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
Niall Collins
written
2025-03-04 · to Children
615. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an application by a person (details supplied) under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9341/25]
Seamus Healy
written
2025-03-04 · to Health
640. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to designate Alzheimer’s disease as a qualifying illness under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9046/25]
George Lawlor
written
2025-03-04 · to Health
652. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health her plans to roll out the free HRT scheme following the announcement in Budget 2025 of additional supports for HRT measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9109/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-02-27 · to Finance
210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance for an update on Ireland's preparedness for the introduction of the digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-02-27 · to Enterprise
223. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications Fingal County Council received for the Power Up grant in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-02-27 · to Enterprise
224. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for the Power Up grant deemed eligible for support by Fingal County Council in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-02-27 · to Enterprise
225. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the appeals process for the Power Up grant will be opened; and if his Department has provided any guidelines for applicants on how to submit an appeal. [8865/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-02-27 · to Social
301. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection how the Government plans to support employers in explaining the auto-enrolment scheme to their employees, or if there is a plan to communicate and educate employees directly about the scheme; if a worker must earn €20,000 to date before being enrolled, or whether one week’s earnings of €384.62 will be sufficient to trigger inclus…
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-02-27 · to Health
392. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the reason that the free HRT scheme announced under Budget 2025 is delayed; the timeframe in which she intends for it to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8759/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan
written
2025-02-27 · to Health
415. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the vaccine damage scheme for Covid-vaccine injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8891/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-02-25 · to Social
599. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection when the extreme weather event assistance scheme will be established; who will qualify for support under this scheme; if assistance will be granted to businesses, clubs, farmers and others affected by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7715/25]
Niall Collins
written
2025-02-25 · to Children
764. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case of a person (details supplied) appealing refused redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7575/25]
Seán Fleming
written
2025-02-25 · to Health
898. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health with regard to people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus who have required insulin from the outset but have not received reimbursement from her Department under the continuous glucose monitoring in respect of the system for continuous glucose monitoring sensors which came into effect on the 1 December 2023 will receive reimbursement; and if she wil…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
oral
2025-02-20 · to Environment
84. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny currently on the waiting list for the warmer homes scheme; and the approximate wait time. [6681/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-02-20 · to Housing
265. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the progress of commitments in the Programme for Government regarding expanding the first home scheme to first time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7098/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-02-20 · to Children
304. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a prohibition on those people availing of the accommodation recognition payment from offering or paying an additional financial sum, above the €800 State subsidy per month, to the owner of the property; the way this is regulated; if there have been any instances whereby his Department w…
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-02-20 · to Children
305. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to reconsider the end date for the accommodation recognition payment scheme for Ukrainian refugee’s living in Ireland, the scheme is due to end 31 March 2025. [7117/25]
John Connolly
written
2025-02-18 · to Transport
229. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for the wheelchair-accessible vehicle grant scheme during the January 2025 application opportunity; the number that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6024/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-02-18 · to Education
314. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the parental leave scheme to allow for it to be taken in blocks of one day a week (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5503/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-02-18 · to Rural
875. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason voluntary labour is not taken into account as part of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme 2024; if his Department will reconsider its inclusion in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/25]
Aindrias Moynihan
written
2025-02-13 · to Finance
36. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance for the up-to-date position on a replacement scheme for the disabled driver's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5070/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-02-12 · to Justice
225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice to outline plans for the accommodation recognition payment with the scheme scheduled to expire on the 31 March 2025; mitigation measures that will be put in place to ensure the orderly unwinding of the scheme; if he will comment on the matter. [5158/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-02-12 · to Justice
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice to outline the total number of receipt hosts and persons benefitting from accommodation under the accommodation recognition payment, by county; the number of new entrants into the scheme each month since January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5160/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-02-11 · to Public Expenditure
226. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm, in relation to applications to a scheme (details supplied), the amount applicants will be reimbursed for already-installed barriers; when these payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4777/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-02-11 · to Justice
454. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the number of social enterprises using the Immigrant Investor Programme process since 2020; the projects and location of each; if funding to the enterprises was subject to one or more approvals; the projects which secured additional funding following the closure of the scheme; the dates on which such approval, if any, was granted, in tabu…