25. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Waste Management Waiver Scheme of €75, long promised by his Department, will be implemented. [69833/26]
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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
92. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 59746/26, if he will identify the specific provision of those regulations that imposes a penalty on an aircraft operator for failure to cancel CORSIA eligible emissions units as required by Regulation 24(3); and noting that the offences and penalties under Regulation 19, the EPA's power to issue directions under Regulation 14…
93. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport If his attention has been drawn to the actions of the French government which has introduced a specific penalty of €100 per tonne for non-compliance with CORSIA offsetting obligations together with the possibility of an operating ban; whether the Government will introduce an equivalent national penalty for non-compliance with CORSIA that is consistent with the ex…
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the investment or policy support planned for Irish and European cloud, cybersecurity, open-source and digital public infrastructure providers, to ensure Ireland is not only a consumer of digital infrastructure but also contributes to European capability. [70044/26]
165. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Government is classifying sensitive workloads and datasets that may require EU-based hosting, customer-controlled encryption, private cloud, on-premise capability or enhanced exit provisions. [70041/26]
166. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if future ICT procurement frameworks will include explicit evaluation criteria covering European providers, open-source solutions, interoperability, vendor lock-in and cloud sovereignty where appropriate. [70040/26]
167. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department plans to publish a national sovereign cloud strategy for the public sector and critical national infrastructure; and the way in which it will address strategic dependence on non-EU cloud providers. [70038/26]
246. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she will review Circular 0029/2010 and the current arrangements for the award of incremental salary credit to registered teachers, with a view to allowing relevant and verifiable teaching service in recognised or established private schools outside the European Union to be reckonable for incremental credit; and whether she is aware of the fin…
25. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on implementing the Action Plan on Market Diversification. [69318/26]
41. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Department’s role in implementing the Government Action Plan on Market Diversification; and the measures being taken through Ireland’s diplomatic network to support Irish SMEs and indigenous businesses seeking to access new export markets. [69278/26]
49. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken through Ireland’s diplomatic network and international trade engagement to promote and diversify overseas market opportunities for Irish agricultural and agrifood exports. [69280/26]
99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the delivery of large-scale housing developments is matched by the guaranteed provision of essential community infrastructure, including community centres, libraries, childcare and other local amenities; and whether additional funding or supports will be provided to areas experi…
25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if Revenue has examined the potential for a more graduated or staged approach to late payment, including models such as the United Kingdom’s penalty points system; and whether current debt collection practices remain aligned with the principles set out in the Report of the Sheriff Review Group. [68993/26]
26. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the current procedures used by the Revenue Commissioners to ensure direct engagement with taxpayers prior to the referral of tax debts to the sheriff; the criteria or evidence required by Revenue to determine that meaningful engagement has been attempted; and if an analysis has been conducted in recent years on trends in the volume and…
157. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will act to reduce the cost of appealing Revenue assessments as recommended by the report of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum. [68413/26]
518. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that the design of the Cost of Disability payment recognises the additional transport and service-access costs experienced by people with disabilities living in rural areas, such as County Meath. [68702/26]
519. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection the anticipated timeline for the design, eligibility criteria and implementation of the Cost of Disability payment. [68701/26]
520. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the development of the proposed Cost of Disability Support Payment, following the public consultation and Strategic Focus Network Summit held earlier this year. [68700/26]
669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a blanket one-maintenance of reduced ratio-per-room rule would prevent a service needs review from recommending a further reduced ratio where the evidence demonstrates it is the most appropriate support; and the way in which the Department has satisfied itself that this restriction will not adversely affect the safety, wellbeing…
89. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is considering advocating, as part of the pre-budget process, for targeted employer PRSI relief measures for SMEs, particularly in respect of lower-paid workers, in order to help locally owned businesses maintain employment and remain competitive in the face of rising business costs. [63668/26]
111. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration is being given to increasing investment in digital inclusion measures, particularly for older persons, people with disabilities and those at risk of digital exclusion. [67531/26]
145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of the steering group for the development of a national policy regarding Kinship Care; and if a timeline is available for the completion of the work. [67477/26]
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that are being undertaken by his Department and by agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to secure a future for the former Roche site at Clarecastle in County Clare. [66535/26]
35. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the plans, if any, for the development of the vacant IDA site at Ballyadam, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [66899/26]
65. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his response to the recommendations of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council as set out in Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2026. [66654/26]