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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Martin Kenny Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1301. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the file review into the HSE care provided to a person (details supplied) prior to the murder of another person will explicitly include the Garda warnings and the serious incident review materials now identified on page 818 of the persons clinical file. [48694/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied); the dates on which interim reports were or are due; the timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49002/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1347. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will review the long-term illness scheme to ensure that people living with inflammatory bowel disease can be accommodated as part of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49046/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the land use review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
520. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department-led review of the fund and investment industry in Ireland, including a specific assessment of the deemed disposal rule; if there is a timeline for the implementation of the report’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45707/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
977. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions her Department has undertaken to enact the recommendations of the school transport review that was published in February 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46629/25]
Carol Nolan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1167. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the findings of the interim review of the rent-a-room scheme for local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1871. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a review of the Decision Support Service is scheduled to take place to ensure it is fit for purpose and serving the needs of service users and practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44616/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1876. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when her Department expects to complete and publish its review of the study ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms’. [44701/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2570. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 254 of 9 July 2025, if her Department has concluded its review of the 2017 Dickson Report regarding Paediatric Urology; if it has received the initial assurances and additional information sought from the HSE; if she will publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46791/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of provision of online versions of course material in some college courses that are supported under SUSI, for prospective students with medical conditions that prevent them from attending in person classes; if this is something that is under revi…
Pádraig Rice Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2732. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the review of QQI Level 5 awards for healthcare assistants and pre-nursing students in the further education sector; the work carried out to date; the timeline for completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46801/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2735. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the reckonable income limits for SUSI grants and consider assessing them based on net income rather than gross income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47025/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
639. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) to establish if anything can be done to resolve the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41394/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
640. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) and examine whether anything can be done to resolve the issue raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41395/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
675. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, if his Department will review a tax system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Finance
676. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 1 July 2025, his views about tax non-compliance in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42302/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
820. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the analysis his Department has completed on the recovery and rebuilding costs in the event of potential major coastal flood events in Sandymount and nationally. [42967/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1566. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a timeline on his Department’s working group review of engineering qualifications for the local government sector, which began in April 2024 and is now awaiting a decision from him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42738/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 781 of 15 July 2025, if as previously requested he will clarify if his Department plans to publish a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41329/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2904. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services; if she will commit to implementing all recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42589/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Climate
187. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to review the sectoral emissions ceilings for carbon budgets 1 and 2 in view of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent call that ‘sectoral ceilings must be revised to account for updated science in emissions inventory data’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
399. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application (details supplied); if the decision will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
427. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a decision affecting the stamp 1 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/25]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
430. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of reviews or reports regarding the impact of the accommodation recognition payment on the private rented sector that his Department has sought, or received, since the transfer of functions in relation to migration to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40221/25]