406. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schemes available that will allow a group of houses to connect to main sewerage schemes; the grants available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53229/26]
Topics / Departmental Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Schemes
1,518 questions from 134 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,518
questions
1,497 written, 21 oral
134
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
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 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 37 |
| March 2025 | 80 |
| April 2025 | 88 |
| May 2025 | 73 |
| June 2025 | 91 |
| July 2025 | 90 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 88 |
| October 2025 | 33 |
| November 2025 | 91 |
| December 2025 | 55 |
| January 2026 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 82 |
| March 2026 | 58 |
| April 2026 | 107 |
| May 2026 | 150 |
| June 2026 | 69 |
| July 2026 | 117 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 108 |
| October 2026 | 62 |
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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
437. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the roll-out of the fuel income support scheme for the construction industry; when applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53635/26]
463. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53424/26]
517. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 30 June 2026, if he considers the proposed temporary protection transition scheme to be consistent with point 5, as opposed to recital 5, of the 2025 EU Council Recommendation, that is to say the objective to ensure conditions of residence take into account the special needs of people which U…
570. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53421/26]
620. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53409/26]
686. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through her Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53410/26]
687. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether the establishment of a specific scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport schemes (discontinued in 2013) is included within the plan of action for transport, as per the national disability strategy; and, if so, to provide a timeline for same. [53441/26]
694. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration is being given to the reopening or replacement of the motorised transport grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53675/26]
814. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the list of approved centres under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme, by county; the centres in which women are required to cover the upfront cost of treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53151/26]
815. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the list of centres that are under review for inclusion in the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme, by county; when a decision is expected on each of those centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53152/26]
819. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants who have travelled abroad for endometriosis treatment under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme since it was launched in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53158/26]
820. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants who have been approved to travel abroad for endometriosis treatment under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme since it was launched in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53159/26]
821. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women who have engaged with the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme since it was launched in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53160/26]
822. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of unsuccessful applicants there have been to the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme since it was launched in 2025; the reason those applicants were unsuccessful; and out of those unsuccessful applicants, the number that went on to receive endometriosis treatment through the Cross Border Directive; and if she will make a statement on the …
823. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the average wait time between applying to the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme and a decision being made on said application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53162/26]
824. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the average cost paid by patients being treated under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme; the average wait time for reimbursement of upfront costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53163/26]
825. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the average cost paid by patients being treated for endometriosis under the Cross Border Directive; the average wait time for reimbursement of upfront costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53164/26]
826. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the number of women waiting to be reimbursed under the Cross Border Directive after having availed of the scheme for endometriosis treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53165/26]
827. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if endometriosis treatment is included in the treatment abroad scheme; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53166/26]
885. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of the national unused medicines return and disposal scheme; the details of the contract awarded to the appointed waste disposal provider including its duration and value; whether the contract was subject to competitive tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53451/26]
898. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health her plans to consider GLP1 drugs to be included under the drugs payments scheme for persons prescribed it for medical conditions other than diabetes for example polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53573/26]
931. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement …
959. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
18. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to safeguard the former Pillar II funding schemes in CAP post- 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51673/26]