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National Development Plan

244 questions from 76 TDs, between 6 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.

244
questions
226 written, 18 oral
76
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
11
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 20250
February 20257
March 20254
April 202521
May 202513
June 20254
July 202543
August 20250
September 202515
October 202510
November 202515
December 202527
January 20263
February 202624
March 20261
April 202613
May 202618
June 20266
July 202615
August 20260
September 20262
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú3 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil88 from 27 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael39 from 15 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland12 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party8 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity7 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin63 from 14 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 17
  2. 10
  3. 10
  4. 7
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 6
  8. 6

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Cormac Devlin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
662. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of National Development Plan expenditure that has been ringfenced for resilience and climate adaptation measures in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47528/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1222. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which environmental projects have been submitted by his department officials as part of the National Development Plan bidding process; the budget allocation for said projects; which of those projects are directly linked to the implementation of Ireland’s legal obligations under the EU Nature Restoration Law, in tab…
Brendan Smith Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
31. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the level of funding under the national development plan provided under the shared island Initiative; if it is proposed to extend the range of projects eligible for consideration; and if he will ensure that the needs of Border communities North and South which were most disadvantaged over the years by the ongoing troubles will be given particular consideration for investme…
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied) and following the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42761/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied) and following the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42762/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the national development plan in each of the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [42766/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
310. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the funding allocation model for retrofit set out in table 1 of the National Retrofit Action Plan (page 10) will be funded through extra carbon tax revenue; if this is under review; when the review be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Defence
355. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how the proposed increase in defence capital expenditure under the revised National Development Plan will increase defence and security capability in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43244/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport regarding the NDP review; the criteria his Department will be using to rank projects in order of priority as part of a pipeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/25]
Brendan Smith Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
553. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport in view of the recent publication of the National Development Plan, if he will ensure that additional funding is provided for the non-national road network, particularly for counties like Cavan and Monaghan that lack a rail service and are very dependent on the road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43236/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
602. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the national development plan funding of the northern ring road. [44161/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
795. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to prioritise an early review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/25]
Réada Cronin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
818. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has identified any infrastructure projects in north Kildare as part of the National Development Plan review 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42884/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
831. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plan for the management of the NDP roll-out, and breaking into project financing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43508/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
832. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his engagement with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Uisce Éireann from a point of view of delivering on infrastructural deficits through the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43509/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
836. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there is no specific allocation in the national development plan for the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/25]
Thomas Gould Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
844. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason Cork is only referenced twice in the national development plan; and the Cork-specific projects that will be progressed and funded under this iteration of the plan. [44160/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1174. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital allocations her Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated National Development Plan. [42974/25]
Réada Cronin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1580. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the biodiversity cross-Border projects that have been identified by his Department as part of the National Development Plan review 2025; the timeline for the completion of said projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2081. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capital allocations his Department has planned in the Dublin Bay South constituency as part of the updated national development plan. [42973/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2884. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the projects she intends to spend the €9.25 billion available to her Department under the revised national development plan; to outline the allocations she intends to make to each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42568/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of engagements she had with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation and the Minister for Finance regarding the revised National Development Plan; the dates of meetings; the subject discussed; the attendees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43354/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3135. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of major health capital projects planned under the National Development Plan; whether updated timelines and budget allocations will be published as part of the 2025 review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43377/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3178. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for outstanding contractual commitments, by project, at July 2025 including the new children's and maternity hospitals as part of revised NDP allocations. [43759/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for regulatory and patient safety standards including risk management, HIQA compliance, maintenance works, and equipment replacement as part of revised NDP allocations.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43760/25]