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Departmental Reviews

575 questions from 101 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

575
questions
573 written, 2 oral
101
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
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 20252
February 202511
March 202527
April 202521
May 202516
June 202535
July 202525
August 20250
September 202525
October 202518
November 202542
December 202539
January 202618
February 202649
March 202626
April 202641
May 202663
June 202643
July 202624
August 20260
September 202642
October 20268

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.

  • Aontú28 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil107 from 26 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael79 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent33 from 9 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland119 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party34 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity17 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin81 from 26 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 117
  2. 28
  3. 27
  4. 26
  5. 18
  6. 13
  7. 13
  8. 13

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pádraig Rice Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Health
508. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if children being reviewed by the External Expert Panel Review will also have their full clinical pathways reviewed; if there is one single body responsible for reviewing the full clinical pathway of these patients; the way in which different processes will interact (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23470/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
382. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when was the most recent independent audit or review of the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS), including its operation within Children’s Health Ireland and across adult hospitals in the HSE. [22804/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
387. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the clinical governance, risk management, and contingency protocols in place within Children’s Health Ireland and the HSE to ensure imaging systems are fully operational prior to surgical procedures. [22809/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
406. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether she has engaged directly with the CHI Chief Information Officer in relation to issues concerning NIMIS; and if so, to provide details of such engagements and any actions arising. [22829/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding his plans to implement recommendation from the 2024 Funds Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical audit, serious incident review, or patient safety governance review has been commissioned or undertaken since 2019 in relation to reporting, management or oversight of cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of pregnancy; if so, the dates of those reviews and whether their findings were provided to the Departme…
Carol Nolan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Culture
960. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will commission an independent review of the compatibility of Coimisiún na Meán's regulatory framework with Article 40.6.1° of the Constitution and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights regarding freedom of expression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20145/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1010. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding his Department's review of the current exempted development regulations; when he expects these changes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18564/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1016. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of relaxing regulations to allow homeowners to build larger stand-alone cabins in back gardens and create additional housing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18736/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
1424. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the implementation of the 31 recommendations outlined in the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming, which was published in September 2025, the recommendations include: CAP supports; pensions, taxation, access to finance, access to land, collaborative arrangements, advisory services, education a…
David Cullinane Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1756. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the assessment which has been undertaken regarding the potential impact of the change in qualification validation arrangements on national consistency of standards, international recognition of clinical measurement physiology qualifications, and existing accreditation relationships with external bodies. [18750/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1780. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if there is a proposed follow up of the FADA study to assess health and socioeconomic impacts; the way the HSE is co-ordinating care provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2001. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she is reviewing the requirement on families to maintain indefinite responsibility for the care of a dependent adult with impaired decision-making capacity; the affects of restrictions in their participation of formal decisions affecting that person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19913/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2052. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive conducts audits or reviews of MDT recommendations submitted in support of applications for gender affirmation surgery under the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, the frequency and scope of such oversight. [20080/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2056. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE collects outcome data, complication rates, or patient follow-up information for gender affirmation surgeries funded abroad under the treatment abroad scheme. [20090/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2063. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive records clinical outcomes, complications, or follow-up care requirements for patients who receive gender affirmation surgery abroad funded under the treatment abroad scheme; and if so, the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor patient outcomes and long-term healthcare impacts. [20124/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2064. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has conducted or commissioned any review, audit, or policy assessment of the use of the treatment abroad scheme to fund gender affirmation surgeries outside the State since 2020; and if not, whether she intends to commission such a review. [20125/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2290. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when consideration of the review of CLÁR areas nationally, undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data, will be concluded and additional areas added; and if additional areas across County Donegal are being considered. [19400/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
111. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the review of the critical skills occupation list will be concluded; when the results of such a review will be disclosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17835/26]
Emer Currie Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
422. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will complete its review of an addendum report submitted on 31 October 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16368/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Culture
561. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department intends to undertake an assessment of the need to expand a network (details supplied) to strengthen the promotion of Irish culture nationwide; whether Kildare North will be considered as a potential location in any such assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/26]
Brian Stanley Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Rural
988. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will initiate a review of the salary for community services programme managers, due to their current low level of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16195/26]
David Cullinane Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
485. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans which have been established to fund the implementation of the National Review of Cardiac Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15692/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
490. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 427 and 428 of 13 November 2025, if she will advise on the outcome of the review conducted by her officials in relation to the proposed sale of the property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15714/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has conducted, commissioned, or received any review assessing whether decisions by the six HSE health regions to authorise elective procedures without medical indication are applied consistently nationwide; and if she will provide details of any such review. [15977/26]