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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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Emer Currie Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
376. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the sum spent on youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
377. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of participation in youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/26]
Brendan Smith Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
378. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress to date in providing new services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31777/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
379. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions, by rank that were held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí, by rank, that applied in each competition. in tabular form. [31800/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
380. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on Garda Operation Meacan; and the number of e-scooters and e-bikes that have been seized under this operation to date. [31801/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
381. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department agrees on the need to legislate for a cap on the number of dogs a breeder can own and breed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
382. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department agrees that action is urgently needed to improve and safeguard the welfare of dogs in dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an EU-wide voluntary milk supply reduction scheme whereby the proposed measure will provide milk producers with a financial payment per litre to voluntarily not produce milk for a defined period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
384. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider the implementation of an independent oversight body for horse welfare for the horse racing industry given concerns that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31561/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a large-scale business and co-ops (details supplied) will be included in the excise duty relief that supports licensed hauliers, freight operators, agricultural and fishing contractors or bus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31641/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
386. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address rising fuel costs and to support the transport, farming and fisheries sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
387. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to support horticultural growers operating heated glasshouses in light of escalating costs, particularly energy and fertiliser; whether he is aware that some growers are facing projected increases in annual gas bills if current prices persist; whether he considers the current situation to be financially sus…
Brian Brennan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
388. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of Sitka spruce planted compared to the broadleaves and native conifers planted by area each year, including the 20% broadleaves within the Sitka spruce plantations, since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31717/26]
Brian Brennan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
389. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and area of monoculture Sitka spruce forests his Department has grant aided, by year since 1993, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31719/26]
Joe Cooney Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
390. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pet passports that his Department issued in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, by month, in tabular form. [31730/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
391. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of EU-funded projects undertaken by his Department from 2020 to date in 2026 in the areas of risk, emergency planning and or food security; and/or were coordinated by his Department, or in which it participated. [31743/26]
Brendan Smith Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
392. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be introduced to support farmers due to the substantial increase in costs over recent months resulting in financial pressures on the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31786/26]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
393. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions for horse welfare offences from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [31793/26]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
394. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses sent for slaughter overseas from 2024 to date in 2026. [31794/26]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
395. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the new equine slaughter facility; and the proposed opening date. [31795/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
396. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently consider including a large-scale business and co-ops (details supplied), in the reliefs that support licensed agricultural/fishing contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
397. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the Horizontal Equal Treatment European Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31495/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
398. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the structures in place to allow people to enforce their rights under the equal status Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31496/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
399. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of bodies that have been regulated in relation to breaches of the equal status Acts, the agency that is tasked with enforcing these acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31497/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
400. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current time frame to receive a decision on an assessment of needs once submitted in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31750/26]