466. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the key measures taken to support carers since January 2025; his priorities for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53511/26]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
83. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [50810/26]
90. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50802/26]
126. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to the Taoiseach’s statement in Dáil Éireann on 10 June 2026 that cigarette butts outside State institutions are unacceptable and that he would ask for a re-examination of measures, whether the re-examination of cigarette litter will formally evaluate existing Irish citizen-generated environmental evidence, including OpenL…
127. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50796/26]
151. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50798/26]
159. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50811/26]
241. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50801/26]
277. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50807/26]
278. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current status of the proposed civil service reasonable accommodation policy due to be introduced in 2026; which disabled persons' representative organisations and disabled persons' organisations were consulted during its development; whether an organisation (details supplied) was consult…
297. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50800/26]
427. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50805/26]
502. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50809/26]
536. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/26]
556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to extend the short stay visa waiver programme to South Africans; how often the list of eligible countries is updated; and the criteria used to decide the countries that will become eligible for this programme. [51137/26]
575. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No’s 320 of 14 November 2023 and 364 of 2 February 2023, whether the policy referred to has been finalised and published; and, if not, when it is expected to be completed and published. [51357/26]
582. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated first and full-year cost of doubling the funding for youth justice interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51439/26]
613. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50794/26]
631. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50795/26]
647. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific criteria and guidelines that are used in the planning and allocation of residential accommodation to adults with intellectual disabilities; the details of the steps taken in ascertaining the preference and choices of the adult person to whom accommodation is being provided; the steps taken to ensure ease of access to family m…
706. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50804/26]
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Russian government has made her aware at any point of the number of politicians who have been blacklisted from entering Russia since the start of the Russo-Ukraine war; if her Department has reciprocated or initiated the blacklisting and/or sanctioning of certain Russian politicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49808/…
28. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Omnibus packages being developed at EU level will not result in a lowering of standards that will negatively impact Irish businesses and consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50250/26]
30. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current war on Lebanon; the need to ensure respect for Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity; the need for Israel to respect the terms of the peace deal; and the need to ensure lasting peace in the region.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50286/26]
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to previous requests, to give favourable consideration to introducing paid miscarriage leave in line with Northern Ireland and the UK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50631/26]