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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

Claire Kerrane Written 27 May 2025 · 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 27 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 22 May 2025 · 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 21 May 2025 · 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 21 May 2025 · 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 21 May 2025 · 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 matter. [26242/25]
William Aird Written 21 May 2025 · 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 21 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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 20 May 2025 · 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]
Brian Brennan Written 20 May 2025 · to Rural
953. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects the list of successful applicants to the community recognition fund to be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
293. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23194/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the warmer homes scheme, to provide a breakdown, per county, of the waiting list, as well the average wait time, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
312. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline specific supports provided by his Department to solid fuel households to transition to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23540/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
316. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who received neither the November or January electricity account credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23781/25]