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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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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
451. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds which are currently registered with a charity (details supplied); the number which have retired; and the number which have been adopted in the past 12 months. [18011/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
452. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the oversight which exist to ensure that greyhounds not required for racing are not inappropriately euthanised. [18012/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
453. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reporting mechanisms which exist for tracking the welfare outcomes of retired racing greyhounds. [18013/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
454. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds which are currently in long-term care awaiting adoption; and the average length of time they remain in such care. [18014/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
455. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there are initiatives to improve adoption rates of retired greyhounds nationally. [18015/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
456. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether funding allocations for greyhound welfare have increased or decreased over the past five years. [18016/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
457. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the mechanisms which exist for whistleblowers or inspectors to report welfare concerns in the greyhound racing sector. [18017/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
458. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the State ensures that retired greyhounds are not subject to neglect or poor conditions while awaiting adoption. [18018/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
459. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of retired greyhounds which are rehomed domestically versus exported abroad. [18019/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
460. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps which are being taken to educate the public on adopting retired racing greyhounds. [18020/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
461. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual amount of public funding that flows specifically to a stadium (details supplied) for racing operations. [18021/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
462. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a stadium (details supplied) has received any one-off government grants in the past five years; and the purposes of those grants. [18022/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
463. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which State funds at a stadium (details supplied) is audited and reported, including transparency regarding welfare allocations. [18023/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
464. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a stadium (details supplied) contributes financially to independent greyhound rehoming organizations or welfare initiatives in County Kildare. [18024/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
465. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any Government oversight specific to a stadium (details supplied), including inspections, reporting, or compliance requirements. [18025/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
466. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that public funding to a stadium (details supplied) is not disproportionately higher than to other tracks; and to provide comparative figures if available. [18026/26]
Brendan Smith Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
467. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes available to compensate farmers who have suffered substantial losses due to ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18052/26]
Ged Nash Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
468. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his/her Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential…
Paul Murphy Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
469. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine premises numbers currently registered to premises located within urban or built-up areas, by local authority; the number of equines registered to such premises, by local authority; the number of equines recorded on his Department’s equine identification and registration systems as being located in urban or built-up ar…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
470. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will designate Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal as a pelagic landing port for catches over ten tonnes. [18164/26]
Barry Ward Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
471. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026) in relation to the provision of 900 additional residential care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17931/26]
Barry Ward Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
472. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the full implementation of the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17932/26]
Michael Murphy Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
473. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17934/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
474. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [179…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
475. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding spent by her Department, and agencies under its remit, in pursuit of the decongregation policy for disability residential services for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated S…