832. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with guardians ad litem and their representative body (details supplied) in advance of establishing the Guardian ad Litem Service; the steps she is taking to ensure that the service remains independent of Tusla and her Department given neither of these bodies are explicitly specified under section 35E of the Child Care …
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
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 | 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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
909. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 20 January 2026, if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6525/26]
256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with senior officials in An Coimisiún Pleanála since he took office; and the number of times he has met with these officials. [3832/26]
279. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the minutes of meetings of groups (details supplied) held since September 2023, have not been made publicly available on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5177/26]
571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4299/26]
616. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of liaison meetings that took place between the Arts Council and his Department since 2020 which were not clearly minuted as described by the Brennan Report; and if this practice has been replaced by detailed minuting. [4149/26]
752. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/26]
847. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to statements made by his predecessor (details supplied) if the former Minister for Finance met with the CEO of non-lending non-banks known as vulture funds; to outline any engagement between his Department and vulture funds since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/26]
1886. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the interactions her Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the creation of an inter-agency response to complex family cases and complex behavioural issues with children in community and residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74027/25]
2198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 916 of 16 December 2025, if she is conscious of the specific work done by an organisation (details supplied) that sets it out from community first responder groups; if she will meet with the CEO to discuss the work this organisation does regarding emergency response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74575/25]
2293. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she or the CEO of the HSE will meet with a person (details supplied). [74952/25]
111. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings he has held with ESB and other energy providers on energy costs to date in 2025. [71671/25]
135. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of commuter representative groups he has met since appointment to office. [72613/25]
432. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with a delegation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73120/25]
915. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an engagement she has had with a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71449/25]
916. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to requests made by a charity (details supplied) to meet with her and engage directly with their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71450/25]
917. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the work of a charity (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71451/25]
918. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to meeting with the CEO of a charity organisation (details supplied) to support the work they are doing in relation to emergency response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71452/25]
990. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71953/25]
285. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which his Department received correspondence from, or met with, a company (details supplied) or its representatives since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71205/25]
309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which his Department sent correspondence to or met with Commissioner McGrath or the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71197/25]
389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the dates on which his Department sent correspondence to or met with Commissioner McGrath or the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers since March 2025 and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71198/25]
390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the dates on which his Department received correspondence or met with a company (details supplied) or its representatives since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71201/25]
391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the dates on which his Department received correspondence from, or met with, a company (details supplied) or its representatives since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71204/25]
508. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagement with his Northern Ireland counterpart regarding the confirmed cases of bluetongue in County Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70906/25]