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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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Tom Brabazon Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
276. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the most common reason for which members of An Garda Síochána are suspended from duty. [25017/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
277. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a person entering An Garda Síochána. [25018/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
278. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a member of An Garda Síochána prior to firearms training. [25019/25]
William Aird Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
279. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the new format and commencement date for local community safety partnerships, which are to replace joint policing committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
280. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the locations of the new speed camera detection system on traffic lights, to be introduced this summer. [25038/25]
Martin Kenny Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
281. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the budget and the total spend for ACRES in each of the years 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/25]
Martin Kenny Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
282. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact the recent trade agreement between the USA and the UK will have on Irish beef exports to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24914/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
283. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if PTO generators are considered a fixed item under TAMS 3; the rationale for said classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
284. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to his decision to re-open a new TAMS tranche in the wake of storm Éowyn and his inclusion of all generator types, and given that backup PTO generators are deemed fixed items in TAMS under DES, OCIS, YFCIS and WFCIS, if all other generator types including standalone diesel generators included in this tranche were all also dee…
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
285. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned that farmers are unable to claim VAT rebates on large standalone diesel generators on farms, especially in the wake of Storm Éowyn and increasing reliance among farmers on electricity for their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24925/25]
John McGuinness Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24927/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the EU Commission's approval of Ireland's GAEC 2 approach; the collaboration his Department has had with the EU Commission on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
288. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will expect to receive a confirmation of the rules under the EU Commission's GAEC 2. [24953/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to protect farmers under the EU Commission's GAEC 2. [24954/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
290. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 2023 and 2024 ACRES payments will issue to a farm partnership in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24986/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
291. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of ACRES penalties applied to a course provider in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24987/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
292. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applicants of the ACRES scheme will receive their long-overdue payments (noting approximately five thousand applicants are waiting for scheme pay since 2023); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
293. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in ACRES scheme payments; if a solution has been provided for this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24995/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
294. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to commit to delaying the implementation of GAEC-2 to support the farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 May 2025 · to Agriculture
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1741 of 29 April 2025, if the details requested will be issued to this Deputy, given the response is not accurate and Kerry County Council does not have anything to do with the processing or issuing of foreshore licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25007/25]
Charles Ward Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
296. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she will take to ensure assessments of needs are completed within the statutory timeline to reduce the waiting lists across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25044/25]
Mark Wall Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
297. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out any research on aligning Ireland’s family leave options with those of other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25058/25]
John McGuinness Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
298. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by her Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24928/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
299. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 22 January 2024, if the high-level group has reported on the proposed terms of reference; and, if so, when they will be published. [24946/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
300. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to help reduce fees in creches not in the core funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25031/25]