362. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to including secondhand properties as part of the help-to-buy scheme. [73570/26]
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
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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
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The questions
364. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of productions that have availed of the scéal uplift scheme since its introduction; and whether the Government is considering any additional measures to encourage film production and employment in regional areas outside Dublin. [73616/26]
365. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the eligibility criteria for the help-to-buy incentive scheme to accommodate returning Irish citizens who do not meet the full four-year tax look-back window; and if he will consider expanding the window to account for a broader historical Irish tax record or, alternatively, factoring in verified future Irish income tax commitments…
459. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools can still apply for funding under the minor works scheme for projects, such as re-surfacing or re-marking the school yard. [73402/26]
583. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of funding drawn down under the improvement works in lieu scheme for each year from 2019 to 2025 inclusive, broken down by local authority and year, in tabular form. [73640/26]
584. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of funding approved under the improvement works in lieu scheme for each year from 2019 to 2025 inclusive, broken down by local authority and year, in tabular form. [73638/26]
617. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if a rural resident in their early 30s, who has completed a Tús placement and is not a qualifying farmer or fisher can currently access the RSS under any existing provision; if not, if he will consider extending the Rural Dweller Pilot to younger rural residents who have completed Tús, particularly where a recognised community organisation can demons…
753. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of homeowners in receipt of ARP per county, and by hosting arrangement, for whole properties or sharing a private residence, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74178/26]
960. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 1241, to confirm whether the HSE holds a central or aggregate record of deaths of patients occurring during or following treatment funded under the treatment abroad scheme, in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73908/26]
961. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether referring consultants are under an obligation to report complications, re-admissions or deaths following treatment funded under the treatment abroad scheme to the HSE or another body; if so, the basis of that obligation and the body to which such reports are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73910/26]
962. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to establish a national record of clinical outcomes for patients treated under the treatment abroad scheme, given that the HSE has stated that patient outcomes, adverse incidents and patient safety fall outside the scheme's remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73913/26]
1005. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1238, the name, grade and unit of the official within the Department of Health, as distinct from the HSE, who holds responsibility for monitoring the clinical outcomes of treatment funded under the treatment abroad scheme; if no official in the Department holds that responsibility, to state so directly; and if she will make a…
1017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the free HRT scheme will be extended to cover hormone replacement therapy for patients with congenital or permanent endocrine conditions, including testosterone replacement for Klinefelter syndrome. [74471/26]
94. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when an RTSS scheme payment will be made to a haulier (details supplied). [71659/26]
103. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport his plans to repeat the scrappage scheme for older cars, which has operated very successfully earlier in the year and enabled owners of older cars to purchase e-cars. [71790/26]
111. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport further to PQ 67935/26, the status of a fuel income support scheme application (details supplied); and when funds will issue to the applicant given it is almost seven weeks since a response was submitted to a further information request. [72019/26]
113. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether the road transporters support scheme will operate in 2027, following the publication of Budget 2027. [72117/26]
125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the ICE2EV scrappage scheme; and if it is proposed to be extended beyond the initial pilot. [72077/26]
135. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a fuel support scheme application (details supplied). [72259/26]
154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when further funding will be provided for round five of the safe routes to school programme. [72438/26]
184. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost in 2027 of increasing the maximum relief under the help to buy scheme from €30,000 to €35,000, as announced in Budget 2027; the number of help to buy claims approved and the total value of relief paid in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71822/26]
188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide a response to the queries raised; and if he will consider a transitional arrangement under the help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers who received the previous maximum payment shortly before the increase announced in Budget 2027 and whose homes remain under co…
217. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis on which it was chosen to increase the help-to-buy scheme by €5,000; and the date the increase will apply to applicants. [71687/26]
529. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for setting the minimum annual income requirement under the temporary protection transition scheme at €29,432; if he will consider providing flexibility or individual assessment for applicants who fall below the threshold due to variable working hours, caring responsibilities, disability or other circumstances, but who ha…
606. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the extension to the fuel support scheme; the expected timeline for opening of applications; and the processing timelines of applications. [72096/26]