2009. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the childcare forward planning unit and when outputs of their work will be seen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47086/25]
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
2012. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department is working on to support childminders to continue to deliver their much needed services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47089/25]
2321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department’s official position on the definition of biological sex and gender; whether she accepts that biological sex is immutable apart from rare intersex conditions; and if she will clarify whether the HSE’s training materials reflect official departmental policy or an ideological interpretation. [45610/25]
2502. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Republic of Ireland who have been granted a long-term illness card under the diagnosis of spina bifida, for each year from 1997 to the most recent year available, by year of birth, in tabular form; to clarify whether these figures include deceased persons; if not, if she will provide both sets of figures; and if she will make a stat…
2545. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce plain packaging for vaping products in the upcoming Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill and if such as a proposal is permissible under the provisions of the EU tobacco products directive. [46694/25]
2567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason(s) a type of hearing aid will no longer be issued by the HSE (details supplied); if she is satisfied that these hearing aids are of the same standard and quality as those previously issued by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46788/25]
2568. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a type of hearing aid will continue to be issued to children but not adults (details supplied); if in future patients will have to change hearing aids when they move from children to adult audiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46789/25]
2586. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health for clarification on the parking charge policy at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46840/25]
2706. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ways in which his Department will ensure that student voices are included in policy making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45245/25]
174. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the South Coast DMAP Implementation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41276/25]
713. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43677/25]
804. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has a policy on alarm installation engineer codes and the procedure that follows if an alarm company goes out of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41945/25]
1236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/25]
1303. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44243/25]
1304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44247/25]
1508. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage her Department’s plan on actively promoting the inclusion of women and minorities into political roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42040/25]
1509. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to legislate for national parks, as committed to in the 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/25]
1542. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of a national policy on rightsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42255/25]
1740. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on the recommendations made in the Joint Oireachtas Committee Report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2024, to create a statutory appeal structure to allow for appeals and reviews of housing decisions made by local authorities; and if …
2511. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she or her Department plan to alter the current departmental description of autism spectrum disorder as an umbrella term, with increased additional needs being included in this area over time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44168/25]
2520. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44242/25]
2538. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the application for the approval of palforzia as an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40718/25]
2539. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health when she expects palforzia to be available as an oral immunotherapy treatment for peanut allergy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40719/25]
2601. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a financial support system for people, especially children, who suffer from auditory process disorder; to outline her policy on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41080/25]
13. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is reviewing the infrastructure guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39797/25]