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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

Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1582. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish a report regarding osteotomy surgeries on children at three Children’s Health Ireland hospitals; if she has received a copy of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11039/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Rural
1968. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he can provide an update on the reviews of both the SSNO and the community and voluntary pillar funding schemes; when the reviews will be completed and finished; what engagement he has had with the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12398/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
155. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to implement the recommendations in a review (details supplied); if she has engaged with officials in her Department in relation to this; if she can provide a timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10095/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
175. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to a review of the drugs reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9833/25]
James O'Connor Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Finance
236. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance to review a case in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10250/25]
Joe Cooney Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
249. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will review the recommendations contained within Circular 05/2015 regarding the day subsistence allowance, and, in light of the nature of the work involved, consider exempting emergency personnel of the National Ambulance Service from the requirement to be further than eight km away from their base ov…
Niamh Smyth Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
329. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice to review case of a person (details supplied) regarding a visa issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10343/25]
Barry Ward Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Finance
293. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department-led review of the fund and investment industry in Ireland; if there is a timeline for the implementation of the report’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9003/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
470. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a decision on carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9463/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
471. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in Donegal (details supplied) will be repaid illness benefit that was paid to the wrong bank account; the steps his Department is taking to recover the money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9512/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
476. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9659/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
490. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice to examine the case of a residence permit card renewal issue (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [9061/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Housing
280. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector, commenced in April 2024, has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [8849/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a partial capacity benefit appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8832/25]
Barry Ward Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
111. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question 185 of 20 February 2025; the position regarding a timeline for the completion of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8407/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
170. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether the review that is taking place into governance within his Department will be external and time-bound; the scope of the review; who is to conduct the review; the timeframe he intends for the review to complete; and if he will commit to publishing the review in full once it is concluded. [8592/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Health
316. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to conduct a review of the implementation of the recommendations of the strategic workforce advisory group on home carers and nursing home healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8471/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
535. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all submissions received by his Department during the review of Part B of the Building Control Regulations and to publish the submissions on the Department's website or to provide copies of the submissions to the incoming members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [7712/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
330. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an update provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5692/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
842. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the national clinical programme for ophthalmology will commence; if private community optometrists will have an opportunity to make submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6411/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
293. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the review of the Register of Beneficial Ownership and access to same; and if he will provide an update on the work completed in respect of related directives associated with same. [3104/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
626. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector commenced by the previous Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage in April 2024 has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [3311/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
628. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to the Department HLGH Working Group review of the current engineering qualifications declared under s160 of the Local Government Act 2001. [3519/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
715. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to conduct a review of the financing and delivery of cost rental schemes and the rent setting of these schemes in light of the growing number of applicants denied access to cost rental accommodation who, despite meeting the income eligibility criteria, are refused on the grounds that they do not meet the affordability criteria wher…
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1444. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 24 September 2024, when the HSE is expected to complete its current review of the Cass review. [46842/24]