2024; the reason there was a slight increase of 19,500 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32536/25]
971. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason his Department’s programme expenditure has decided to decrease the outrun target numbers of places for Skillnet Ireland learners upskilling who are unemployed from the outrun target of 2,650 in 2023, 1,800 in 2024 and only 1,500 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/25…
972. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason his Department has continued to decrease the number of Springboard places available from the 2023 outturn target of 9,245 places; 8,225 places in 2024 and just 8,000 in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32585/25]
980. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of public private partnership costs from €39,000 (NTF) in 2024 to €70,000 (NTF) in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32593/25]
981. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department intends to cap the welcome increase in funding of €7,807 from 2024 €5,559 for miscellaneous grants and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32594/25]
992. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to expand the remit of connected hubs to create new opportunities in rural communities; if he will consider extending this remit to include suburban villages in the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31895/25]
305. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give a detailed progress report in relation to a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31468/25]
341. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to assist with an important matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31542/25]
383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed progress report in relation to a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31469/25]
414. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case for the reinstatement of wages for a person (details supplied). [31415/25]