Topics / Departmental Strategies

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Departmental 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20251
February 20259
March 202520
April 202517
May 202525
June 202530
July 202545
August 20250
September 202536
October 202513
November 202532
December 202520
January 202624
February 202624
March 202663
April 202619
May 202626
June 202613
July 202620
August 20260
September 20267
October 20264

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.

  • Aontú5 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil147 from 26 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael107 from 19 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party12 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent13 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland13 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party20 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity18 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin79 from 21 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 28
  2. 15
  3. 14
  4. 13
  5. 13
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 11

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
511. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of her Department. [39605/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Culture
538. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39603/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
585. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if she has plans to put together a successor to the Youth Homelessness Strategy that expires in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39306/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
601. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39611/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Social
665. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39615/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
759. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39612/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
794. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39600/25]
Grace Boland Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Children
803. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the timeline on the publications of the National Strategy for Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Children
842. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of her Department. [39601/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
961. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to ensure broad and meaningful consultation on alcohol harm and its inclusion in the new national drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39308/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
962. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if reducing and preventing alcohol harm is to be clearly named as a priority area with clear key objectives and actions in the next national drug strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39309/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
992. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of her Department. [39610/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1043. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39609/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Rural
1065. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39614/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
491. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the Counter Disinformation Oversight Group, as committed to in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, will be established; its future terms of reference; when the associated implementation plan will be developed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37849/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
492. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how his Department is working with other Government Departments and public bodies to coordinate a national response to disinformation and misinformation; and if no formal coordination mechanisms are currently in place, when they will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Culture
493. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how his Department is supporting national media literacy initiatives and promoting public trust in reliable information sources in line with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; and if no new initiatives or funding have been introduced in 2025, whether and when they are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
Eoghan Kenny Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
642. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to publish a new Rural Safety Strategy, as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/25]
Tony McCormack Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
100. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will publish a plan on farm succession and generational renewal. [36528/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Children
213. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the outcomes of the public consultation process for the National Strategy for Women and Girls, conducted earlier this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36388/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
603. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a strategic environmental assessment was carried out prior to the development and publication of the National Biomethane Strategy; the way in which this assessment informed the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35453/25]
Emer Currie Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
367. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the planned timeline and steps involved in preparation of a new life sciences strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34290/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
731. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the National strategy for women and girls; when it is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34315/25]
John Lahart Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Health
777. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to promote uptake of the HPV vaccine, specifically amongst young men and boys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33780/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on his action plan on competitiveness and productivity. [33466/25]