2766. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will re-establish the Scéim na mBóithre Áise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46583/25]
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 |
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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
160. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) under the warmer home scheme delivered by the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40768/25]
167. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme for quarter 2 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40996/25]
196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will consider implementing changes under the warmer homes scheme to improve a BER in cases where an applicant’s double glazed windows/doors are in very poor condition and/or over 20 plus years old as the scheme currently only covers single glazed windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/25]
218. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that currently the SEAI are giving timelines of completion of all works of 26 months under the free energy upgrades, warmer homes scheme for County Cork; the measures being taken to reduce these timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42496/25]
223. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42763/25]
224. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the one stop shop scheme in the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42764/25]
228. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme and the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [42768/25]
229. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install a heat pump, broken down by post-BER rating and by SEAI scheme in each of the years 2020, to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/25]
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on SRESS 1; the number of projects which were successful in their applications; the progress and when he anticipates they will be energised; when he anticipates SRESS 2 will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/25]
232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to MUDs under the community energy grant scheme by property owner type i.e. community organisations, AHBS and REITS; to provide a breakdown of the total amount awarded to each property owner type; to provide a breakdown of the funding drawn down by each property owner type; to provide the aver…
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is an upper limit to the number of residential units owned by an individual or legal entity when applying to retrofit a MUD under the CEG SEAI scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42932/25]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of MUDs that were awarded a retrofitting grant under the SEAI’s CEG scheme; the breakdown of the number of units were retrofitted as part of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42933/25]
249. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43062/25]
259. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposals to speed up the processing of applications and payment of grants in respect of the warmer homes schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43239/25]
271. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a replacement insulation grant for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/25]
286. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the current grant schemes available for anaerobic digestion (AD); if enhancements to these grants are being considered; the guidelines for those considering AD, including to avoid displacement farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/25]
295. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the work being done by his Department to reduce the waiting period for the warmer homes grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43593/25]
298. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the waiting period for applicants to the warmer homes grant scheme, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43721/25]
551. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when a new scheme will be introduced to support persons with a disability to reduce their transports costs, including purchase of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43234/25]
554. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date with a pilot scheme for a subsidised hackney service in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43243/25]
563. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the successor scheme to the disabled driver and passenger scheme will be introduced; to report on engagement with stakeholders on the successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43315/25]
621. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on changes being considered under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to ensure that the scheme is replaced with a needs-based, grant-led approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/25]
622. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of payments made under the help-to-buy scheme for County Cork for each month this year up to June 2025; their average value monthly for Cork County, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/25]
643. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the process to review and change the entry criteria for the primary medical certificate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41419/25]