560. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11832/26]
Topics / Departmental Reviews
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental 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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 35 |
| July 2025 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 42 |
| December 2025 | 39 |
| January 2026 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 49 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 41 |
| May 2026 | 63 |
| June 2026 | 43 |
| July 2026 | 24 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 42 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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
562. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the systems in place to agree performance metrics of Chief Executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/26]
571. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the evaluation mechanisms in place to assess the impact of increased public sector employment of people with disabilities on social inclusion and economic participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12337/26]
799. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on when the technical review of the defective concrete block scheme, operated by his Department, will conclude and lead to changes being made to the current iteration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/26]
1039. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any research carried out by her Department into the merits of banning smart phones for under 16s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12820/26]
1050. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 January 2026, when the review on dermal fillers by the Health Research Board will be completed and the report submitted to her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/26]
1103. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the Nayagam review into paediatric spinal surgery at Children’s Health Ireland, commissioned in September 2023, remains at phase one with no completion date provided to the HSE; and the steps being taken to ensure full accountability and appropriate scope given its linkage with ongoing hip surgery probes. [12035/26]
1196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the North Kerry CAMHS review; when it will be published and the reason for delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12682/26]
1210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she has received a report (details supplied) on the north Kerry lookback review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12716/26]
548. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the completion of her review of the European Scheme for Assisted Intervention in another State (ESAIS), particularly in respect of the potential inclusion of hospitals in Greece, Italy and Romania for the treatment of endometriosis; and a timeline for when any resulting changes will be implemented. [11203/26]
73. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has commissioned, requested, or plans to commission a stand-alone socio-economic analysis of consumers who access high-cost credit in the State, including analysis of income levels, employment status, welfare dependency, and exclusion from mainstream banking; and if not, the rationale for relying on regulatory reviews that do no…
138. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review a case (details supplied) and provide an update on this extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10667/26]
637. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she intends to publish the review of the Junior Certificate School Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10320/26]
682. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the pension increase for retired employees of a company (details supplied); if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10410/26]
683. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he can outline a timeframe for when he was sent recommendations in relation to the proposed pension increase for retired employees of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10411/26]
684. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has or if he will engage with retired employees of a company (details supplied) regarding the pension increase that was recommended for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/26]
1008. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which recommendations from the independent review examining the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and social care, published in 2019, have been implemented to date; and to provide timelines for those outstanding.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9311/26]
1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has established the formal partnership model with voluntary providers promised in the 2019 review; and if not, the reason that commitment has not been honoured. [9313/26]
1141. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health to report on the progress made with establishing the review of the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme; if she will provide a timeline for the review and recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10221/26]
258. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of a review (details supplied), including all consultancy fees and Departmental expenditure; if a value for money report was produced by his officials following the review. [7818/26]
259. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of recommendations made in a review (details supplied); the number of recommendations that have been implemented; the number that are in the progress of being implemented; and the number that were rejected. [7819/26]
288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has conducted any review into the operation of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF); whether he will publish it; whether in his view it provided value for money; if he will detail the key lessons that can be drawn from the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7074/26…
218. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations from the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services in Ireland; the work carried to date in implementing each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6839/26]
220. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s review of the Primary Care Centre Programme; the aims of this review; if work has commenced; the timeline she is working towards for completion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6841/26]
821. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the review of the agri-climate rural environment scheme; when this review is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/26]