300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 February 2025, if work has begun on the planning guidelines for the short-term letting sector to supplement the introduction of the revised and re-titled Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill General Scheme; details of further public or stakeholder consultations on these guideline…
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
310. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10282/25]
312. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [10303/25]
334. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the current condition of a facility (details supplied); if he will consider upgrading these facilities to reflect the service levels required at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10421/25]
348. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the news story of five horses being put down after being found ill on an Irish transport in subpar conditions (details supplied); if he will launch an investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/25]
350. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans are in place to remove all the trees felled by recent storms from National Parks and our roadsides, many of which pose danger to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10360/25]
370. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the issue of childcare shortages (details supplied); her plans to resolve this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10363/25]
394. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person [details supplied] will receive an appointment in the Urology Department of University Hospital Galway for a TURP procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10265/25]
323. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine an issue in county Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/25]
329. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle in the next 12 months; if these works include a new visitor centre, a lift and a working kitchen; if these works are not included in the schedule, if they are being planned for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [96…
330. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the installation of eco-toilet facilities in the Phoenix Park for public use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9783/25]
332. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9042/25]
334. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9057/25]
335. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to administrative issues and misclassifications causing a number of businesses to be unable to avail of the increased cost of business grant; if an appeals system will be put in place to ensure those businesses can avail of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9242/25]
341. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the multiplier effect of the hospitality sector; if he will outline any recent analysis or initiatives aimed at maximising this effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9315/25]
342. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Companies Governance Enforcement Regulatory Provisions Act 2024 can be retroactively applied from the date the Act was signed, to a business that has had a one-off late filing of year-end annual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9357/25]
345. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the EU omnibus legislation which severely risks undermining critical sustainability legislation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he agrees that the omnibus would undermine the EU’s efforts to tackle corporate impunity and to prevent human rights and environmental…
349. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/25]
352. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education the case for reassignment of funds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9461/25]
363. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an increment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9094/25]
366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education when school secretaries and caretakers will be included in the public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9137/25]
370. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason school secretaries are not part of the public sector pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9202/25]
373. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to encourage more people to become post primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9248/25]
397. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will provide funding avenues for this school to explore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9653/25]
420. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the Careers Oversight Group; the reason it has not met in over two years; if there are plans to reconvene the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9314/25]