576. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of ministerial management board meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31713/25]
Topics / Departmental Meetings
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Meetings
311 questions from 71 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
311
questions
309 written, 2 oral
71
TDs have asked
10
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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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 13 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 35 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 33 |
| July 2025 | 33 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 20 |
| January 2026 | 17 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 38 |
| April 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 9 |
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
577. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with all of the aegis bodies under his Department since his appointment. [31714/25]
578. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with representatives of all of Ireland’s higher education institutions since his appointment. [31715/25]
173. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all the meetings he and his officials have had with the infrastructure unit of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, providing dates and attendees for each meeting. [31082/25]
170. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any further meetings held between his Department with the US-based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel of business leaders since the first meeting during his visit to Washington DC in March 2025. [28955/25]
171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any further meetings held in April and May between his Department with the US-based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel of business leaders. [28956/25]
701. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he last met with the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland and the issues that they discussed. [29369/25]
813. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with Uisce Éireann since he took office. [29728/25]
814. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with Eirgrid since he took office. [29729/25]
815. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with NAMA since he took office. [29730/25]
816. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with the NTMA since he took office. [29731/25]
817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with CCMA since he took office. [29732/25]
818. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with any local authority since he took office, by local authority, date of meeting and attendees, in tabular form. [29733/25]
819. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with CFI since he took office. [29741/25]
1031. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss how best to assist them in their search for truth and justice. [29956/25]
1185. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the review of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities relating to Childcare Facilities; when the most recent engagement was; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29693/25]
1659. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last met formally with the Dean of UCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/25]
1662. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he last met formally with the Dean of Trinity College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/25]
516. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for the dates and attendance list of all meetings his Departmental officials, advisors or both has had with the National Concert Hall in 2025, distinguishing physical or virtual meetings, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [25355/25]
932. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the next date he met formally with the CEO of Solas. [25848/25]
92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [24753/25]
984. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in her Department since she took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24176/25]
159. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 5 February 2025, if the minutes of all meetings with an organisation (details supplied) will now be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18047/25]
210. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a group (details supplied). [22695/25]
236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for the dates and attendance list of all meetings his Department officials, advisers or any combination of representatives has had with RTE in 2025, distinguishing physical and virtual meetings, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [22852/25]