653. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has issued policy guidance or circulars to local authorities regarding the governance and leasing of publicly owned sports facilities to third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14332/26]
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
654. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has any role in approving, reviewing or providing guidance on governance structures for sports facilities owned by local authorities and leased to external bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14333/26]
655. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities on community consultation processes in respect of publicly owned sports and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14339/26]
872. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has commenced a public consultation process on the development of an induction process as committed to as part of Nurturing Skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14483/26]
873. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has commissioned research into good practice in effective induction processes as part of Nurturing Skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14484/26]
874. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason her Department has yet to produce a midpoint of Nurturing Skills which was due in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14485/26]
875. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the midpoint review of Nurturing Skills which was due in 2025 is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14486/26]
876. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the further implementation plan which is due to be developed as a result of the midpoint review of Nurturing Skills is to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14487/26]
877. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person in her Department that will conduct the Garda vetting of people over sixteen years of age in childminders' homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14488/26]
878. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that the majority of actions related to school-age care under Nurturing Skills have not been started; if she will provide an update on the progress of all school-age care actions within the strategy to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14489/26]
910. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the specific steps she proposes to take to ensure that the concerns raised by persons (details supplied) are not only heard by those with the power to effect change, but that their lived experiences are meaningfully considered and translated into concrete action. [14515/26]
1069. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health there is a model of care for allergies; if one will be developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14965/26]
620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has approved a national KPI set for recruitment governance across services funded under the Health Vote, including vacancy definitions, clearance timelines, time-to-hire, and development post delivery; and if so, to list the KPIs, the definitions used, and the date of departmental approval. [13697/26]
149. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Defence to report on the analysis she has conducted on the impact of her proposal to remove the triple lock on Irish neutrality; the safeguards that will be in place to guarantee Irish neutrality if the triple lock is removed; to report on the engagements she has had on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12368/26]
152. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence the communications she has had with other members of the United Nations about Ireland’s departure from the UN mandate to deploy troops abroad; and the interdepartmental communications she has had regarding the timeline of changes to ‘triple lock’ legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8697/26]
168. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will drop plans to abolish the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/26]
182. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if she will commit to holding a referendum on any changes the Government seeks to make to the triple lock, considering the triple lock is an expression of Irish sovereignty and, under Article 6 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, sovereignty is vested in the people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8695/26]
201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if she will let the people decide on the question of abolishing the triple lock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12201/26]
233. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her engagements with regard to the impact the proposed removal of the triple lock neutrality protection will have on Irish neutrality. [12475/26]
323. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider the creation of a national seaweed policy which prioritises ecosystem health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12662/26]
356. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of reports of scrambler motorcycle activity at a location (details supplied); the policy measures and legislative powers that will be considered in to support community safety and deter the illegal use of scrambler motorcycles in public spaces; whether his Department is engaged with An Garda Síochána or other relevant public bodies at a strate…
413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing an independent, not-for-profit-based app for the taxi service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12346/26]
441. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering a ban on the use of scrambler motorbikes; if so, which type of vehicles he intends to include under these regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12826/26]
472. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent each recommendation of the National Payments Strategy under each of the sixteen 'future outcomes' has been completed or has not been completed as at the current date; if each recommendation is on track or not on track for delivery as at the current date; the current status of each recommendations, in tabular form; and if he will make …
488. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to progress and publish an implementation plan taking into consideration the Funds Review recommendations to unlock retail investment and opportunities to grow this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12584/26]