365. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the accommodation recognition payment of €800 monthly in its current state until at least the end of the year in order to continue to support households which have taken in families fleeing from war; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10381/25]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
205. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to amend the current eligibility criteria for the heat pump system grant, where homeowners with existing heat pump systems, that were grant-supported previously, are now not eligible for further grant support for upgrades or replacements; if he will consider providing exemptions for older homes that require essen…
229. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to rural areas in Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/25]
284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to further rural areas, in particular to areas of Westmeath such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Raharney, which have no such service at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/25]
459. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first-home scheme will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/25]
468. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if named payments have been approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if the long-term carer’s contribution, homemaker’s scheme and home caring periods were awarded in the context of the pension and other payments. [9391/25]
475. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of people who are availing of the new free travel scheme for those deemed medically unfit to drive; if his Department plan to conduct an awareness campaign to publicise the changes to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/25]
478. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will list the schools within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 currently benefitting from the free school hot meals scheme. [9739/25]
491. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to institute a visa scheme to facilitate the moving to Ireland of those engaged on a self-employed basis in the creative or cultural sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/25]
560. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time to get claims open on the agfood TAMS system from the time an email is sent to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/25]
568. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on plans to provide a forgotten farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/25]
570. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the TB eradication scheme compensation amounts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/25]
571. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the sheep welfare scheme; when it will be open for applications in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9506/25]
577. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is such a backlog in dealing with foresters’ native tree area scheme applications in light of their exemption from planning (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/25]
581. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to amend the 2025 scheme of investment aid for commercial horticulture sector to remove the minimum spend requirement so that all affected growers can access support, regardless of financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9612/25]
582. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to amend the 2025 scheme of investment aid for the commercial horticulture sector to Increase the level of financial assistance to reflect the true cost of rebuilding and recovering lost crops and to provide emergency aid for loss of earnings, recognizing that farms have lost not only infrastructure but also their ability to generate i…
588. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current average waiting time for approval for native tree area scheme applications; if they are exempt from planning and that applications are supposed to be approved within six weeks; the measures he will take to ensure the six-week target is met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/25]
602. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if two institutions (details supplied) can be included in the schedule 1 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9097/25]
605. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the rules regarding the early childhood care and education scheme will be reviewed as children who do not meet the criteria in terms of their date of birth are excluded from the scheme in its current format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9138/25]
606. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position in regard to the accommodation recognition payment due to expire at the end of March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9176/25]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]