3531. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of all studies and reports commissioned by him in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, that were composed and delivered by his officials; the title and final cost of same, if applicable; to provide a breakdown of where costs were incurred; and whether the report is publ…
Topics / Departmental Reports
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Reports
471 questions from 90 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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questions
435 written, 36 oral
90
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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 15 |
| May 2025 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 38 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 43 |
| November 2025 | 22 |
| December 2025 | 49 |
| January 2026 | 23 |
| February 2026 | 26 |
| March 2026 | 51 |
| April 2026 | 79 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 26 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 11 |
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
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The questions
3532. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the web link to his Department’s Q1 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, to state the planned publication date. [26915/26]
95. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when this year’s Climate and Environmental Finance Report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22948/26]
367. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports received from the Office of Inspector Prisons since 2020; the date report was received by the Minister; the date the report was published by the Minister; and for any reports not yet published the reason the report was not published, in tabular form. [23237/26]
134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth which recommendations contained in the report of the Dublin 15 Schools Task Force have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22938/26]
135. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the report of the Dublin 15 Schools Task Force will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22939/26]
11. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [74524/25]
12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [74526/25]
13. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [14259/26]
14. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [16742/26]
15. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [16743/26]
16. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [17330/26]
17. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18160/26]
18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18699/26]
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18702/26]
20. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18787/26]
21. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [19725/26]
22. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [20116/26]
23. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [22090/26]
617. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Taskforce on Local Democracy; the expected timeline for the publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22022/26]
618. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed breakdown of the costs relating to the temporary work of the Taskforce on Local Democracy and the associated report submitted on 4 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/26]
619. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an implementation plan relating to the Taskforce on Local Democracy; the expected timeline for the publication of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22024/26]
54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the 2020 Kelly report; if he will address concerns from legal bodies that the general scheme of the Civil Reform Bill 2025 departs from key expert recommendations, potentially increasing rather than decreasing legal costs. [20947/26]
63. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland, which states that "the responsibility for the prosecution of offences should be removed from the Gardaí and all future Court proceedings should be conducted by legal professionals" (details supplied); h…
92. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline how the actions arising from the Wall report are being supported at regional level; how counties with significant equine and agricultural activity, such as Kildare, will benefit from the measures now being advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/26]