30. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking to prevent illegal sulky racing; and if his attention has been drawn to a recent sulky race in north Dublin which resulted in the death of a horse. [10687/26]
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
243. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to comments made at an event (details supplied), if he will provide details of how the IHRA Definition was ‘formally adopted’ by the Government in January 2025; if this decision was approved by Cabinet; if so, if he will provide the date of the Cabinet meeting which decided same. [9000/26]
245. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on a matter (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9211/26]
613. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures in place to ensure that primary school classes run smoothly when their teacher is availing of a breast-feeding break; and if she will consider providing cover for teachers who wish to avail of breast feeding breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10111/26]
614. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidelines or rules that are provided for teachers who wish to avail of breastfeeding breaks in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10115/26]
624. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review Circular 08/02 determining eligibility for students requiring assistive technology under Circular 10 of 2013, to ensure that all students who could benefit from the use of laptops have access to this educational aid, even when the student falls below the specified I.Q. range or performance indicators but has a diagnosis of dyslexi…
627. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the resources being dedicated to digital media literacy programmes that specifically aim to build resilience among young people against manipulation and coercive ideologies online, particularly for those who may be experiencing social isolation or mental health difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10198/26]
654. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to expand access to specialised provision of speech and language classes, given that evidence suggests that at least 10% of children have speech, language and communication needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10397/26]
655. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether children with verbal dyspraxia/apraxia of speech are eligible for speech and language classes under Circular 0024/2025, including where they have a dual diagnosis of autism; to clarify the way eligibility is determined in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10398/26]
759. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is considering a policy change to bring Ireland in line with the rest of Europe in terms of granting maternity and paternity benefit at 100% or a high percentage of salary for all or a portion of a person's entitlement to the corresponding leave; if there are policy learnings from the recent implementation of Jobseekers pay-relate…
762. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for disability allowance remaining a means-tested payment in Ireland, notwithstanding existing income disregards, particularly in light of the system in the United Kingdom where certain disability income supports are not subject to means testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10175/26]
763. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has considered the experience of Irish citizens returning from the United Kingdom who encounter differences in disability income supports and eligibility criteria, including the use of means testing; whether guidance is provided to assist such individuals in understanding the Irish system; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
785. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider seeking a constitutional change to ensure that counselling notes will be inadmissible in all court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/26]
7. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he intends to publish the successor to Our Rural Future for the period beyond 2025; and whether that new strategy will include clear, measurable targets for rural services, rural employment, rural housing and ensuring population sustainability. [8692/26]
23. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress of the Town Centre First initiative in Galway east; his plans to support regeneration in towns and villages across County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7450/26]
26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department’s Our Rural Future Strategy envisions encouraging people to leave Dublin (details supplied). [8410/26]
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether it is his position that the rural resettlement scheme should be re-established (details supplied). [8409/26]
62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether clear criteria should be put in place for the decision on whether or not there is a referendum on a United Ireland; the timing of such a referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8344/26]
383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he approved, or intends to approve, any policy direction arising from the current public consultation on the modernisation of withholding taxes (eWHT), including Professional Services Withholding Tax and Relevant Contracts Tax, that would require businesses to provide payment or financial data to the Revenue Commissioners on a real-time or ne…
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a regulatory impact assessment or cost-benefit analysis has been carried out, or is planned, in respect of proposals contained or implied within the consultation on the modernisation of withholding taxes, particularly regarding the potential requirement for businesses to integrate their financial or accounting systems electronically with the …
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any proposed move toward continuous or real-time reporting or withholding under a modernised withholding tax regime would require primary legislation approved by the Houses of the Oireachtas; whether he will confirm that no expansion of withholding tax mechanisms beyond their current statutory scope will occur without such legislation; and if…
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to data protection, commercial confidentiality, and system liability issues arising from proposals to increase the frequency and automation of data exchanges between businesses and the Revenue Commissioners under the proposed eWHT framework; whether these considerations have been assessed at policy level within h…
640. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the National Planning Statement on Solar Energy; the stage it is currently at; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7359/26]
975. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received, reviewed, or been briefed on the report prepared by the expert group established by the HSE to examine the implications of the final of a review (details supplied) for gender-related healthcare services in Ireland; the date on which she first received or was informed of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7497/26…
976. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the expert group report examining the implications of a review (details supplied) contains any findings or recommendations relating specifically to gender-related healthcare for children and adolescents; whether those findings differ from existing Irish clinical practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7498/26]