270. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that eligibility for the standalone grants for windows and doors requires homes to have wall insulation at a "good" or "very good" standard, as defined by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; whether he is aware that a cohort of homes are not suitable for cavity wall insulation due to construction type, leav…
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
313. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount that has been allocated to the SEAI for 2026; the percentage and amount of the increase over the 2025 figure; the number of retrofits, for which funding has been provided for in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30976/26]
411. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of deposits cover by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29732/26]
413. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and the number of these claims relating to purchases [29813/26]
644. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to respond to concerns raised about the basic income for the arts (BIA) scheme 2026-2029 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29897/26]
645. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to allow for a person (details supplied) to make a change to their application for the basic income for artists in light of the criteria being changed after the applicant had made their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/26]
646. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the documentation that is required to apply for the basic income for the arts scheme to prove that people are artists; if proof of being an artist must be validated through the third party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30027/26]
647. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for clarification regarding the basic income for the arts (BIA) scheme 2026-2029, given that these revised requirements may invalidate applications submitted earlier by artists who applied in good faith (details supplied) before such changes were introduced; if he will provide a mechanism to allow affected applicants to amend or re…
677. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to respond to concerns raised about the basic income for artists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30941/26]
711. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for maintaining separate cost calculation methodologies for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and SEAI energy upgrade grants; whether this separation explicitly excludes energy efficiency upgrades from the DCB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/26]
712. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the unit rates used in the defective concrete blocks scheme are aligned with 2007 Building Regulations or another baseline; the reason current building regulations standards are not applied in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30311/26]
713. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there are plans to align the defective concrete blocks scheme with current energy efficiency standards in future revisions; and if discussions have taken place with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/26]
714. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that the defective concrete blocks grant scheme applies unit rates aligned to 2007 Building Regulations, and further given that certain elements of construction such as double glazing to 2007 specifications are no longer commercially available, whether the use of currently available alternatives such as triple glazing is clas…
730. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the definition of “betterment” under the defective concrete blocks scheme; whether upgrades such as triple glazing and heat pumps are formally excluded from grant eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30665/26]
1296. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding streams available for institutions to implement universal design for learning; the amount of funding that was provided in the past five years; what that funding was spent on. [30109/26]
80. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address period poverty; if she will introduce a scheme to provide free period products in all schools, ensuring that no student’s education or wellbeing is compromised due to lack of access to essential products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16276/26]
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will simplify access for farmers and contractors who need to draw down funding from the €100 million fuel subsidy support scheme that was recently announced to help address rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/26]
449. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will accept applications from members of the construction sector as part of the fuel support scheme. [29268/26]
450. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence that will be required to show fuel consumption for 2025 as part of the fuel support scheme. [29269/26]
451. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers who purchase fuel at the pump for their tractor and do not keep receipts will be able to access the fuel support scheme. [29270/26]
452. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the fuel support scheme will open for applications. [29271/26]
453. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will make advance payments, monthly payments or one lump sum payment to those successful applicants of the fuel support scheme. [29272/26]
454. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will be basing fuel consumption for 2025 on the whole 12 months or on specific months. [29273/26]
455. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a maximum limit to the amount of financial support that one can receive from the fuel support scheme. [29274/26]
456. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any exceptions in the fuel support scheme, for people who may have expanded their business in 2026 and consequently are using a higher volume of fuel this year compared to 2025. [29275/26]