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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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Jen Cummins Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Social
201. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports are available for people on low income to pay for a reconnection of their electricity. [17460/26]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Social
202. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection when the cost of disability payment will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17465/26]
Keira Keogh Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Social
203. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures his Department is taking to enable payment of child benefit to be split between parents, in view of the fact that modern families may require this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
204. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the engagement across departments to rectify this issue; and if he will make a st…
Sinéad Gibney Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
205. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the impact of tightened family reunification criteria on the labour market, as detailed in the NESC (Council Paper No.171, December 2025) and the Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025: whether he has raised concerns about labour market impacts and the ability of bus…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
206. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the nature of the exceptional and compelling circumstances that a letter issued by his Department (details supplied) requires in order to waive the five-year reckonable residence requirement for refugee applicants for Irish citizenship. [17282/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
207. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the recommendation of the High Level Taskforce on Mental Health and Addiction; and when the 2024 progress report will be published. [17314/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure incurred by the State over the past five years in transporting newly arrived international protection applicants from points of entry, including Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Knock airports, to a centre (details supplied); the expenditure by transport type including private coach hire, contracted transport providers, …
Duncan Smith Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
209. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the passenger manifests for an aircraft for all of the times it landed in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17466/26]
Jen Cummins Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
210. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the supports in place for young people who were born in Ireland, brought up in State care but not considered citizens due to the change in State law in 2005. [17670/26]
Johnny Mythen Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
211. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported in County Wexford in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
212. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the evidence base, if any, his Department has on the impact of tightening family reunification rules on retention and recruitment problems identified in the Department of Finance’s Future Forty: Ireland’s Demographic Outlook published in September 2025; the way in which this issue was considered in the revision of the Non-EEA Family …
Sinéad Gibney Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Justice
213. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department assessed the knock on impact of the new policy on family reunification will have a knock on impact on the recruitment of non-EEA workers in Ireland, particularly those on general employment permits; whether they carried out an SME test on the policy; the steps his Department is taking to address this issue; and…
Keira Keogh Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
214. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to alleviate concerns over the use of tangle nets in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/26]
George Lawlor Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
215. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for a grant under the women's farmers capital investment scheme in TAMS 3; the number of grants paid to date under the scheme; if he will review an application (details supplied) which was refused although the applicant appears to be an ideal candidate for this scheme; and if he will make a statement …
Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
216. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle paid for by meat processors under the factories insurance policy; the total value; the total insurance revenue collected by meat factories in the Republic of Ireland from farmers; the insurers for the factories, if it is an independent insurance broker or the factories own reserves; and if he will make a statement on…
Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to undertake an investigation into the procedures around livestock insurance by factories, the eventuality under which the animal is covered by insurance; and the procedure for communication to farmers regarding insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17313/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
218. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the measures to tackle bovine TB; the contact which has been made by his Department with relevant agencies in the North of Ireland; if he will disclose this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17385/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
219. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dog control stakeholder group will publish its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17468/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
220. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will publish the results of the public consultation of the dog breeding regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17469/26]
Martin Kenny Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
221. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has installed and implemented an IT system (details supplied) in his Department; and whether the system is used to process and store critical data. [17827/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
222. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a centralised referral system for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17456/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
223. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will release the records relating to mother and baby institutions instead of keeping them restricted for up to 30 years. [17276/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
224. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will fully investigate and, if necessary, excavate the Angels' Plot burial ground at Sean Ross Abbey in order that the children who died there can finally be found, and their mothers told the truth. [17277/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Children
225. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will reform the mother and baby institutions redress scheme in order that survivors are judged by what was done to them, not by a rigid 180 day cut-off. [17278/26]