1801. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the current structure of the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant under the National Inspection Plan prevents households from applying proactively for the grant; if he will consider reforming this scheme's structure to make the grant accessible on a user-driven basis similar to SEAI home energy grants; a…
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
1802. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider integrating septic tank grants into existing home upgrade grant frameworks such as the SEAI's grant system to reduce administrative duplication for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/26]
1828. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans for the compensation scheme for Moanveanlagh Bog in north Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/26]
1843. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/26]
1852. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered including home carers in the higher rate of fuel allowance during this fuel price crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24128/26]
1853. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people on the job initiative scheme are not eligible to claim the fuel allowance, if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/26]
1854. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing fuel allowance or similar support for those on the job initiative scheme in view of significant increases in the cost of home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24159/26]
1870. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if participants in JobBridge and JobPath accrued PRSI stamps while on these Schemes, if not, has the Department assessed the impact of this on participants, if credits could be given for time spent on said schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24838/26]
1872. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the current and upcoming measures being taken by his Department to support one-parent families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/26]
2548. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the outcome of the little baby bundle pilot scheme by her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26103/26]
3505. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next iteration of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25519/26]
3521. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the average timings for each stage of the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26282/26]
3524. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to change the funding criteria for ORIS to allow for footpaths to be built in towns and villages in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26460/26]
11. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications for the next round of the community centre investment fund will open; whether it will be for new builds or refurbishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21756/26]
352. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of properties participating in the accommodation recognition payment scheme at the end of each quarter since its establishment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23153/26]
353. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of beneficiaries accommodated under the ARP scheme, by county; the average occupancy per property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23154/26]
525. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount allocated to each local authority under the Local Enhancement Programme for 2025, in tabular form. [23501/26]
526. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount allocated to each local authority/county under the Community Services Programme in 2025, in tabular form. [23506/26]
219. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a table detailing the number of financial penalties imposed on farmers for failure to comply with schemes (details supplied); the total monetary value of the financial penalties imposed under each scheme, where that re-couped or withheld money is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/26]
536. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is considering the introduction of free period products in second level schools; if not, whether such a scheme could be considered on a pilot basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22284/26]
773. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to significantly increase the amount and scope of the forestry road grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22018/26]
932. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the treatment abroad scheme to the United States for a person (details supplied) who requires urgent, life-saving surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21865/26]
188. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action being taken by his Department to ensure the court's decision is being upheld by CIÉ and the Department, in view that the High Court found in favour of the trustees of the ‘1951 Scheme’ and found that CIÉ must fund the scheme to the statutory standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21061/26]
146. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason a probability threshold of 85% was initially chosen as a datum governing Lough Corrib SAC for the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 & Conservation Measures for the 2026 Season given that a baseline of 75% has been a core scientific standard since 2007; and if he will make a s…
295. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has calculated the estimated cost of a €5,000 per vehicle scrappage scheme for private diesel cars registered before 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19395/26]