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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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Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Climate
201. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which contractor availability at county level is contributing to delays in the warmer homes scheme; and the steps being taken to address shortages in counties with long waiting times. [67205/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Climate
202. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if tendering for warmer homes scheme works is conducted in batches; the criteria used; and whether funding certainty or administrative processes contribute to tendering delays. [67206/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Climate
203. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if we will address the disadvantage smaller businesses are facing with deposit return scheme machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67236/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
204. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of participants in the civil defence in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67099/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
205. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence to outline plans to ensure that cadet pay is ahead of the minimum wage and that the Defence Forces remain an attractive career path. [66902/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66925/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
207. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that have availed of the opportunity to continue working after the increase in August 2024 in the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 62. [67036/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
208. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of her Department; which measures are particularly successful and which measures are underperforming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67045/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
209. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence whether the digital media presences, across multiple platforms, of a person (details supplied) are part of Defence Forces or Department of Defence communications; whether posts on these accounts are sanctioned by the Defence Forces or Department of Defence; whether the opinions expressed on these platforms align with the foreign, defence and security poli…
Conor D McGuinness Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
210. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 17 June 2025, if she or her predecessor authorised the use of social media influencers by the Defence Forces for recruitment and communications; and her views on whether there may be conflicts of interest caused by social media accounts advertising careers in the Defence Forces while simultaneously sharing part…
Conor D McGuinness Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
211. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware that a number of digital media accounts purporting to be operated by a person (details supplied) and promoting recruitment to the Defence Forces regularly share content and opinions on political and international affairs, and if these accounts are not sanctioned by Government or the Defence Forces, the policy of Government in relation to t…
Charles Ward Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Defence
212. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Defence if any military personnel or Department officials attended a recent conference in Israel organised by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on their intensive multifront campaign over the past two years, or any recent training conference or seminars organised by the IDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67246/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
213. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the statutory position regarding responsibility for local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67118/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
214. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the provision within the National Development Plan 2026-2030 for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67131/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
215. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the level of capital provision for local and regional roads within the National Development Plan in light of the evident deterioration of the network in many counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67132/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
216. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing an additional multi-annual capital envelope specifically targeted at rehabilitating sub-standard local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67133/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
217. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to engage with the Minister for Transport to create a traffic lights system for the junction on entry to a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67210/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will review funding levels for the Irish Coast Guard and search and rescue services operating along the north Kerry coastline, including Ballybunion, in view of ongoing rescue incidents and identified risks in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66765/25]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether a person who previously held an Irish licence but now holds an English licence can swap back to an Irish licence; and if not, the reason. [66833/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of the Budget 2026 PSO funding allocation that will go towards providing new or increased capacity public transport services; the amount that will go towards providing existing services and existing fare reduction schemes; the amount that will go towards addressing funding deficits in the PSO scheme, as confirmed by his Dep…
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
221. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the National Transport Authority’s proposed enhancements to the Nenagh–Clonmel bus service; the work completed to date following the public consultation launched in late 2024; when the NTA intends to publish the outcome of that consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66845/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
222. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport given the ongoing problems on the Rosslare rail line with overcrowding, poor service, and the threat of coastal erosion, to consider commissioning a complete review of services on the line. [66895/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures he can take to prevent further significant price increases in charges for car parking by Dublin Airport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66896/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
224. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing additional funding to the National Transport Authority to provide an additional train service from Boyle to Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66908/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
225. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider launching a nationwide text alert system for disabled parking to allow individuals to report illegally parked vehicles by sending a text message with a bay number to an enforcement team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66921/25]