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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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Justice
674. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost per modular unit at the time of project initiation in June 2022; the revised estimates subsequently adopted; the current average cost; and to set out the principal factors accounting for the increase, with an estimate of the contribution of each factor to the final cost. [51320/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
966. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress which has been made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51418/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
969. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51438/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
565. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action being taken on foot of the post-acute inpatient rehabilitation mapping project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34809/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
992. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of progress of a pilot project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47557/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1447. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48321/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1448. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48322/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1449. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1450. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48324/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1451. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1452. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48326/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1453. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1454. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48328/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1455. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48329/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1456. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1467. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all ORIS projects in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, respectively from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied). [48773/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1471. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the annual CEP/CSF allocations to Carlow LCDC and Kilkenny LCDC and the project-level awards listing recipient, project purpose, amount approved, amount paid, and municipal district with annual totals by county, by year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48793/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1488. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48932/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1489. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48933/25]
John Clendennen Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
1055. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration is being given to the expansion of the small schools pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47544/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1726. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the case for taking charge of an embankment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44654/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1727. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the case for taking charge of an embankment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44655/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1854. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress being made to find suitable replacements for potato desiccants such as diquat; to provide any results there are to date as to their effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47426/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2643. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 13 May 2025, to provide an update on the progress of a building project (details supplied); when she expects the building to be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47135/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2770. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the monies spent, and the works carried out to date, on the Youghal Library project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46976/25]