Departmental Schemes
An official questions-paper heading. 1,348 questions (21 oral, 1,327 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 8 |
| Feb 2025 | 37 |
| Mar 2025 | 80 |
| Apr 2025 | 88 |
| May 2025 | 73 |
| Jun 2025 | 91 |
| Jul 2025 | 90 |
| Sep 2025 | 88 |
| Oct 2025 | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | 91 |
| Dec 2025 | 55 |
| Jan 2026 | 31 |
| Feb 2026 | 82 |
| Mar 2026 | 58 |
| Apr 2026 | 107 |
| May 2026 | 150 |
| Jun 2026 | 69 |
| Jul 2026 | 117 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 284 |
| Rural | 167 |
| Housing | 137 |
| Climate | 120 |
| Transport | 89 |
| Finance | 81 |
| Children | 72 |
| Education | 71 |
| Social | 66 |
| Agriculture | 57 |
| Culture | 47 |
| Justice | 46 |
| Enterprise | 36 |
| Environment | 27 |
| Further and Higher Education | 18 |
| Public Expenditure | 17 |
| Defence | 5 |
| Taoiseach | 4 |
| Tourism | 2 |
| Foreign | 2 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2026-06-11 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2026-05-07 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2026-03-26 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-12-10 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-12-04 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-12-04 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-10-16 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-09-25 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-09-25 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-07-17 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-07-10 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-06-26 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-06-26 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-06-19 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-06-10 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-05-22 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-04-10 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-03-27 | Departmental Schemes |
| 2025-02-20 | Departmental Schemes |
The questions
James Geoghegan
written
2025-05-29 · to Health
676. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health to examine a fair deal scheme appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-05-29 · to Rural
727. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider providing funding for the local improvement scheme on a multi annual basis, to ensure local authorities who administer the scheme can deliver them in a more efficient and cost-effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28490/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-05-28 · to Transport
108. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed new grant-based scheme to replace the disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-28 · to Finance
115. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the report submitted to his office prior to 19 March 2025 from the NDIS transport working group, recommending that the DDS be replaced with a modern, fit for purpose vehicular adaptation scheme, based on need rather than medical criteria; if he has accepted the recommendations therein; and if so, the timeline for devel…
Noel McCarthy
written
2025-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
219. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 8 May 2025, the breakdown of the €3.6 million expended to date on a scheme (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26998/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-05-27 · to Justice
442. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice to advise the correct application form for a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-05-27 · to Health
658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time from application to final decision for the nursing home support scheme; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of decisions made in 2024 and to date in 2025. [26931/25]
Michael Collins
oral
2025-05-22 · to Rural
67. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposals to address the estimated 4,000 roads that remain outstanding under the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26586/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-05-22 · to Rural
74. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline projects underway in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are receiving funding under different schemes with financial support from his Department; if he will also outline other projects that his Department has committed funding to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26301/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-05-22 · to Finance
172. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance when a new scheme for disabled drivers and passengers will be available, given it is almost five years on from the Supreme Court judgement of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-05-22 · to Finance
173. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the schemes or financial assistance available to people with disabilities to assist with the cost of vehicles or adaptations to vehicles in the absence of a fit-for-purpose scheme for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26521/25]
David Maxwell
written
2025-05-22 · to Children
330. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the building blocks extension grant scheme will be announced. [26443/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-05-22 · to Health
363. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if an exception will be made to the criteria regarding the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26478/25]
William Aird
written
2025-05-21 · to Rural
194. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all funds, grants or schemes, available to community groups and organisations, which are funded by his Department and agencies under his remit, their eligibility criteria and their monetary value range. [26240/25]
William Aird
written
2025-05-21 · to Rural
195. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his department and agencies under his remit, their eligibility criteria and their monetary value range. [26241/25]
William Aird
written
2025-05-21 · to Rural
196. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2, and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure schemes in County Laois in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
William Aird
written
2025-05-21 · to Rural
197. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Town Centre First Policy; to provide a breakdown and the amount awarded and drawn down per town in County Laois; when he expects phase two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26243/25]
William Aird
written
2025-05-21 · to Rural
198. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Laois in 2024, the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26244/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
941. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the town and village renewal scheme, including streetscape enhancement measures, in tabular form. [25974/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
942. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, in tabular form [25975/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
945. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the rural regeneration fund scheme, in tabular form. [25978/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
946. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the local improvements scheme, in tabular form. [25979/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
947. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the connected hubs scheme, in tabular form. [25980/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
950. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Centres Investment Fund; and the total number of community centres funded in each county, in tabular form. [25984/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-20 · to Rural
952. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided in each local authority since 2020 to date in 2025 under the Community Recognition Fund, in tabular form. [25986/25]