1810. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider developing tailored supports and resources for fathers, including those who are parenting alone or co-parenting, to promote positive health, communication, and wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58662/25]
Topics / Departmental Strategies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Strategies
448 questions from 95 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
448
questions
422 written, 26 oral
95
TDs have asked
10
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 |
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 17 |
| May 2025 | 25 |
| June 2025 | 30 |
| July 2025 | 45 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 36 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 32 |
| December 2025 | 20 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 24 |
| March 2026 | 63 |
| April 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 20 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
1899. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to support individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59121/25]
145. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the objectives of his Department’s strategy for adapting to a changing geopolitical context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57052/25]
535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to highlight the need for self-employed persons to pay their own PRSI (details supplied). [57345/25]
839. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s strategic review of eligibility; the progress made to date; if this review of the eligibility framework will be completed this year, as stated in ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and the Programme for Government 2025+; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57250/25]
89. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on delivering a strategy to support the delivery of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/25]
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the steering group to oversee the implementation of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54249/25]
324. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if following the publication of the "Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) on the Island of Ireland: A Guidance Document for Creating an All-Island Preparedness Plan" publication on 28 March 2025, work has commenced of development of an IYCF-E plan, or when work will commence on the development of such a plan; and if she will make a statement on th…
258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on progress made to date and the plans for the future for the expansion of the night-time economy action plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53483/25]
379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the Comptroller and Auditor General's recommendation that his Department should introduce a formal strategy for both the regular review of older outstanding debt, in particular for pre-2011 cases and for the targeted review of certain cohorts of debtors on a periodic basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53787/25]
525. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the development, timelines and key features of the successor to the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 and when will it be published. [53558/25]
213. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the development, timelines and key features of the successor to the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; and when it will be published. [52716/25]
374. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the membership of the National Governance and Strategy Group that was to be established under the National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027; the number of times this group has met to date; the situation with respect to the mid-term review of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52880/25]
81. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress to date and the plans for future expansion of the night-time economy action plan for County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52491/25]
82. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress to date and the plans for future expansion of the night-time economy action plan for County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52492/25]
678. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the development of a new family justice strategy to succeed the current strategy, which concludes in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51338/25]
982. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expected publication date of the updated careers in construction action plan. [51697/25]
14. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a new national life sciences strategy. [37448/25]
20. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms her Department will put in place in relation to the sectoral plans in the new disability strategy. [50189/25]
566. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to publish an updated national strategy for women and girls, and tackle gender inequality. [50234/25]
612. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a proposal will be considered by the expert advisory group established to guide the next suicide reduction strategy (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49854/25]
8. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the development of a national strategy for the resilience of critical entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/25]
69. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the implementation of the Technology Strategy and Roadmap for his Department; the expected costs of the implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49122/25]
305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures, strategies, or initiatives he intends to implement to eliminate violence against women in Ireland; if he will provide details of any funding, resources, or legislative proposals allocated to this issue; and if the timeline and targets for achieving measurable reductions in domestic and gender-based violence acros…
172. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expected date of publication of the maritime security strategy; the way in which potential newly identified capabilities will be funded in view of the fact they are not reflected in the recent National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47812/25]