606. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the decision not to proceed with the 2022 Pilot Farm Environmental Study Programme was made by his Department; when an organisation (details supplied) was informed by his Department that it no longer planned to proceed with the study programme; the reason the programme did not proceed as planned; and if he will make a stateme…
Topics / Departmental Programmes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Programmes
351 questions from 93 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
351
questions
312 written, 39 oral
93
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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 17 |
| April 2025 | 30 |
| May 2025 | 23 |
| June 2025 | 44 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 41 |
| December 2025 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccination can be included in the national immunisation programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35126/25]
51. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the Key Employee Engagement Programme each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34972/25]
52. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of corresponding employees who benefited from the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/25]
611. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the progression of the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022; his plans to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation to update licensing laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33589/25]
620. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in the case of youth diversion programmes for those aged 8 to 11 years old, who will be responsible for referring young people to the programme as they do not meet the minimum age of criminal responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/25]
621. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider raising the age for diversion programmes to 21 as part of probation conditions, in line with some other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/25]
778. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to extend BowelScreen and BreastCheck screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33781/25]
148. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when a national lung fibrosis clinical programme will be available to deliver structured, standardised and equitable care to people living with lung fibrosis in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32921/25]
149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the plans for a national registry of lung fibrosis patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32922/25]
732. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Acorn, the new managed child savings account, will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32766/25]
181. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when training will be made available to Ministers in advance of their JHA Council meetings chair responsibilities under Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency. [31751/25]
375. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the work of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, particularly in regard to planning the response to future harsh weather conditions. [31777/25]
307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress made to date in delivering the national bioinformatics roadmap, including key milestones achieved; to provide details on the current number of full-time equivalent bioinformaticians employed in the National Genetics and Genomics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30875/25]
308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to outline the roll-out plan and associated timelines for the genetics data infrastructure roadmap, including expected phases of implementation, target milestones, and how this will support national genomics capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30876/25]
309. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the first phase of the national test directory for rare diseases, which was launched in January 2025; whether the directory reflects the priority rare conditions identified by an organisation (details supplied) and clinical experts in the field; to outline the extent of its current usage by clinicians and services; whi…
310. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if the National Genetics and Genomics Programme has been opened to a formal procurement process involving all competent service providers, both public and commercial; if not, whether preferred bidders have been identified or announced prior to a transparent and competitive tendering process being undertaken in line with public procurement rules; and if she will ma…
20. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [16782/25]
21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [22202/25]
22. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work being carried out by the shared island unit with sport's governing bodies in promoting its objectives through grassroots engagement. [22408/25]
23. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach to report on the recent work of the Economic and Social Research Institute as part of the shared island initiative. [22483/25]
24. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the shared island initiative. [23472/25]
25. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the new projects that will be delivered under the shared island scheme in the next five years. [25742/25]
26. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach for a report on new shared island projects. [25991/25]
27. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the shared island initiative. [26916/25]