401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve reliability and journey times for commuters travelling from towns such as Athlone to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28434/26]
Topics / Departmental Policies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Policies
1,112 questions from 127 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,112
questions
1,096 written, 16 oral
127
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 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 35 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| April 2025 | 51 |
| May 2025 | 30 |
| June 2025 | 57 |
| July 2025 | 68 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 89 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 38 |
| December 2025 | 102 |
| January 2026 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 83 |
| March 2026 | 69 |
| April 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 83 |
| July 2026 | 71 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 45 |
| October 2026 | 37 |
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
437. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the policy justification for carbon taxes and for their progressive increase every year. [28542/26]
490. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there has been any engagement in relation to making the National Anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann, mandatory for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28083/26]
80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he is considering proposals for a State construction company in his plans to ensure that public infrastructure projects are completed within agreed timelines and budgets without overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27662/26]
157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied). [27503/26]
158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding travel arrangements. [27585/26]
218. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actions being taken to strengthen workforce capacity and recruitment across the public service, particularly in critical areas such as healthcare, planning, and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27529/26]
229. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he plans to formally recognise barbering as a regulated profession; the criteria that will be considered in such recognition to ensure professional standards and public trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27392/26]
230. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures in place to ensure professional standards in the barbering industry; whether a statutory registration or licensing scheme is under consideration; the timeline for introducing such regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27393/26]
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25157/26]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25158/26]
302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to expand Ireland House model in the United Arab Emirates. [25528/26]
322. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the rules for businesses with regard to the use of personal data and the use and development of artificial intelligence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26062/26]
323. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the effect of the package on online media and social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/26]
331. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider imposing sanctions on a minister of a country engaging in genocide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26469/26]
1094. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he has considered bringing to an end the practice of deducting Additional Superannuation Contributions (formerly Pension Related Deductions) from the pay of public servants who have reached the maximum years relating to the specific State defined benefit scheme, usually 40 years c…
1193. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to increase the number of public holidays here to align more closely with European averages. [26937/26]
1194. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the need for more public holidays here to align more closely with European averages; the need to ensure that annual leave provision redresses this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26940/26]
1580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether there is ongoing development of a safeguarding policy for women in sport in conjunction with Cuan; if he will provide details of any such policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/26]
1581. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether consideration is being given to strengthen powers of the Sports Ombudsman to investigate complaints and cases relating to women in sport at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25781/26]
1599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on progress made to date and the plans for the future for the expansion of the night-time economy action plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26321/26]
1921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection pending any broader policy decision on the treatment of Troubles-related compensation awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes (including the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977), if he will give an undertaking to examine individual cases on their merits; if he will exercise any ministerial or ad…
2457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Taskforce on Personalised Budgets. [24732/26]
3291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national uptake rates for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines over the past five years and to date in 2026, including any identified regional or cohort-level gaps in coverage and the measures in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/26]
3292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national contingency planning framework in place for a surge in meningococcal disease cases, including policy provisions relating to hospital capacity, intensive care availability, laboratory services, and public health staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26767/26]