967. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of each of the action points in A Healthy Weight for Ireland 2016-2025: Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39449/25]
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
1013. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/25]
1048. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/25]
268. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Special Rapporteur for the National Action Plan Against Racism is still held by a person (details supplied); whether any reports in respect of the National Action Plan Against Racism have been submitted; if so, on what dates; if so, whether they are available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3859…
184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Private Wires Policy; the likely date for publication; if legislation is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35985/25]
185. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to make provision for private individuals to be able to charge their EV from their home in circumstances in which their wire would have to cross a public footpath due to not having a private front garden. [36102/25]
188. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the delivery of the Programme for Government commitment on private wires policy framework; if this will require any primary or secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/25]
307. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on regarding platforms as publishers to ensure better accountability for tech companies for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/25]
323. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department considered supporting the re-development of a sugar processing industry in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36094/25]
333. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter of policy (details supplied) affecting wage increments for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35241/25]
346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the MGLD designation from a school (details supplied) was removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35365/25]
355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to investigate the proposed redesignation of mild general learning disability (MGLD) schools, allowing for a full consultation to take place and ensuring that children with MGLD continue to have the right to access special school placements that suit their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3558…
372. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide an urgent update regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35685/25]
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for the July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35709/25]
376. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for the July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35710/25]
378. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify a matter regarding a school (details supplied). [35718/25]
380. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the summer camp services in a school (details supplied) have not been run in the past number of years. [35830/25]
385. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for increased ASD class capacity at primary level for boys in the Clondalkin area for 2025-2026, and 2026-2027, given some ASD classes in the locality are situated in mixed-sex junior schools that progress to single-sex female senior schools and do not cater for boys in their ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35925…
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) have a class of 35 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35948/25]
390. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she still expects to meet the target of 19 pupils per class as set out in the Programme for Government. [35949/25]
402. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the sanctioning of an ASD classroom for a school in Wicklow town (details supplied) was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36078/25]
414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has not had a whole school evaluation since 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36175/25]
415. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth under what grounds a school is classified as a special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/25]
583. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will support the formation of a permanent stakeholders’ forum for licensed firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/25]
605. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to implement a ban on glyphosate use as has been done in other countries due to increasing research that it is probably carcinogenic to humans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35277/25]