1279. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for a scheme (details supplied) under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20031/25]
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
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Independents counted together
20
departments asked
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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 |
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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.
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1280. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for a scheme (details supplied) that have been declined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20032/25]
1281. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an application (details supplied) by a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20035/25]
1296. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of grade 1 homes in the pyrite scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [20160/25]
1329. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses purchased by each of Carlow County Council and Kilkenny County Council under the tenant-in-situ scheme in each year since the scheme was launched; if his Department refused any such purchase during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/25]
1331. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason as of April 2025, none of the six appeals that were confirmed to be in progress as of early December 2024 under the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme have been heard; the status and expected timelines for the resolution of these appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/25]
1336. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation granted to Kilkenny County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20720/25]
1337. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to Carlow County Council for the tenant in-situ-scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20721/25]
1438. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider including androgenic alopecia in the treatment benefit scheme in order that those affected can be assisted with the cost of purchasing wigs which can be very expensive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19905/25]
1443. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a claim made under the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); if he will investigate the reason no correspondence has issued to the applicant to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20074/25]
1469. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to include androgenic alopecia in the treatment benefit scheme to provide some relief from the high financial burden of purchasing wigs or other such accessories. [20753/25]
1581. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the criminal injuries compensation scheme, to include the number of applications received relative to the number of awards granted since the scheme's introduction, and the specific grounds under which any refusals have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19670/25]
1946. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the allocations for the building blocks extension grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20932/25]
2161. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the financial supports available for patients approved under the treatment abroad scheme for travel expenses where their air or sea travel fares are not covered under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19563/25]
2327. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of optometrists registered with the community optometry scheme in each of the past three years ,in tabular form. [20246/25]
2515. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 835 of 1 April 2025, if his Department will take into consideration the workload of part-time courses when finalising the 2025 part-time fee scheme for specified undergraduate courses; if a specific course (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a sta…
2516. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will consider the workload and commitment levels of a part-time course (details supplied) when deciding the courses that will appear on the 2025 part-time fee scheme for specified undergraduate courses that qualify for SUSI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19428/25]
2577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to those students fleeing Palestine; if he will lay out plans to increase supports going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21052/25]
2603. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available to provide a town park in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19779/25]
2605. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding allocations for the 2025 Local Enhancement Programme will be made; if an application (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19805/25]
2607. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has a scheme to support community organisations and community facilities, such as community halls, to procure generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19914/25]
2614. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in Limerick that were funded under local enhancement programme in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [20249/25]
2630. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a scheme for a farmer to upgrade the rural lane to his home and lands, where he is the only farmer using the lane but relies on contractors to assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20650/25]
2638. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the community centres based in County Cork that received capital funding under the community centre investment fund in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21033/25]
6. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to achieve the 500,000-home target by 2030 under the home energy upgrade programme; the reasons identified by him as to the levelling-out of uptake under the scheme; the measures to be taken on the issues identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/25]