45. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to implementing bespoke employment programmes to tackle rising rates of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31210/26]
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
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 | 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
596. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process and criteria by which areas are designated under the national inspection plan, prioritised areas for action and high-status objective catchment areas; the bodies involved in those decisions; and whether these designations have changed over time. [28705/26]
597. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason householders cannot nominate or request their domestic wastewater treatment system for inspection for the purposes of accessing the domestic waste water treatment system grant scheme; whether consideration has been given to introducing an owner-initiated inspection pathway; and if so, the outcome of that considera…
1099. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on the eligibility criteria for green capital grant programmes; including whether multinational-owned manufacturing facilities operating in Ireland qualify for support; the sectors prioritised for grant funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27263/26]
1711. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the delivery achieved to date under the 2025 Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/26]
1734. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the Fire Services Capital Programme 2026 - 2030; if he will provide a schedule of sites located to participate in the programme; and the budget allocation for the Fire Services Capital Programme 2026 - 2030 [25483/26]
1735. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide local authorities with resources to provide full-time fire services and those that he has identified to date [25484/26]
1791. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider liaising with Kildare County Council to upgrade Naas fire station to a full-time station or ensure that it is manned full-time during certain hours of the day given the high number of call outs from the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26250/26]
1929. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the successor Roadmap for Social Inclusion plan; if the updated plan will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26544/26]
3486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the LEADER programme allocation to each local action group in each year since 1994 to date, in tabular form. [24221/26]
3509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to consider the special circumstances, (details supplied) and allocate additional LEADER funding for LAG in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/26]
3510. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason horticulture is not a qualifying sector for LEADER funding; if this can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25922/26]
3522. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Delvin, County Westmeath will be included in the recently announced list of CLÁR 2026 funding projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26458/26]
3523. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which the new designated CLÁR 2026 areas were decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26459/26]
3526. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to expand CLÁR to more areas in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26462/26]
262. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Departments involvement with the promotion of the Erasmus + Programme in schools and youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23285/26]
519. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 2168 of 4 November 2025, when he expects Community Services Programme to open for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23219/26]
192. Deputy Cathal Crowe 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. [23084/26]
1055. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of Ireland’s participation in Horizon Europe as the programme enters its final phase; the actions being taken to increase the success rate of Irish researchers and institutions; and the expected timeline for forthcoming funding calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22131/…
1061. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria used in deciding on including an area under the CLAR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21409/26]
143. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he would consider expanding the membership of the Biomethane Implementation Group, which has been established to oversee implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy and delivery of the 25 key strategic actions to ensure the necessary infrastructure and supports are in place to aid development of an indigenous biomethane sect…
222. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether he is considering opening a new round of applications for the Safe Routes to School Programme for schools that did not apply in the original round but have identified a subsequent need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/26]
226. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Public Service Obligation Programme, in particular the introduction of the new route 33 service to Whitechurch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18563/26]
1586. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on when a call for proposals will be made as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the gender equality objective, to improve access to employment and activation measures for all jobseekers, which has been pending since 2022; if a call will de…
2242. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent on the Build Back Home campaign annually since its launch, broken down by year and by spending on international and national advertising; the tracking exercise being undertaken to count the number of workers returning home; the data being used to evaluate the efficacy of the campaign; and if…