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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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Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in employment in the State at the end of each year from 1986 to 2025, in tabular form. [23005/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons recorded as unemployed in the State at the end of each year from 1986 to 2025, in tabular form. [23008/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [22884/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [22904/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [23085/26]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposed EU-Australia trade agreement; whether there is provision for investor courts in the proposed agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22611/26]
John Lahart Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the flight costs to her Department as a result of the recent evacuation scenarios in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22621/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the large number of Irish teachers working in the UAE , the guidance being given by her Department with regard to their safety and taking into account the fact that online teaching is being used in the Emirates; if she has engaged with the authorities in the UAE and other war impacted countries where Irish people are working; and …
Pearse Doherty Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number, and the number by awarding country, of Irish citizens who have requested permission to receive a foreign honour in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22654/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22874/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22896/26]
John Clendennen Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
12. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU- Australia Free Trade Agreement; her views on the likely impact this agreement might have on Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23065/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any engagements she or her officials have had with the European Commission or other EU member state officials in the previous 12 months including the dates of those engagements regarding the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, in tabular form. [23067/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23077/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
16. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the development of the new Cork passport office; when she expects it to be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23092/26]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the response to the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement. [20932/26]
Paula Butterly Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
18. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his work with EU partners in eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy in EU directives and regulations aimed at facilitating business operations. [13199/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
19. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the longest extended period of below average rainfall since 1975 was factored into the results of the 2025 IFI salmon fry counts on the Boyne /Kells Blackwater catchment;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
20. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the metric of assessing the salmon stocks on the Boyne/Kells Blackwater Catchment that is most relied upon by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
22. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22890/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/26]
John Lahart Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Climate
24. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, in circumstances in which a home is unsuitable for a heat pump, the alternative grant support available to householders in respect of boiler replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Defence
25. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22870/26]