1144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the rollout of the children’s court advocate pilot programme; and if children in complex custody disputes, including those where concerns of parental alienation have been raised, will be prioritised within this programme. [11602/25]
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
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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.
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The questions
1147. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the measures that are in place to ensure that children involved in custody disputes have access to consistent, independent advocacy throughout the legal process; and if he will consider expanding the role of the Children’s Court Advocate Pilot Project. [11606/25]
1149. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €3 million allocated in Budget 2025 for family law support services will be distributed, specifically regarding improvements in professional training for legal practitioners, expansion of family law services, and the provision of supports for children affected by high-conflict custody disputes, such as that …
1578. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to expand the chronic disease management programme; if she will consider the addition of a condition (details supplied); the process that would be required in order to have any additional condition added; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11035/25]
1580. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to establish a dedicated office for alcohol in her Department to drive policy development and input into cross-departmental policy; if not, her views on this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11037/25]
1590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the online sale of nicotine products in Ireland is monitored by the State; and her views on the way minors are safeguarded to prevent them from purchasing such products. [11103/25]
327. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the operation of the immigrant investor programme, what the status is of those applications which had been lodged with the Department in advance of the termination of the programme. [10314/25]
124. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 26 February 2025, to account for his Department’s role on this project under the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9913/25]
520. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the proposed timeline to legislate for a shared fraud database as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9371/25]
522. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the backlog with guardianship right cases in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/25]
523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of work on the single permit to both live and work in Ireland; the timeline for the implementation of the single permit; the status of plans to opt into the EU Single Permit Directive; and the timeline for opting into this Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9443/25]
559. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the ACRES landscape actions delays and the reason farmers that would have wished to pursue same are adversely affected (details supplied); if he will assist farmers affected by this, including farmers with commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9143/25]
592. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the Individualised Personal Budget Pilot Programme currently being trialed by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9280/25]
593. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons at the various stages of the Individualised Personal Budget Pilot Programme; the total amount of funding provided in each of the years since the commencement of the pilot; the breakdown of the costs to date of running the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9281/25]
594. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for when the evaluation of the Individualized Personal Budget Pilot Programme will commence and report back on its outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/25]
389. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision to close down the HSE’s heartwatch programme was taken; if she is aware that the programme’s closure is having a significant impact on those who depended on the programme to monitor their heart health, particularly those not in receipt of a medical card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8730/25]
403. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the reopening of the Summer Works Programme for schools. [7415/25]
468. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify each entity which received funding from the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, by name, address, description of project, funding stream, application status, and total grant provided, located in Dublin2, 4 …
795. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of the individualised personal budget pilot programme currently being trialed by the HSE; the number of persons at the various stages of the programme; and the total cost of funding provided in each of the years since the commencement of the pilot. [4521/25]
584. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on an application by a club (details supplied) for the immigrant investor programme funding and to urgently support the redevelopment of club grounds. [6418/25]
127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the reasons the compliance assurance programme was not run in either 2022 or 2023; if the compliance assurance programme was run in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/25]
1182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the targeted measures that are in place in Westmeath and Longford to support foreign nationals who are facing difficulties accessing local services due to lack of local resources. [46732/24]
1183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to encourage social and cultural exchange between locals and foreign nationals in Longford and Westmeath to reduce any potential social tensions or isolation. [46733/24]
1184. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures his Department is taking to address the specific challenges foreign nationals face regarding language barriers in schools, workplaces and in the community as a whole in Longford and Westmeath. [46734/24]
1185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being put in place to ensure that rural communities are supported and adaptable to demographic change, given the increasing diversity in rural areas. [46736/24]