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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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Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
101. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a business case and or released funding for the development of a local authority site (details supplied). [2834/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
102. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received an updated and or amended proposal from bodies in respect of a site for public housing (details supplied). [2845/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
103. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the Government's commitment to introduce a cost of disability payment; the proposed timeline for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2523/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
104. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the research, analysis, and impact assessments undertaken by his Department in developing proposals for a cost of disability payment; the estimated additional cost of living with a disability these considerations are based on; and if he will publish this information. [2524/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
105. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any proposed cost of disability payment will be universal or means-tested; how eligibility will be determined; and how the payment will interact with existing disability-related supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2525/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
106. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement his Department has had with disability organisations and representative groups in relation to the introduction of a cost of disability payment; how the views of disabled people are being reflected in policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2526/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
107. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to review the classification of long-Covid for social protection purposes, including its recognition as an occupational injury for healthcare workers; the timeframe for any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2528/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
108. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection if a breakdown can be provided for all payments of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2588/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
109. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was wrongly advised to claim disability allowance and who has now applied for invalidity pension and has been refused due to insufficient PRSI contributions but would have had sufficient contributions at the time of application can have their claim assessed on the basis of the original application; and if he will make a statement on …
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
110. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements to benefits without means testing survivors of the Hepatitis C scandal have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2642/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
111. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/26]
John Connolly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
112. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to enhance the farm assist and fish assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/26]
John Connolly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Social
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will include seaweed harvesting for a bespoke social protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
114. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 18 December 2025, if the information requested regarding the number of crimes recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail, by county and category of offence, in 2025, in tabular form is now available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2548/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
115. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 24 September 2025, if we will provide an update on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on his Department’s Bill to enable the taking of oral testimony for the purposes of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry; the rationale for only applying the Bill to retired officials with their advance written consent; the provision for access to records, in addition to the oral questions provided for, subject to vetting; and when he e…
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
117. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will legislate to allow for assisted dying given the vote in favour by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying in its report, which recommended to legalise for assisted dying in specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2655/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider removing the €80 application fee for a civil protection order given that no such fee exists in respect of domestic violence orders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2810/26]
Gary Gannon Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
120. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any categories of visa or immigration applications made by Syrian nationals were paused, frozen, or otherwise not progressed by his Department; if so, which types of visas or applications were affected; the period of time during which any such pause or freeze applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2811/26]
Gary Gannon Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
121. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the following situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/26]
Mark Wall Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Children
130. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people on a waiting list for disability home support hours at the end of 2024 and at the end of 2025; the number on a waiting list for personal assistance hours at the end of 2024 and at the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/26]
Mark Wall Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Children
131. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she or her Department will advise on an ECCE placement being withdrawn (details supplied). [2613/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Children
132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2644/26]
Réada Cronin Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Children
133. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether plans are in place to increase the number of after-school care places in north Kildare by September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2693/26]