860. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health given that the review of the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 was to be initiated by 17 April 2026; the terms of reference/parameters for the review and will they be published; who will conduct the review; the way in which the views of stakeholders will be incorporated; the timeline for initiation and comp…
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
993. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether compliance with evidence-based clinical standards in gender-related care for minors is currently subject to any formal monitoring, inspection or performance review mechanism; and if so, to detail same. [32532/26]
1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or HSE has carried out any audit, review or evaluation of the July 2025 agency conversion framework; if so, to provide the findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32544/26]
1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether decisions under the treatment abroad scheme are subject to any centralised review, appeal mechanism, or consistency check across cases. [32565/26]
1167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent external evaluation of the outputs or impact of the Institute of Public Health has been conducted since 2020. [32902/26]
29. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe in which he expects to complete a review of means testing in the social protection system. [30069/26]
66. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to carry out a comprehensive review of means tests across the social welfare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/26]
232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the periodic review of in-house aviation expertise recommended by the Air Accident Investigation Unit in Safety Recommendation IRLD2021029 of the Rescue 116 Final Report (Report No. 2021-008, published 5 November 2021) has ever been conducted; (details supplied); whether he considers it appropriate that his Department is promoting the Dublin Airpor…
452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Government has assessed the risks arising where administrative processes identified as requiring review continue to be relied upon in determining the outcome of such disclosures (details supplied); and whether any interim safeguards are in place to ensure that reporting persons are n…
760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which the current rates and structure of the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance under the household benefits package were last formally reviewed or revised; and the outcome of that review. [29796/26]
761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any cost-of-living, inflation or domestic energy price benchmarking formed part of the most recent review of the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance; and if so, to provide details of the methodology used. [29797/26]
762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the current weekly and daily equivalent monetary value of the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance; and the basis on which these rates were determined. [29798/26]
763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the equivalent value in today's terms of the electricity and natural gas allowance at the time of the last substantive review when adjusted for inflation and energy price increases; and if she will provide the data sources used for this calculation. [29799/26]
764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has conducted any assessment of the adequacy of the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance in meeting current household energy costs; and if so, to provide details of that assessment [29800/26]
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated proportion of an average household electricity or gas bill currently covered by the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance; and how this compares to the proportion covered at the time of the last review. [29801/26]
766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to revising the structure of the electricity and natural gas allowance to reflect seasonal usage patterns, including higher consumption during winter months; and if so, to outline any proposals. [29802/26]
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has examined the previous unit-based system of energy support, including winter and non-winter allocations; and whether any comparative analysis has been undertaken with the current allowance structure. [29803/26]
769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a further review of the electricity allowance and natural gas allowance is planned in advance of Budget 2027; and if so, the timeline and scope of that review. [29805/26]
777. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a review of a domiciliary care allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/26]
445. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to increase the monetary jurisdiction of the small claims procedure, currently set at €2,000 and unchanged since 2013; whether a review of the limit is under way or planned within his Department; the timeline for any proposed revision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/26]
82. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to give an update on the root causes analysis review under Delivering Homes, Building Communities of the NSAI certification process; the timeframe for its completion plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29195/26]
156. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a matter can be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28820/26]
495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the current release of the primary school survey results appears to exclude significant data cohorts, specifically parents of children in multi-denominational schools and the early years/preschool sectors (details supplied); if she will clarify when the full data will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28…
496. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the trends identified in a survey (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28212/26]
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any independent audit or review has been conducted on workforce capacity and service delivery within Children's Disability Network Teams since the introduction of the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2024-2026; and to provide details. [28283/26]