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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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Cathy Bennett Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
76. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the rollout of auto-enrolment pension scheme. [2892/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
77. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has concerns about the quality of meals being provided under the hot school meals scheme; if he has concerns about the amount of food provided under the scheme being binned; if he has engaged with meal providers regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2323/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
79. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the auto-enrolment pension scheme and the issues that have arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2859/26]
Keira Keogh Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
80. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider expanding the domiciliary care allowance criteria to better support families caring for children with complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2676/26]
Tony McCormack Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
81. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Social Protection his main priorities for his Department for the remainder of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2861/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
82. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase supports for fishermen and women and the fishing industry after the disastrous quota negotiations recently (details supplied). [2885/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to address energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2679/26]
Colm Burke Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
84. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether he engages with the Minister for Health when increases to social protection payments are occurring, particularly with regard to medical card thresholds and payments to older people in order that welcome increases in social protection payments would not have the unintended consequence of disqualifying a person for a medical card as a res…
Claire Kerrane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
85. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will re-examine the report by the Child Maintenance Review Group, and the failure to find consensus on the establishment of a statutory child maintenance service; if he will examine this matter more broadly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
86. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the last date he met the ESRI and the agenda of the meeting. [2793/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
87. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made on introducing a new working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2593/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
88. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the introduction of the permanent annual cost of disability support payment, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2831/26]
Peter Roche Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
89. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps his Department is taking to ensure that recipients of disability allowance who take up part-time employment within the permitted income and hours thresholds are supported rather than penalised during the transition to work; if he is aware of cases where disability allowance has been disallowed despite timely and complete disclosure of earnings,…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will streamline approval of exceptional needs payments for core household goods, such as flooring and basic furniture, in order to ensure that tenants are not paying two rents simultaneously while awaiting floors or other basic furniture in a new tenancy. [2891/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
91. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people that are in receipt of the kinship caring payment across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2887/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the abolition of the means test for carers. [2792/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
93. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in County Carlow and in County Kilkenny that have been registered under My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2681/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will streamline approval of exceptional needs payments for core household goods, such as flooring and basic furniture, in order to ensure that social housing allocations are not delayed by lack of floors or other basic furniture in the allocated unit. [2890/26]
Pa Daly Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delay to certain critical public transport infrastructure projects, despite having all the necessary planning permissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/26]
Ciarán Ahern Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
96. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a survey commissioned by the RAC in the UK into the safety of LED headlights in modern vehicles, which found that four in five drivers were concerned about dazzling headlights; if he, his Department or the Road Safety Authority has considered the independent research study published by TRL in October 2025 titled ‘Glare from road vehicle lighti…
Pa Daly Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
97. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reduce road deaths and improve road safety on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
98. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the start date of the Glendalough-Bray Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1710/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
99. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the commencement date for the roll out of the N8 orbital bus route linking Blanchardstown with Dublin Airport has been delayed further to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3199/26]
Gillian Toole Oral 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
100. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason a health research report of April 2025, the health costs report on aircraft noise from Dublin Airport, compiled by a person (details supplied), submitted by Fingal and Meath residents, is being ignored and corrective action avoided, in view of the recent report by the European Environment Agency of 9 January 2026 in the European Heart Journal; and …