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Departmental 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20258
February 202537
March 202580
April 202588
May 202573
June 202591
July 202590
August 20250
September 202588
October 202533
November 202591
December 202555
January 202631
February 202682
March 202658
April 2026107
May 2026150
June 202669
July 2026117
August 20260
September 2026108
October 202662

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.

  • 100% RDR11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú5 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil347 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael340 from 24 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party21 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent87 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland159 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party83 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity29 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin347 from 34 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 146
  2. 51
  3. 44
  4. 42
  5. 40
  6. 35
  7. 34
  8. 30

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2074 of 13 January 2026, whether her Department receives any routine dataset or report from the HSE on treatment abroad scheme approvals and expenditure, including the number of applications received, the number approved, the number refused, the average cost per approval and total spend by year since 2018; and if so, to speci…
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any written requirement to the HSE since 2018 to categorise treatment abroad scheme expenditure by procedure type for departmental governance and cost control purposes; and, if not, to state the reason her Department does not require procedure-level categorisation for Exchequer oversight. [13692/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Finance
40. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13134/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Finance
43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a timeline for the publication of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Finance
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the parameters of the review of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13138/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Finance
45. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any stakeholder engagement he proposes as part of the review of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13139/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
306. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofits completed under SEAI schemes in 2025; the statistics on uptake by lower-income households and the barriers identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
310. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department has not listed the Owenriff River (Inverin) No. 140 and the Crumlin River No. 139 situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1), in the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026, considering that both rivers contain native anadromous salmonids with Atlantic salmon be…
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
313. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department considered scientific advice contained in the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 as proposed by TEGOS (Technical Expert Group on Salmon) in November, considering the liberalisation of the national rod angling harvest for Atlantic salmon proposed in the draft Wild Salmon and…
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
314. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway went from a proposed ‘catch and release’ fishery for Atlantic salmon with no harvest in November 2025 to having a harvestable surplus of 1,162 fish in February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
315. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his officials failed to publish in full all submissions received for the public consultation on the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and conservation measures for the 2026 season that closed on 20 December 2025, in view of declarations made on his Department’s website; and if he will …
Liam Quaide Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
420. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the number of applications received in the latest round of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme; if he is aware that only a small number of applicants were successful in receiving a provisional grant offer due to constraints on available funding; his plans to increase funding for wheelchair accessible vehicle grants; and if he will m…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Finance
459. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of the Irish deposit guarantee scheme fund, broken down by different sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11728/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
553. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the SBCI loan scheme is scheduled to proceed in March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12534/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
575. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of applications that his Department has received in 2026 under the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12729/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
576. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of applications that his Department has fully processed and paid out in 2026 under the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12730/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
577. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of applications that his Department has received in 2026 and have not yet been paid out under the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12731/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
578. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of applications that his Department has received in 2026 but were rejected under the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12732/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
579. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the total amount paid out to date in 2026 under the emergency humanitarian flooding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12733/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
582. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to commitments made on 10 November 2025 to survivors of the industrial and reformatory school system, the current status of the delivery of the agreed services and supports; the Departments and agencies responsible for implementation; the actions taken to date; the timeline for full delivery. [12026/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
586. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department provides grants to schools engaging in nature-based education for the purchase of necessary equipment such as waterproof clothing, gardening tools, storage equipment and materials for outdoor activities;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11608/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
587. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the summer works scheme will open for new applications; if the range of improvement works for this scheme have yet been finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11610/26]
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
598. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for details of the way in which the furniture and repairs funding scheme works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11720/26]
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the 2026 allocation of the furniture and repairs funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11721/26]
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
600. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the minor works scheme for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11722/26]