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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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Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; and the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department. [13094/26]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will hold a referendum on neutrality in light of opinion polling showing strong support for Irish neutrality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12202/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if correspondence (details supplied) in respect of Irish Aid will be followed up by his Department and contact made with the author; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13018/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13086/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial penalties, including lump sum payments and daily fines, for failing to transpose EU directives into national law in 2025; the EU directives being infringed, the Department responsible; and the total amount of each fine, in tabular form. [13184/26]
Brendan Smith Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports being provided to undocumented Irish in the United States who face particular difficulties in relation to their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13403/26]
Brendan Smith Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, under consideration in the United States concerning the need to provide a legal pathway for undocumented Irish emigrants in the United States, such as the inclusion of Ireland in the E-3 non-immigrant visa programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13404/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
8. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm that the concept of 'sufficiency', defined when applied to the building sector as meaning above all making the best use of existing buildings to create a built environment that is attractive, affordable, and aligned with the actual space and accessibility needs of occupants, will be included in the National Building Renovatio…
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
9. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans in place for the introduction of the disposable coffee cup levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12962/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
10. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is scope to increase the total funding allocated to Carlow in the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11854/26]
Pa Daly Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
11. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; and when they it next meet. [12357/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
12. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has, or intends to, apply for a State aid exemption for the purposes of the development of the strategic floating LNG facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13099/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
13. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has received formal correspondence or direction from the EU in relation to Ireland’s non-compliance with the N-1 directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
14. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the proposed strategic floating LNG facility would be considered a ‘gas entry point’ under EU law; if he has sought legal advice in relation to the impact of such a determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13101/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
15. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is intended that a company (details supplied) be the sole developer of the strategic floating LNG facility; or if it is intended that they will collaborate with other entities, State or commercial, in this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13102/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
16. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, considering the German court case at the CJEU regarding their floating gas unit, he has sought legal advice on the potential of third parties pursuing legal action for access to the gas entry point that would come alongside the development of the strategic floating LNG facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
17. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for not taking into account secondary fuels, as is allowable in determining N-1 requirements, in the Departments security of supply reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13104/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
18. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department expects the renewable heating obligation to increase energy prices for the 700,000 homes, mostly in rural Ireland, that use heating oil; if so, if there will be financial supports available to those affected by such an energy price increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
19. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of additional renewable liquid fuel supply that will be needed within the market to meet any additional demand caused by the upcoming renewable heating obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/26]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
20. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the need for homeowners to replace entire domestic heat pumps systems which are reaching end of life and, particularly those that are R-410A based or installed prior to 2021; if he is concerned that the inability to access a grant to replace these systems, though the homes in question meet all other critical qualifying crite…
John Connolly Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Climate
21. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of successful claims made for registration in relation to seaweed harvesting based on "Profit a Prendre" or traditional rights; whether it is proposed to change the legal conditions that need to be fulfilled to establish these rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13422/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Defence
22. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13082/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Defence
23. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the total number of current Defence Forces personnel in terms of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service and the Reserve Defence Force, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13220/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Defence
24. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the total number of people recruited to the Defence Forces since 2020 who have since left the Defence Forces, broken down by each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13221/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Defence
25. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the number of people who have joined the Defence Forces since 2020, broken down by each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13222/26]