249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she aware that the framing of a survey question can significantly change the answer that will be given by the person completing the survey (details supplied). [62300/25]
Topics / Departmental Surveys
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Surveys
52 questions from 26 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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Independents counted together
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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.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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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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407. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reissue a national survey on allotments and community garden provision to all local authorities to give a national overview of the provision of allotments and community gardens across Ireland, following figures released by FOI in April 2025 that only 16 out of 31 local authorities responded to the national survey issued b…
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the survey of primary school parents and guardians and parents and guardians of children not yet in school on their preferences on important aspects of school provision and choice in their community, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [59719/25]
375. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will launch an online national survey of all primary parents and preschool parents to determine local preferences for school type, including for multidenominational patronage to inform potential future changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56503/25]
376. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the delay in publishing the national survey on parents' patronage choice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56504/25]
174. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the parental survey on patronage will be published. [55969/25]
333. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when the latest national maternity experience survey will be published. [54413/25]
1090. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would outline what stock surveys have been conducted to date; what surveys are underway at present and what further surveys are planned for pollack in box 6a before ICES make a determination for 2026 in this stock; if he will further confirm that his Department are committed to making a scientific case for reopening this…
852. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when the next national end of life survey will be undertaken by the national care experience programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25757/25]
855. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education the timeline for completion of a demographic study into Mallow; the date on which this will be published; and the cost of same to date. [19229/25]
103. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18486/25]
122. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18483/25]
155. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18497/25]
173. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/25]
180. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department assesses productivity across all Government Departments; the methodology of how that is assessed, and areas where improvement has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/25]
190. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18…
246. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18484/25]
257. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18496/25]
323. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18492/25]
334. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/25]
359. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18482/25]
428. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18490/25]
449. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/25]
1112. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing an annual victim survey, similar to the Crime Survey of England and Wales which records all types of crimes experienced by people, including those crimes that may not have been reported to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11134/25]
465. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February and No. 598 of 25 February 2025, given it is possible to track journeys of individual applications, if a research sampling exercise can be undertaken to provide an answer, under each specified sub-category reflective of that research sampling, to the original question asked; and if he will mak…