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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

Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Rural
795. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if grant funding can be provided to an applicant under the town and village renewal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73308/25]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Rural
796. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if grant funding can be provided to an applicant under the town and village renewal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73309/25]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Rural
797. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73327/25]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Rural
798. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73328/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Rural
451. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will significantly increase the State grant for local improvement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72680/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Climate
189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the weekly application numbers for County Clare for the warmer homes scheme from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [71524/25]
Sean Fleming Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
800. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for an EIA screening decision will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72205/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
900. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the up to date position on a medication (details supplied) being made available on the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71385/25]
Seán Canney Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
919. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will appoint a consultant to deal with ME as there is currently no public consultant available in this speciality; if she will list ME on the long-term illness scheme given many ME patients are paying for prescribed drugs outside the medical card scheme and are also paying for prescribed supplements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71483/25…
Niamh Smyth Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
957. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; whether there are plans to approve the medication required for this condition for reimbursement under the drugs scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71718/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1003. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to set out the statutory governance responsibilities of her Department in relation to the treatment abroad scheme as it applies to minors; and to outline the Department’s role in approving, overseeing or reviewing referral pathways for gender-related assessment or treatment outside the State. [71976/25]
Niall Collins Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1016. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the long Covid sick scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72078/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Climate
278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to examine a submission in respect of the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71047/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Climate
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria his Department will use to determine the transition from universal energy credits to targeted supports; and if he will outline the evidence base that will inform this decision. [71058/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether referral pathways for Irish children and young people to domestic services or to the NHS under the treatment abroad scheme have been revised since publication of the Cass Review; the clinical oversight arrangements that now apply to such referrals; and whether updated risk-assessment protocols have been issued. [71080/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
602. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 1 December 2025 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme for each local health area; and the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [71243/25]
Colm Burke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Rural
632. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider awarding funding to a community group (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71226/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 21 February 2024, if he will review the eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70635/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Rural
378. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; the number of projects submitted for Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70582/25]
Brian Brennan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Housing
505. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to reinstate the development contribution waiver scheme; if there are other incentives being considered for those who wish to commence building within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69786/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to include the weight loss drug mounjaro on the drugs payment scheme for people who do not have diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69367/25]
Mark Wall Oral 4 Dec 2025 · to Rural
2. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if budget 2026 allocated any additional funding to the senior alerts scheme; if so, if this includes an expanded list of equipment such as assistive technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68382/25]
John Paul O'Shea Oral 4 Dec 2025 · to Rural
10. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase the funding allocation for the local improvement scheme for County Cork in 2026 given the large number of unfunded applications, particularly in rural parts of Cork North-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67265/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when legislation to place the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal on a statutory footing will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68325/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
357. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies and employees, by band of number of employees and subsidy level, availing of the wage subsidy scheme; the highest number of employees for which a single employer is receiving wage subsidy payments; the mean and median number of employees per employer in receipt of wage subsidy payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a state…