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Departmental Projects

355 questions from 81 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

355
questions
354 written, 1 oral
81
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 20254
February 202515
March 20258
April 202525
May 202522
June 202534
July 202521
August 20250
September 202527
October 20257
November 20256
December 202533
January 202625
February 202620
March 202620
April 202610
May 202649
June 20268
July 202613
August 20260
September 20264
October 20264

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.

  • Aontú30 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil78 from 18 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael107 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party10 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent12 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland13 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party12 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin59 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 30
  2. 17
  3. 16
  4. 14
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 12
  8. 11

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Children
458. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including early years, childcare and disability infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statemen…
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
576. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if …
Catherine Callaghan Written 7 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
577. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and i…
John Paul O'Shea Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
148. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of projects approved from the €2 billion allocated to his Department to support low-carbon transportation as part of the €3.15 billion of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30762/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Education
533. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a capital project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29834/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
221. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will identify a site for a World War 1 memorial to remember all from the island of Ireland who served and lost their lives in World War 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27590/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
262. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25804/26]
John Lahart Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach in the context of the Shared Island Unit, to outline details of the education projects that have been funded in the North by the Shared Island Unit. [25871/26]
John Lahart Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
1051. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for the completion of the Whitechurch Stream project, now in its third year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24931/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
1088. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether there is an agreed and widely used system that acts as a unique identifier of each non-government organisation, charity or voluntary/community organisation or approved housing body to enable traceability of public funds; if not, if there are any plans underway to develop such a syste…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1523. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delay in progressing to phases two, three and four of a planned project (details supplied); when such works are likely to commence in whatever revised format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27102/26]
James O'Connor Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1536. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a small school's pilot project application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27170/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
1991. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1302 of 18 March 2026, if he will confirm the process for applying to view records; if that process is publicised online; and the number of researchers that have been facilitated under the scheme in the past ten years. [24209/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Education
119. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the education therapy support programme; whether these will retain existing staff on transfer; and whether these staff will reapply for their roles through the NCSE. [22789/26]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Education
130. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the Education Therapy Support Programme; whether they will retain existing staff on transfer; and whether these staff will reapply for their roles through the NCSE. [22860/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
372. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); when funding will be sought to re-start this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22746/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
373. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22747/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
374. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22748/26]
William Aird Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Rural
1075. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of projects approved under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in 2025; the expected timelines for commencement and completion in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22469/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
89. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on research his Department has undertaken on the efficacy of methane-reducing feed additives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20963/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
103. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding opportunities available for projects relating to citizen science; if his Department have engaged with groups promoting citizen science projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/26]
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Culture
984. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department is supporting a project (details supplied); the timelines and projections for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1302. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on plans to pay a researcher €270,000 to write a history of his Department; in particular if the appointed researcher will be given privileged access to an archive that is closed to all other researchers; if he is satisfied that academic independence and ethics can be upheld in such circumstances; and if he will make a state…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Children
1590. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way her Department intends to oversee and ensure timely delivery of disability capital projects in Cork which are currently at early design stages; if she will list those capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19997/26]
John Connolly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2313. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Inis Oírr Pier Redevelopment project; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle and the expected timelines for their completion; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/26]