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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Erin McGreehan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Finance
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Finance to provide clarity on vehicle registration tax payments for cross-Border workers who work in Northern Ireland and receive a company car registered in Northern Ireland for business engagements, despite living and being resident in the Republic of Ireland, where the car resides overnight. [14141/25]
Ged Nash Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Finance
290. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance when he plans to bring the credit union sector under the scope of the Dormant Accounts Act 2021, in order that the dormant accounts within credit unions can be repurposed for community projects. [14198/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what plans there are for the protection and proper use of the Hill of Tara site. [14233/25]
Paul Murphy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
292. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the outsourcing of jobs within Departments; how much this has cost; if there will be a move to cut back on outsourcing in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the date for the roll out of the digital wallet; when persons will have access to the digital wallet; the status of the project; if Departments are involved in the project, and if so, their respective roles; if changes to the Social Welfare Act 2022 are needed for public bodies to benefit from the dig…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
294. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to examine a case of flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13445/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
295. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the total expenditure on public procurement by his Department and its agencies, including spending on goods, services and works acquired through public procurement processes, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [13543/25]
Colm Burke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
296. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the status of a project (details supplied) which has been granted planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
297. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of his Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature. [13580/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
298. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the progress of flood prevention measures for an area (details supplied); if the diversion of the local river around the town is still being considered as part of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13794/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
299. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if Minister of State Higgins met with the Governor of Western Australia during her visit there for Saint Patrick's Day events. [13867/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
300. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE OPW-employed staff, by job title and gender, working in Dublin Castle as of 18 March 2025. [13868/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
301. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline, in relation to public procurement carried out at local authority level, his views on reports (details supplied) that chief executives are aware of the European Commission’s statement that ‘The 2014 Public Procurement Directives allow contracting authorities to introduce social and ethical c…
Tom Brabazon Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
302. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the refurbishment works that the OPW has scheduled to carry out at Coolock Garda station for the remainder of 2025; and when each of those refurbishment works projects will commence, in tabular form. [13996/25]
Gary Gannon Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the percentage of social media video accessible, such as providing the information or activities posted on each of his Department’s social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under its remit, including closed captioning and subtitling and Irish Sign Langu…
Pat Buckley Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
304. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm that Mogeely, County Cork, will be included under tranche two of the OPW flood protection scheme. [14187/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
305. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being made to oppose the Mercosur Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13988/25]
Peter Roche Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
306. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Government has considered expediting a targeted support plan for SMEs, particularly in rural and regional areas, to mitigate economic uncertainties if US foreign direct investment were to decline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14222/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
307. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an appeals process will be introduced for the increased cost of business and power up grant schemes, as a number of businesses failed to meet the application deadline due to administrative issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13340/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
308. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department plans to carry out an analysis on the economic and local and community impact of data centres in rural areas; if the type and condition of land used for these developments and their potential impact on the agri-food industry will be assessed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13362/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
309. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific data fields included in prompt payment reports as mandated by Government decision S29296; and if he will provide a sample template illustrating the required information. [13507/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
310. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legal or policy framework underpinning the requirement for public sector bodies to submit prompt payment reports, referencing Government Decision S29296 and any related legislation or guidelines. [13508/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
311. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify which public sector entities are mandated to submit prompt payment reports; and if he will provide a comprehensive list of these entities. [13509/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
312. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the consequences or sanctions in place for public sector bodies that fail to submit prompt payment reports as required by Government Decision S29296. [13511/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
313. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the total expenditure on public procurement by his Department and its agencies, including spending on goods, services and works acquired through public procurement processes, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [13548/25]