147. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the numbers of applications received for the eSPSV26 scheme this year; and whether the scheme will reopen in 2026. [67038/26]
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
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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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
164. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a payment due to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67194/26]
251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) who applied for the climate action summer works scheme in 2025 will be included in Tranche 2 funding given they are struggling with single pane leaking windows and receiving very high energy bills and are depending on this funding. [66380/26]
269. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to maximise participation in the Summer Programme 2027; and to ensure that the highest possible number of students can avail of it. [66533/26]
293. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the review of the UBU scheme undertaken by her Department; the stage the review is at; if her Department has captured stakeholder insights; if evidence-based recommendations to inform future scheme enhancements will be made; and when the review will be published. [66820/26]
331. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the interventions or remediation schemes planned to address premises trapped in BLUE commercial areas due to direct buried copper leads to allow fibre broadband. [66841/26]
333. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the policy interventions or remediation schemes planned for households unable to reach the baseline 30 Mbps threshold due to sub-surface copper bottlenecks. [66844/26]
338. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme will be informed regarding the outcome of their application. [67069/26]
450. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will outline in relation to the 2026 scheme of investment aid for innovation and diversification in horticulture, the amount the scheme was allocated; the amount of that allocation that was actually drawn down; the number of applications that were received and approved; and the way in which the funding was distributed by…
616. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the review of the mother and infant care scheme commenced; and when it is due for completion. [66809/26]
152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households receiving fuel allowance that qualify for the warmer homes schemes; the number of fuel allowance households that have been retrofitted; the current waiting list and time; and the support that exists for households just above the warmer homes scheme income/welfare eligibility criteria, in tabular form. [66299/26…
165. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of recipients and the total value of payments made under the 2026 road transporters support scheme to operators based in County Offaly, by category of operator such as licensed road haulage operators, licensed bus operators or otherwise, in tabular form. [66277/26]
169. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of businesses and operators based in County Offaly that applied for support under the 2026 road transporters support scheme; the number approved; the number refused or deemed ineligible; and the total amount of funding approved and paid to County Offaly operators, in tabular form. [66285/26]
369. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the inclusion of an emergency treatment for severe allergic reactions under the drugs payment scheme (details supplied). [66170/26]
98. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting time from application to survey under the SEAI warmer homes scheme; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and whether any priority arrangements exist for households experiencing significant dampness or mould. [64253/26]
100. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered a review of the eligibility criteria under the SEAI warmer homes scheme in respect of homes with a room-in-roof construction that are currently excluded from insulation measures; and the technical basis for the exclusion of such properties. [64249/26]
101. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which the SEAI warmer homes scheme takes into account the age, degradation, and material inefficiency of existing cavity wall insulation when assessing a home’s eligibility for fully funded upgrades. [64370/26]
216. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if a road transporters support scheme applicant (details supplied) will be allowed to request payment for additional months or will be able to appeal this decision. [64560/26]
218. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport when the appeals process under the road transporters support scheme will open to applicants who wish to make an appeal on their case. [64558/26]
286. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when an application (details supplied) submitted on 20 May 2026 under the road transport support scheme will be finalised. [65200/26]
560. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to strongly consider an emergency works scheme appeal by a school (details supplied) to repair hazardous and unsafe roofing which is in need of repair from the perspective of health and safety. [65078/26]
586. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average processing time for an application for the redress scheme for survivors of institutional abuse; the number of staff allocated to work on such applications and the proportion of these allocated on a full-time basis; and her plans to accelerate the processing time for applications, grant of payment and payment of monies. [65247/26]
777. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the total funding allocated to the work and access scheme for the financial years 2024, 2025 and 2026; the actual amount of funding drawn down or expended to date under the scheme; the total number of applications received for the work and access scheme since its commencement; the number of applications that have been approved, refused, and are curren…
778. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time from the date of submission to a final decision for applications under the work and access scheme; the measures being taken to streamline the application workflow; the steps being taken to reduce any undue administrative or financial burdens placed on disabled applicants and employers during the application process; if a dedi…
825. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the education bond scheme has a restriction in place regarding the nationality of applicants. [64407/26]