576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70280/25]
Topics / Legislative Process
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsLegislative Process
260 questions from 68 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
260
questions
257 written, 3 oral
68
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
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 30 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 25 |
| March 2026 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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
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The questions
652. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Fiosrú is meeting its statutory obligations under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 in relation to timely initial assessment of complaints; the average time taken by Fiosrú to complete initial screening and allocation decisions on complaints received since its establishment; the measures in place to ensure comp…
725. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70277/25]
752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70265/25]
813. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70266/25]
1081. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70275/25]
1104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70274/25]
1115. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70279/25]
173. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he intends to bring forward the necessary statutory regulations or amending legislation to implement the recommendations of the “Periodic Payment Orders Indexation Rate – Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group,” accepted by him in July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68232/25]
174. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of the implementation process for the revised indexation mechanism for periodic payment orders under Part IV of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017; and to specify the expected commencement date for the new framework. [68233/25]
175. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in publishing the draft regulations or legislative amendments required to activate the revised PPO indexation rate as recommended in the 2024 Interdepartmental Working Group report; and if he will provide a timeline for publication. [68234/25]
176. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland, or the Courts Service in respect of operational readiness for the implementation of the new PPO indexation rate; and to provide details of those engagements. [68235/25]
177. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed the potential financial impact on plaintiffs with catastrophic injuries, such as those arising in a case (details supplied); and if he will publish that assessment. [68236/25]
178. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure that the necessary legislative or regulatory amendments to make the PPO regime fully operational will be enacted before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68237/25]
179. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the legislative priority list for 2025 includes the introduction of amending measures to rectify the deficiencies in the current PPO legislation; and if not, if he will add it to the list as a matter of urgency. [68238/25]
180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the consultations undertaken to date with relevant stakeholders, including representatives of catastrophically injured plaintiffs, the Law Society, and the Bar Council, in relation to the implementation of a workable PPO indexation mechanism; and if further stakeholder engagement is planned. [68239/25]
19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she will introduce the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; if it will be introduced ahead of the December recess of Dail Éireann; if she given any consideration to the inclusion of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66497/25]
25. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the work she has undertaken to progress the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [65564/25]
42. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progression of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66661/25]
44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she agrees with the recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee Foreign Affairs and Trade to include services in the version of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to be introduced by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65956/25]
47. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline the current status of the proposed Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, including whether her Department has examined the inclusion of both goods and services within its scope, given the significance of this legislation for Ireland’s approach to internati…
59. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will set out a clear timeline for when she intends to pass the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65874/25]
66. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will include services in the version of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to be introduced by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65955/25]
80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she is planning to introduce a Bill to prohibit imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as stated in the Programme for Government; if the Bill will include a ban on services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66248/25]
85. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when she plans to introduce legislation to prohibit trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [66745/25]