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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Jen Cummins Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
90. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2025-2030; the measures still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72965/25]
John Clendennen Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
199. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the National Financial Literacy Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69736/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
206. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the ethical guidelines used to determine whether or not the State will invest in companies with links to the illegal occupied territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73047/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
240. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the next Ireland for Finance strategy will be underpinned by a clear vision for growth, a commitment to a competitive operating environment, and a focus on attracting and retaining the best talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73160/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
241. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72577/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
247. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the next Ireland for Finance strategy will give priority to becoming a centre of excellence for financial technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73161/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Culture
488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline progress on the development of a National Counter Disinformation Strategy. [73335/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the sustainability charter of the national biomethane strategy will be published; to report on the process of its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72955/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Education
240. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the DEIS Strategy; and when it will be published. [72849/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
160. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when his Department will publish a new statement of strategy. [71639/25]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
379. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to consider reintroducing the economic development programme for rural towns (in place from 2003 to 2011) as part of the new our rural future strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72349/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Housing
558. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a review of the National Landscape Strategy for Ireland 2015-2025 is expected; if his Department are working on a successor strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71615/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Rural
1177. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's strategy to expand connected hubs and remote working infrastructure including the potential for new hubs in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71407/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Climate
291. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish a joined-up strategy linking SEAI retrofit supports, grid reinforcement and connection policies to prioritise households in energy poverty and homes with the lowest BER ratings for low-carbon heating upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71212/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Children
529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps the Government intends will take to transpose the EU Directives on standards for equality bodies; and the timeframe envisaged. [71021/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
547. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she has assessed the impact of the pay and numbers strategy on waiting lists for occupational therapy nationally and specifically in the West and North West regions; and if she will publish any such assessment. [70949/25]
Grace Boland Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Transport
151. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the greater Dublin area orbital road project, as outlined in the GDA Transport Strategy 2022–2042; whether the Government remains committed to delivering this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70700/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Social
558. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals have been signed up to a less valuable scheme than the auto-enrolment pension scheme, the measures that will be included in the regulations to protect them; and if the regulations will be retrospective. [69675/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Justice
663. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions completed to date under each strategic objective in the third national strategy on domestic sexual and gender based violence; and the mechanism in place to monitor progress and accountability across relevant Departments and agencies. [69738/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Health
425. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the campaigns her Department is running to encourage graduating medical professionals to stay and work in the Irish healthcare system; the campaigns which are being run to entice Irish medical professionals living abroad to return to work for the HSE; her plans to future proof supply of medical staff in the health system; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Mary Lou McDonald Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the status of the National Risk Assessment 2025 which his Department committed in July 2025 to publish by year end. [65942/25]
Michael Murphy Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
813. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the national strategy being developed to address the shortage of appropriately qualified autopsy pathologists, as highlighted in the response relating to UHW; whether the HSE intends to develop dedicated autopsy pathology posts separate from diagnostic roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65219/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Transport
234. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress in delivering the commitment in the Programme for Government to publish an electric vehicle strategy; his plans to ensure that public charging infrastructure stays ahead of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65073/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
431. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional resourcing, financial and staffing, will be allocated to ensure that inclusive education measures are implemented within defined timelines under the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People. [62884/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
436. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether additional resourcing, financial and staffing will be allocated to ensure that inclusive education measures are implemented within defined timelines under the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People. [62912/25]