167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 5 February 2025, if he will ask the NTA to provide a preliminary written view or report on the possible acceleration of planning and design of the extension of the Luas to Poolbeg, in the context of the new Programme for Government’s commitment to review and enhancing the National Development Plan; and if he will…
Topics / Programme for Government
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsProgramme for Government
236 questions from 66 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 7 October 2026.
236
questions
208 written, 28 oral
66
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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 13 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 28 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 35 |
| January 2026 | 16 |
| February 2026 | 28 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 34 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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
445. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans for a referendum on lowering the voting age to 16 years-of-age, given no reference was made to it in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5951/25]
66. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he will conclude the process of workforce planning referred to in the programme for Government for the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5124/25]
83. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline his vision for a public infrastructure Act as referenced in the programme for Government; how this will improve delivery, value for money and accountability in relation to public infrastructure development; if he will provide details on any models his Department is evaluating which are in place in a…
86. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures his Department intends to take to expedite delivery of project assessments, appraisals, business cases, and other stages of the approval process, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5076/25]
160. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on carbon tax increases planned as part of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/25]
1. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme for Government office being established in his Department. [1677/25]
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach his plans for the implementation of the programme for Government. [4512/25]
691. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide greater clarity on the programme for Government’s commitment to roll out more early-age dementia supports and for increased funding for the fair deal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4698/25]
539. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2770/25]
792. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to tackle retail defamation in the Programme for Government, to outline how retail defamation is understood and defined under this proposal; the measures he is planning to implement to tackle this type of crime; the timeline for delivery; the projected output of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2318/25]