Departmental Programmes
An official questions-paper heading. 338 questions (38 oral, 300 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 5 |
| Feb 2025 | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | 17 |
| Apr 2025 | 30 |
| May 2025 | 23 |
| Jun 2025 | 44 |
| Jul 2025 | 24 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 |
| Oct 2025 | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 41 |
| Dec 2025 | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 14 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 21 |
| Jul 2026 | 16 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Rural | 59 |
| Health | 46 |
| Education | 44 |
| Children | 36 |
| Taoiseach | 35 |
| Justice | 29 |
| Housing | 17 |
| Further and Higher Education | 14 |
| Finance | 9 |
| Agriculture | 8 |
| Climate | 8 |
| Enterprise | 7 |
| Defence | 6 |
| Social | 6 |
| Transport | 5 |
| Foreign | 4 |
| Public Expenditure | 2 |
| Environment | 1 |
| Culture | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Departmental Programmes |
| 2026-05-21 | Departmental Programmes |
| 2025-11-26 | Departmental Programmes |
| 2025-10-16 | Departmental Programmes |
| 2025-06-10 | Departmental Programmes |
| 2025-03-27 | Departmental Programmes |
The questions
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-27 · to Defence
269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s national sail training program; whether there are plans to acquire a new national sail training vessel as a successor to Asgard II; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5726/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-27 · to Defence
270. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence for an update on any and all engagements or funding supplied, to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years, in relation to potential scoping, purchase and retrofit of Lady Ellen / Grace O'Malley ship which had been proposed to be the new Irish national sail training vessel; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Martin Daly
written
2026-01-27 · to Public Expenditure
409. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation which programmes recorded expenditure overruns in the 2025 Appropriation Accounts and the corrective actions taken. [5679/26]
William Aird
written
2026-01-27 · to Further and Higher Education
1166. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which investments such as the National Challenge Fund and COALESCE programme will measurably impact pressing societal issue including climate adaptation, flood risk, and social wellbeing beyond academic outputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6242/26]
John Connolly
written
2026-01-27 · to Rural
1176. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications will open for the community centre enhancement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-20 · to Health
995. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2668 of 8 September 2025, if she will clarify where responsibility lies for the potential risk to older patients from possible suboptimal medication management as well as the potential unnecessary expenditure on medications, given that both the Health Service Executive and the her Department have been …
John Lahart
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1615. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following recent calls for the establishment of a national register of wills, his plans to establish it; if there are any plans to progress with the legislation necessary to put it in place; the reasons the Bill proposed in 2011, again in 2016, and again in 2021 was never progressed; and if he will make a state…
Shay Brennan
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1734. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has considered the establishment of a central register of wills; if he will provide an update on any analysis, consultation or scoping work undertaken to date on the feasibility, legal implications and potential benefits of such a register; and his plans to progress the creation of a national sys…
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-01-13 · to Agriculture
1782. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has any events/initiatives planned to coincide with the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026; if any funding has been allocated for any events/initiatives planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73876/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-18 · to Enterprise
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 11 December 2025, the date by which his Department will furnish the information stated as “currently being collated”; if the evaluation framework for the built to innovate programme exists in draft or interim form; and to identify the official or unit responsible for final…
Emer Currie
written
2025-12-17 · to Justice
321. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the next national cyber security centre's SME cybersecurity outreach programme; and when sector-specific briefings will commence. [72746/25]
Catherine Callaghan
written
2025-12-16 · to Defence
234. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence when she intends to publish the National Capability Development Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71318/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-12-16 · to Health
985. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the HIQA and NASC evidence review to consider changes to the BreastCheck programme, particularly the proposed expansion of the age range eligibility to those aged 70-74 as conditionally recommended by the European Guidelines on Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71830/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-12-16 · to Further and Higher Education
1155. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider aligning the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71365/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-12-11 · to Enterprise
382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an independent external evaluation framework has been established to assess the value-for-money and productivity impact of the Built to Innovate programme, including the €6.8 million in approved grants; if not, when such an evaluation will be commissioned; and the indicators that will be used to measure demonstrab…
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-27 · to Education
310. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66926/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-11-27 · to Health
504. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the EuroHeart Data registry pilot programme active in the south-west; the methods that have been used in this programme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66869/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-11-27 · to Rural
601. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available through the Rural Development Programme for the years 2023 to 2025, by year; the funding planned for in Budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66874/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-11-27 · to Rural
602. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available through the Community Development Programme for the years 2023 to 2025, by year; the funding planned in Budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66875/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [48526/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [61453/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [61464/25]
Ruth Coppinger
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [63181/25]
Barry Heneghan
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [63403/25]
Martin Daly
oral
2025-11-26 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [63424/25]