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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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Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
322. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider postponing licenses being granted for industrial scale harvesting of wild seaweed along the Irish cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
323. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider the creation of a national seaweed policy which prioritises ecosystem health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12662/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
324. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €50, €75, €100, €150 and €200 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
325. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retrofitting loans granted in each of the months since the schemes inception, broken down by county, and by average loan value, in tabular form. [12691/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
326. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reforms or changes that have been made to the Environmental Protection Agency on foot of the recommendations contained within the OECD’s review of the EPA in 2020, ‘Driving Performance at Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency’; the measures outstanding; if he plans any statutory changes or reforms; and if he will make a statem…
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
327. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of the recommendations from the 2011 Review of the EPA that have not been implemented; and to outline in each case the reasons for not progressing that reform, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12782/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
328. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the accountability mechanisms for ensuring actions are delivered under the EPA’s Performance Delivery Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
329. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a new strategic plan will be prepared and published by the EPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
330. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will approve a pension increase for retired workers of EirGrid without delay. [13582/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
331. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the steps her Department is taking to ensure we have the capacity to deploy anti drone defences outside Baldonnel airfield; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12888/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
332. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11794/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
333. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11812/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
334. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11830/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
335. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11852/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the systems in place to agree performance metrics of Chief Executives of agencies within the aegis of her Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11955/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
337. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the up-to-date position on the UN investigation of a recent suspect chemical substance release near the Blue Line Demarcation; if any risk has been identified by the UN to Irish peacekeeping troops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12006/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
338. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the procurement of additional assets for the Air Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12444/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
339. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence to list, for each of the last 20 years, the size of each of the branches of the Defence Forces. [12450/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
340. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces in last 50 years and the reason it has changed to its current figure. [12451/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
341. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence her views on the way in which Ireland can combat shadow fleet ships in its Exclusive Economic Zone, considering the significant potential for devastating environmental incidents if these ships sank. [1754/26]
Brian Stanley Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
342. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if she will commit to not bringing bring forward legalisation to abolish the triple lock until it has first been put to a referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8643/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
343. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence if she will consider reducing height restrictions for the Irish Army; the number of persons who have been refused in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12177/26]
Grace Boland Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
344. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the delivery of the new integrated monitoring and surveillance system, including radar upgrades across maritime, land and air domains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12807/26]
Grace Boland Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
345. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence the way the recommendations of the independent review group and the Commission on the Defence Forces are being implemented, including reforms to leadership structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12808/26]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Permanent Defence Forces, disaggregated by Army, Air Corps and Naval Service; the establishment strength for each branch; the projected strength for end-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12909/26]