607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme will be extended for the same further five-month period as the fuel income support scheme for farmers and contractors announced in Budget 2027; the amount paid out under the scheme to date; and the number of vessels under 12 metres that received payment. […
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
608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific recommendations of the report of the independent chair of the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group that the additional €20 million provided in Budget 2027 will implement; the schemes through which the funding will be delivered; the proportion intended for vessels under 12 metres and for vessels based on the offshore isl…
613. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening the fuel support scheme for a short period of time for new applicants. [72432/26]
654. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of parents that will benefit and from September 2027 pay €550 per month for childcare as announced in Budget 2027. [72031/26]
675. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the €550 cap on childcare fees as announced in Budget 2027; and if it will apply to all childcare bands, including Band F. [72468/26]
30. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the changes, if any, he is considering to the eligibility criteria to the TAMS Scheme. [71010/26]
32. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration will be given to reviewing the pre-2006 eligibility requirement under the warmer homes scheme, given that a person whose home was built in 2007 may otherwise meet the qualifying criteria but is excluded solely on the basis of the year the property was built. [70186/26]
36. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm whether that the scrappage scheme relating to old boilers not only applies to replacement with heat pumps, but also replacement with pellet and wood gasification boilers. [70487/26]
46. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if the road transporters support scheme (RTSS) will be extended for new applicants, following the recent announcement that the fuel income support scheme for agricultural contractors and farmers will be extended. [69932/26]
53. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport when a payment under the road transport scheme will issue to a person (details supplied). [70000/26]
506. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the withdrawal of a childcare centre from the core funding scheme (details supplied) and what actions her Department has taken to engage with the management of this facility to try and maintain their membership of the scheme. [70028/26]
724. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether 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. [70683/26]
43. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the minimum 70% loan to value requirement under the help to buy scheme as it applies to self-builds, in view of the fact that the inclusion of a gifted or family site in the approved valuation excludes single applicants on modest incomes; the number of self-build claims refused on loan to value grounds in each of the years 2022 to 20…
220. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment If he will outline the current wait times for works through the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and the number of applications for this scheme at present. [68851/26]
868. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure a cross border reimbursement application (details supplied) is processed without further delay. [68934/26]
262. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the status of a fuel income support scheme application (details supplied); and the timeframe for funds to issue to the eligible applicant. [67935/26]
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the help to buy scheme reflects the principal of a fresh start as set out by the Central Bank (details supplied); and if this is under review within his Department. [67721/26]
17. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the road transporters support scheme application for a person (details supplied); and the timeframe for payment from the scheme. [67478/26]
56. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the 2026 funding allocations from the climate action summer works scheme (details supplied). [67331/26]
119. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of funding allocated to a scheme (details supplied) by year from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67497/26]
120. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on amending a scheme (details supplied). [67495/26]
229. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he will review the SUSI eligibility criteria that classify mature students living in the parental home as dependent students for grant assessment purposes; and whether consideration is being given to assessing such applicants on the basis of their own income and financial circumstances rather than …
126. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to review an application for the RTSS scheme (details supplied). [66636/26]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport when will the appeals process open for the fuel support scheme for hauliers and contractors. [66635/26]
141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the current status of an application under the road haulage transport supply scheme (RTFF2026) submitted in March 2026 by a person (details supplied); when a decision on the application is expected to issue; and whether any further information is required from the applicant. [67051/26]