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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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Peadar Tóibín Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Justice
251. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people arrested during the visits of the British Queen, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [44789/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Justice
252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to address the issues raised on the implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44791/26]
John Connolly Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Justice
253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within his Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/26]
Colm Burke Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Justice
254. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a fund is available for community groups to apply for CCTV; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/26]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
255. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the grants awarded to a society (details supplied) under the equine technical support scheme for 2025. [44748/26]
Brian Brennan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
256. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the outstanding payment for a person (details supplied) under the water EIP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44763/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial or other incentives in place to encourage reforestation of land or setting aside land for biodiversity purposes. [44787/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
258. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44794/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
259. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised about the welfare of a group of greyhounds (details supplied); if he will provide information on the reason these dogs were removed and then subsequently returned to their owners; if rehoming of these dogs is being considered at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
260. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently increase the compensation caps, in the interest of fairness, for TB reactors from €3,000 to €5,000 and from €5,000 to €7,000 for pedigree animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44803/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle diagnosed with signs of TB for each year from 2015 to the end of May 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44804/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
262. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to advance the transposition of the EU Soil Monitoring Directive, which was passed in December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44812/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
263. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to advance the EU Soil Strategy 2030 during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44813/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
264. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of Ireland’s climate and land-use targets for 2030 for farmers and landowners who have already established forestry plantations; whether existing forest owners will have an entitlement to carbon credits or carbon-related income streams arising from the sequestration provided by their forests; and if he will make a stat…
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
265. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether consideration is being given to introducing ongoing support or income mechanisms for owners of non-commercial forests following the expiry of forestry premium payments; and the proposals under consideration in this regard. [44818/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
266. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has examined forestry replanting obligations in other EU Member States; which Member States permit alternative land use following harvesting in certain circumstances; and if he will provide a comparative assessment of Ireland’s replanting requirements. [44819/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
267. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which are being taken to ensure forestry is recognised as an integral component of whole-farm planning under the Common Agricultural Policy and future land-use strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44820/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
268. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry owners affected by ash dieback who were deemed ineligible for support under the reconstitution of ash dieback scheme, by county; the reasons for such exclusions; whether a review of eligibility criteria is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44821/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
269. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes to forestry legislation and associated schemes since 2014 which have affected compensation arrangements for forest disease outbreaks and the treatment of forestry within agricultural support systems; and if he will provide details of those changes. [44822/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give favourable consideration to an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44829/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for adults with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44636/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
272. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for children with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44637/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline plans for the St. Mary of the Angels Campus in Beaufort, County Kerry; to consider this location as a centre of excellence for respite in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
274. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address delays in accessing Children’s Disability Network Team services, particularly occupational therapy supports; whether data is available on waiting times for occupational therapy assessments and interventions within Children’s Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide the latest available figures, in t…
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Longford-Westmeath who are currently without an available childcare place; the number of children on waiting lists for crèche, preschool and early years services in each county; the number of childcare places currently available; the number of additional places projected to be delivered over the next five years…