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Departmental 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20255
February 20256
March 202517
April 202530
May 202523
June 202544
July 202524
August 20250
September 202522
October 202511
November 202541
December 20256
January 202610
February 20268
March 202614
April 202615
May 202625
June 202621
July 202616
August 20260
September 20268
October 20265

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.

  • Aontú8 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil74 from 26 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael65 from 17 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent19 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland10 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party23 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity17 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin94 from 22 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 25
  2. 15
  3. 14
  4. 13
  5. 11
  6. 11
  7. 9
  8. 8

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55720/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
373. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the community services programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55721/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
711. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of projects seeking funding through the International Investor Programme when the programme was discontinued; the approach of his Department to these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55192/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
712. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update of the review of the management and oversight of the International Investor Programme within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55193/25]
James Geoghegan Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
179. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on the publication of the National Clustering Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54502/25]
Ged Nash Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Finance
333. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the life of the Key Employment Engagement Programme which is scheduled to finish in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51925/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
650. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1144 of 13 May 2025, the status of the HSE Service Improvement Programme’s review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services, which was due to be completed by Q3 2025; if it has been completed; if not, the date on which it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50100/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
651. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Service Improvement Programme’s review of limb prosthetic services includes children’s provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50101/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
652. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a campaign for reform in paediatric prosthetic provision (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address the issues identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50102/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
724. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) under the Clár funding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50503/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1111. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the location of each young parent support programme; the catchment for each of these young parent support programmes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49245/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1112. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will support the establishment of a young parent support programme in the Dublin 1, Dublin 3 and Dublin 7 area, which has the highest numbers of young parents in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49246/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1229. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a review of the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48281/25]
Paula Butterly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1232. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of the fair deal scheme to be extended to allow people to stay in their homes rather than be cared for in nursing homes. [48319/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1283. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if every model 3 and model 4 hospital is now compliant with the national clinical programme for self-harm and suicide-related ideation guidance issued in 2024. [48639/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1348. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will incorporate inflammatory bowel disease into the National Chronic Disease Management Programme, in recognition of the long-term and often debilitating impact of the condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/25]
Colm Burke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1358. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme featuring ring-fenced annual funding to support a planned ten-year replacement cycle (details supplied) guided by international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49082/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1359. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to establish a National Radiotherapy Equipment Replacement Programme to ensure the timely upgrading of linear accelerator machines; the estimated timeline for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49083/25]
Colm Burke Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1365. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a national radiotherapy equipment replacement programme featuring ring-fenced annual funding to support a planned ten-year replacement cycle (details supplied) guided by international best practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49127/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1415. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department have in place to promote the DiscoverEU travel programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48373/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Justice
1695. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the approximate timescale when a decision will be made on an application which is currently pending for an investor under the Immigrant Investor Programme for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47038/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2632. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE medicines management programme will include alopecia areata therapies in its horizon-scanning outputs and publish periodic patient friendly updates on access status for new treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47017/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2668. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering whether the Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly or SIMPATHY pilot programme, which was evaluated in 2024, is to be mainstreamed; if so, will this be budgeted for in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47444/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2747. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the community centre investment fund will reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/25]