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Disability Services

2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

2,070
questions
2,021 written, 49 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
12
departments asked

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 202535
February 2025155
March 202593
April 202594
May 202595
June 202588
July 2025156
August 20250
September 2025126
October 202569
November 2025133
December 202598
January 202679
February 2026116
March 202687
April 2026184
May 2026102
June 2026138
July 202670
August 20260
September 202689
October 202663

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.

  • 100% RDR11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú56 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil517 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael258 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party17 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent135 from 12 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland80 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party107 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity45 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin666 from 39 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 99
  2. 84
  3. 81
  4. 76
  5. 65
  6. 53
  7. 48
  8. 46

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Paul McAuliffe Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27570/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27571/25]
Catherine Ardagh Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27572/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [29326/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [29816/25]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30139/25]
Mark Ward Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30180/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [30254/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1160. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the improvement and expansion of disability day services. [29167/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1168. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns regarding disability services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29325/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with disabilities on waiting list for overnight respite care in County Kildare; and the number of those who currently receiving respite care but who require more nights, in tabular form. [29376/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which successful applicants of the children’s disability services grant were provided funding under the grant,; the amount that was provided to them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30116/25]
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1242. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year costs of providing 60,000 additional home support hours. [30408/25]
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1243. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full-year costs of providing 125,000 additional personal assistance hours. [30409/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Parliamentary Question No. 1831 of 29 April 2025 has not been answered; when an answer will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30551/25]
William Aird Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1250. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30640/25]
William Aird Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1251. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current capacity of respite care for children with disabilities in County Laois; the number of children provided with respite care each week; her plans to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30642/25]
William Aird Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1252. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide urgent nurse-led respite care services for children with complex need in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30643/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1303. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for speech and language services from primary care centres in Dublin from the date of referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29126/25]
Charles Ward Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1313. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at primary care centres within CHO1 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29151/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1320. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the new CDNT services will be operational in the Clondalkin primary care centre on Boot Road, if she will outline the level of service that will be provided as part of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29191/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1579. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant child psychiatrist for intellectual disability services based in Clare in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30300/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1643. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will outline how she plans to respond to the 2025 World Health Assembly Resolution on Rare Diseases, with particular reference to improving equitable access to treatment and reducing financial burden for patients living with rare and lifelong conditions not currently covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Transport
284. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow emotional support dogs to travel without restrictions on Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann services, provided they are identifiable by their registration certificate and coat or harness, and be required to sit at the feet of person responsible for them without blocking the gangway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Paul Lawless Written 29 May 2025 · to Children
497. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28557/25]