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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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Paul Murphy Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
189. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to resolve delays with the schools summer programme, including in a particular school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48255/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional SNA will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48330/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
191. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Programme for Government commitment regarding a reduction of the pupil teacher ratio at primary school level to 19:1 over the term; if timeframes are available as to when this will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48341/26]
Brendan Smith Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Culture
192. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the outcome of his most recent discussions at EU level in relation to the introduction of social media restrictions for children which are urgently needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48356/26]
Brendan Smith Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Culture
193. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the proposals to advance the introduction of social media restrictions for children during the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48357/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the latest EPA report on water quality; the measures his Department is taking to improve water quality in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47915/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns (details supplied) of the substantial sums spent to improve Ireland's water quality yet despite this no progress is being made; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47916/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to improving Ireland’s water quality by his Department broken down by programme allocation, CapEx and OpEx in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47917/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding his Department provided to the water advisory body in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47918/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of derelict sites levies collected and outstanding in Kerry County Council in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the reason for the significant difference between the amount of unpaid levies reported at the end of 2023 and the amount reported for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47961/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
199. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that the revision of I.S. 465 strengthens the position of homeowners whose applications were downgraded by the Housing Agency and who have consistently argued that such downgrade decisions were legally and scientifically flawed; and if he will confirm that all downgrade appeals will continue to be heard …
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
200. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that the defective concrete blocks appeals boards will continue to hear and determine outstanding downgrade appeals without interruption or delay, given that all downgrade appeals determined to date have resulted in the Housing Agency's decisions being annulled; that those appeals were lodged and adjudic…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
201. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the fact that all downgrade appeals heard to date have resulted in the Housing Agency's decisions being annulled, he will direct that cases returned to the Housing Agency for re-assessment be dealt with immediately and as a priority; given that some homeowners have been engaged with the defective concrete b…
Barry Heneghan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
202. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria used by his Department, and by any Government housing support schemes under its remit, to determine whether a dwelling is classified as a modular home or modular housing unit; whether homes constructed using modern methods of construction that incorporate traditional brick and mortar elements may be eligible for sche…
Noel McCarthy Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
203. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current criteria for acceptance of residential properties to the historic thatch grant scheme; the maximum funding available to households under the scheme; when he expects the scheme to reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48089/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
204. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48266/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
205. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €1,500 annual payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48267/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
206. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total level of expenditure for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme since its establishment; to provide an annual breakdown of this expenditure from its establishment to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48268/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
207. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase and affordable cost rental homes delivered in each local authority area in the past five years; the projected number of affordable purchase and cost rental homes to be delivered in each local authority area over the next five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Shane Moynihan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
208. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing developments specifically designed for older people delivered in each local authority area, including age friendly, right sizing, and supported housing schemes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48354/26]
John McGuinness Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
209. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47899/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department does not collect or publish data on the number of foreign born adults in receipt of means tested social welfare payments; when this data was last reviewed for statistical or policy relevance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47967/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department does not record or publish the nationality or place of birth of qualified adults attached to primary social welfare claims; the number of such qualified adults currently supported by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47968/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has assessed the impact of not collecting data on the nationality or place of birth of qualified adults on the accuracy of expenditure forecasting, fraud detection, and long term welfare planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47969/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Comptroller and Auditor General, his Departments internal audit unit, or any external review has raised concerns regarding the absence of nationality or place of birth data for qualified adults or foreign born recipients of means tested payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47970/26]