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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 20 May 2026 · to Education
151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38165/26]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
152. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure every school has a school library. [38181/26]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
153. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand the JCSP library to every publicly funded school in Ireland. [38182/26]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
154. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of JCSP libraries that currently do not have librarians. [38183/26]
Jen Cummins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
155. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of schools that have JCSP libraries. [38184/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
156. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Education and Youth when school caretakers will receive improved pay and terms and conditions of employment, as promised when they ended strike action; the status of this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38185/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role IPB play in providing insurance for ETB schools and how that interacts with State indemnity; the estimated average cost per student; the number of students and schools covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38206/26]
Brian Brennan Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
158. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is any avenue for funding for a school to recoup costs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38209/26]
Duncan Smith Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the discussions that are taking place with a landowner in respect of the acquisition of CI zoned land at Ballisk Common, Donabate adjacent to schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38359/26]
Niall Collins Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
160. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional resources that will be made available to primary schools listed following the recent Deis Plus announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38368/26]
John Brady Written 20 May 2026 · to Education
161. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth her position regarding a new special school (details supplied); the number of places that will be available; the enrolment procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38414/26]
Seamus Healy Written 20 May 2026 · to Culture
162. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the up-to-date position regarding the upcoming Community Sports Facilities Fund; the status of the opening of the new OSCAR portal; the timelines for the 2026 CSFF round and any regional briefings or webinars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38088/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 May 2026 · to Culture
163. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if all national governing bodies have achieved 40% female representation on their boards, management committees and executive committees; whether equivalent 40% male representation is in place on the governing structures of female sports organisations, including the Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association; a…
Cathy Bennett Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
164. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that exist to replace windows in a private dwelling housing a young autistic child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38304/26]
Duncan Smith Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
165. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the processes used by the fire brigade and emergency services to locate addresses; if those processes include Eircodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
166. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 689 of 12 May 2026, if he will clarify what is meant by "under the microgeneration support scheme led by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, 'solar PV is available for all domestic premises'; the way in which this is the case if local authority tenants are not eligible to …
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
167. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants approved under the vacant property refurbishment grant since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38021/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
168. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the legislation around the approved housing bodies' ability to sell properties to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38038/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
169. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the working group established by his Department to review the code of practice for pets in social housing and AHBs has met. [38130/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
170. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the working group established by his Department in reviewing the code of practice to allow pets in social housing and AHBs. [38131/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
171. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank inspections carried out in County Louth under the National Inspection Plan 2022-2026, in each of the years from its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
172. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number LAWPRO requests for septic tank inspection were made to Louth County Council when they were working in a Priority Area for Action in 2024 and 2025; the number of these requests that were granted in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
173. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number grants given, from all funding streams available through his Department, to residents of County Louth in 2024 and 2025 for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which homeowners who require access to grant funding for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs can access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/26]
Paul Murphy Written 20 May 2026 · to Social
175. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) considering they first applied 14 weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37983/26]