587. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if full payment can be made to a person (details supplied) for hours worked under the 2025 Home Based Summer Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/26]
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
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
988. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the proactive initiatives she is developing to link mental health services with school-based drug prevention efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7546/26]
1073. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for the drug payment scheme; whether adjustments are planned to account for rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7854/26]
183. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the invalidity pension is not included in the list of qualifying payments for the fully funded warmer home schemes. [7326/26]
209. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if the community involvement scheme will be open for applications in 2026; the anticipated timeline for the announcement of funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/26]
330. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the accommodation recognition payment for hosts providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection will be extended beyond its current end date of 31 March 2026; when a decision on the future of the scheme will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7135/26]
230. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the local improvement scheme will be open for applications in 2026; the anticipated timeline for the announcement of funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6741/26]
231. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether the community centre investment scheme will be open for applications in 2026, including funding streams for both new builds and refurbishment projects; the anticipated timeline for the announcement of funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6742/26]
326. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the replacement for the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; the timeframe for the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/26]
751. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a school (details supplied), which has been funded to date by the immigrant investment scheme; the way in which this school can be brought to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70772/25]
341. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department is monitoring the auto-enrolment scheme as a major public expenditure programme; and whether it is subject to the Public Spending Code, including periodic value-for-money reviews. [5402/26]
295. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a grant scheme for the purchase of generators for individuals who require constant electricity supply for medical reasons. [4687/26]
690. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/26]
328. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reopen the grant for replacement of oil tanks and boilers that closed in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74429/25]
337. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications refused under the warmer homes scheme in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the percentage of applications refused in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the reasons for these refusals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74565/25]
369. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if under the SEAI warmer homes scheme, properties built with cavity block cannot be considered for external house wrap to improve insulation; if any properties that have cavity block have been wrapped to date under the scheme; and, if so, the reason for their inclusion in the scheme. [1171/26]
1362. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Tenants-in-Situ scheme will continue or has it been subsumed into the Second Hand Social Housing Acquisitions Programme; if it is to continue whether funding has been allocated to Councils; the funding which will be allocated for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74090/25]
1363. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the stipulation in the Tenants-in-Situ scheme that a residence must be in HAP for two years remain in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74091/25]
1364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Council has the authority to buy a property under 6.12 of the Second Hand Social Housing Acquisitions Programme, if the tenants-in-situ are at risk of becoming homeless, even if the property has not been in HAP for 2 years, in order to address 'tenancy sustainment'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74092/25]
1478. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for limiting eligibility for the vacant property refurbishment grant (including above-the-shop accommodation) to individual applicants only; whether he accepts that this restriction is limiting the scale and pace of delivery of homes in town centres; and if he will outline any plans to extend eligibility to compani…
1479. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications approved to date under the vacant property refurbishment grant for over-the-shop or upper-floor accommodation; the number refused, by county, on the basis of applicant status; and whether consideration has been given to amending the scheme to better unlock the significant vacant residential potential a…
1480. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he accepts that the current requirement that the vacant property refurbishment grant be paid only to individuals is acting as a barrier to town centre regeneration; and if he will outline the changes, if any, that are under consideration to ensure the scheme aligns with the objectives of the Town Centre First policy. [21…
1481. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has undertaken any analysis comparing the vacant property refurbishment grant with other housing activation schemes that permit applications from companies or delivery partners; and if he will publish or outline the findings of any such analysis. [2150/26]
1482. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he agrees that restricting the vacant property refurbishment grant to individuals limits the ability to bring multiple units back into use in a single development; and if he will consider introducing a parallel stream of the scheme for multi-unit or mixed-use properties owned by non-individual entities. [2151/26]
1483. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review the operational rules of the vacant property refurbishment grant which is planned in 2026; and whether such a review will specifically examine applicant eligibility with a view to increasing delivery of above-the-shop and town centre housing. [2152/26]