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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

Colm Burke Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
391. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when she intends to publish the review of cardiac services; when Ireland will develop a new national cardiovascular disease strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18193/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Environment
20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the land use review; when he anticipates this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17709/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
797. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the Disability Capacity Review published in 2021, to outline the number of additional residential places that have been opened since; the number of which have been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16607/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
799. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a timeline for the review of the ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms’ report, and whether stakeholders will be invited to be included in this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16640/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
807. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the scope of the Your Place Your Space review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16756/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
838. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of core funding will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17404/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Social
529. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15849/25]
Holly Cairns Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
542. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail the groups and stakeholders which were consulted as part of the review of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; whether the Department consulted active sex workers as part of said review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15253/25]
James O'Connor Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
697. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15010/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
712. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15069/25]
Ged Nash Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Health
408. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when she expects the review currently being undertaken in relation to issues pertaining to the indemnity agreement signed off by the Medical Missionaries of Mary in the context of the transfer of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital to the former North Eastern Health Board in 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14897/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1038. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 4 March 2025, if his Department will not be recovering the amount despite the account details not matching the account name (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/25]
James Geoghegan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1077. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 4 March 2025, if he will consider commissioning research, external or otherwise, to examine and establish just how long parents of over 1,000 disabled children are waiting in each of the past five years to be awarded a domiciliary care allowance that they were initially refused, irrespective of the manne…
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1143. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will conduct an independent review into cases where children have been removed from their primary caregiver against their stated wishes in family law proceedings; and if he will ensure that mechanisms are in place to guarantee children’s voices are meaningfully incorporated in such decisions. [11601/25]
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1145. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider establishing an independent review mechanism to assess the consistency and accuracy of expert reports used in family law proceedings, particularly in high-conflict custody disputes. [11604/25]
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1146. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he is satisfied that the Family Justice Strategy 2022-2025 is ensuring that children’s voices are properly prioritised in family law cases; and if he will consider accelerating the implementation of recommendations from the Voice of the Child Working Group. [11605/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1475. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the proposed review of physician associates as promised in the HSE 2025 Service Plan has commenced; the terms of reference of the review; the timeline for the conducting of the review; if there will be public input into the review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10597/25]
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1483. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she has read the consultant report relating to operations at Cappagh and Temple Street hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10655/25]
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the allegation that monetary gain may be a factor in the number of operations; and if there are plans in place to widen the scope of the review into operations at Cappagh and Temple Street hospitals (details supplied). [10656/25]
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the report on the consultant report relating to operations at Cappagh and Temple Street hospitals, she is aware of whistleblower concerns that this has been going on much longer than the two-year timeframe of the current review; and whether there are plans in place to look at earlier periods (details supplied). [10657/25]
Paul Murphy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the report on the consultant report relating to operations at Cappagh and Temple Street hospitals, any further osteotomies were performed at either Cappagh or Temple Street after the delivery of the report (details supplied). [10658/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1489. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10683/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1496. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will review the need for more GPs in the south-west Wicklow area, especially in the Aughrim area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10711/25]
David Cullinane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1530. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to address a matter reported in a media outlet (details supplied); if this report exists; if this report will be published; if the findings, as reported, are accurate; the steps which have been taken by Children’s Health Ireland on the matter; the steps she has taken on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10874/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1581. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a media report in respect of an audit into osteotomies at three Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals (details supplied); the engagements she has had with CHI in respect of this audit; if the parents of children who underwent these surgeries have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11038/25]