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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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John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
609. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers subject to the lower rate of Employer PRSI of 9%; the number of workers subject to the higher rate of Employer PRSI of 11.25%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28303/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
610. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the income threshold at which the higher employer PRSI rate kicks in to €600; to €620; to €640; to €660; to €680 and to €700, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
611. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of providing companies with fewer than 50 staff with a flat rate PRSI rebate of €12.75 in respect of employees earning €592 per week or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28305/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Social
612. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28665/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
613. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the list of wait times for visa renewals, critical skills employment permits and general employment permits, in tabular form. [28877/26]
Jen Cummins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
614. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason persons who have been living and working in Ireland for many years are now being placed in precarious situations due to delays in renewing their working visas. [28876/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
615. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28864/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
616. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the development of a location (details supplied) for international protection accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27895/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
617. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above the mileage agreed that a Garda vehicle is at end of life; the number of the vehicles currently non-operational; the number of requests submitted for a new vehicle, in tabular form; and if he will make a stat…
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of mobile speed cameras in operation on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
619. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement notices, in the form of fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued from mobile speed cameras in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27943/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
620. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of non-manned stationary speed cameras in operation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
621. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement and fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued in relation to vehicles travelling on motorways in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27947/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
622. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement and fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued in relation to vehicles travelling on national routes in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
623. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a family (details supplied); the supports available to the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
624. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Waterford-Kilkenny divisional protective services bureau, in tabular form. [28021/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
625. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 17 February 2026, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities to answer this PQ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/26]
James Geoghegan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
626. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average waiting time for the issuing of grants of probate and letters of administration; the number of cases currently pending; the steps he is taking to reduce delays in the probate office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28214/26]
James Geoghegan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
627. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering legislative or administrative reforms to streamline the probate process, including digitalisation, simplified procedures for uncontested estates, and fast-tracking probate for vacant residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28216/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
628. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized by Gardaí for having no valid insurance in the Limerick division in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28264/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
629. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person with stamp 1 residency based on a general employment permit can become self-employed; if so, the procedure to acquire permission to do so; the specific criteria which enables a person with a stamp 1 to pursue the matter that is, the length of time in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28270/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
630. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for delay in processing an application (details supplied); if a further timeframe is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
631. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait times for IRP card renewals; the longest wait time currently in the system; and if he has assessed the merits of extending a temporary arrangement for expiring Irish residence cards where nonrenewal arises from system delays not on the part of the applicant. [28476/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
632. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of alcohol breath tests carried out on motorists in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, down by year and by month, in tabular form [28485/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
633. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose application is pending; if he will clarify whether the person is permitted to travel while awaiting a decision on their application; if he will indicate whether the application can be expedited given the circumstances; if he will provide an update on their immigration docu…