244. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a status update on the Civil Service Regulation and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27707/25]
Topics / Legislative Programme
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsLegislative Programme
183 questions from 71 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
183
questions
177 written, 6 oral
71
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
451. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when he intends to commence the family-law division in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26775/25]
452. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any regulations or legislation he intends to introduce to reduce legal fees in family-law litigation; the date by which he intends to introduce measures to reduce legal fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/25]
453. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of any measures he intends to take to reduce delays in the legal system, and in particular delays, in the provision of High Court written judgments; if so, when such measures will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26777/25]
599. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for when she intends to introduce comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation, including a statutory regulatory framework for the protection of vulnerable adults in all care settings, as proposed in the Law Reform Commission’s 2024 Report on Adult Safeguarding and reflected in the draft Adult Safeguarding Bill 2024 and Criminal Law (Adult Saf…
384. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the legislation required for the transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23505/25]
542. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 and when this Bill will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24200/25]
310. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government’s commitments as set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to put in place an appropriate legal or regulatory framework to ensure respect for human rights throughout company value chains and therefore conduct risk-based due diligence interact with its position in relation to the EU’s Om…
328. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is her intention to commence the EPSEN Act; if so, to provide a timeline for its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23045/25]
120. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance when the Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/25]
123. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to introduce legislation to establish one single national body with authority over the entire river Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/25]
35. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative priorities for his Department for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21754/25]
349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeline and progress of establishing the regulatory authority under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21805/25]
315. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the spring legislative programme; to report on progress of Bills listed in the spring legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20763/25]
1531. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice when the second piece of legislation under the General Scheme of the Sale of Alcohol Bill, relating to the regulation of distance selling of alcohol, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18918/25]
1593. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when the amending legislation will be introduced to reform the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if it will include a regulator for OMCs and deal with governance of OMCs, dispute resolution, service charges and the need for sinking funds for apartment blocks. [19960/25]
408. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on proposed legislation introducing further restrictions on nicotine inhaling products or vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18256/25]
194. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on the general scheme and regulatory impact assessment of the air pollution Act (amendment) Bill 2024 will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny; when that will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13428/25]
614. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to publish the heads of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill; for an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13608/25]
897. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if work has begun on the control of dogs and dog breeding establishment miscellaneous Bill; how he intends to amend the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Acts; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13607/25]
179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice if he intends to progress the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024); if so, if he will provide a timeline on the Bill’s delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12464/25]
184. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the proposed National Cyber Security Bill. [11478/25]
230. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he will publish the draft heads of Bill for the Defence (Amendment)(No.2) Bill; if he will provide a copy of the proposed draft legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/25]
1090. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to bring the heads of a bill to Government this year to provide for a promised disregard scheme for criminal convictions obtained by men prior to the 1993 legislation that decriminalised homosexuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10613/25]
1500. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department is planning to introduce legislation that will regulate and restrict the sale of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, and prevent its sale to persons under eighteen years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10720/25]