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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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Mark Ward Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
351. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans his own legislation to combat nitrous oxide misuse in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48391/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
352. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) can obtain copies of their immigration stamps which were on an old passport and has since been lost, such stamps being needed for a citizenship application, given that they have been refused a statement of reckonable residence by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Mark Ward Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
353. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are proposals to use a facility (details supplied) as a IPAS accommodation; and if he plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [48435/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
354. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an assessment has been made of the risk that the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid scheme, which could result in reduced participation by solicitors in criminal legal aid work; the implications of any such reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
355. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí trained and deployed in specialist units for cyber-crime and serious and organised crime within Kildare-Carlow Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48463/26]
Máire Devine Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
356. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the service level agreement targets for processing times for Irish residence permit applications; the average processing time for IRP applications in 2024; the current average processing time; the longest processing time in 2024; the current longest processing time; whether his Department handling these applications requires additiona…
Eoghan Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
357. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to the application of a person (details supplied), can he provide clarity on what is meant by "evidence of activities in the State for a continuous period of five years"; the activities that can provide this evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48471/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
358. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied) to the Stardust recognition payment scheme for survivors; the length of time processing takes for an average application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48522/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reopen the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) with all the correct protocols in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
360. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48617/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
361. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of study visa applications received, approved and refused in respect of students enrolling in English language education programmes in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, by principal country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
362. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the extent of engagement between his Department and representative bodies in the English language education sector regarding student visa processing; the timeline for implementation of the TrustEd accreditation framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48714/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
363. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any remedial or capital works are planned for Carrick-on-Suir and Cashel District Courts following concerns raised about inadequate facilities and infrastructure; the timeline for any such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48813/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
364. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the development of a Retail Crime Strategy, in line with the Programme for Government commitment; the expected timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48814/26]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
365. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exemptions available for farmers purchasing land close to existing farmland, which would reduce the stamp duty rate from 7.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48401/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
366. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support and expedite the progression of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48420/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
367. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the tillage support scheme to €150 per hectare for the first 100 hectares. [48422/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
368. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the organics budget by 10%. [48423/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
369. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young, trained farmers that are expected to qualify with a Green Certificate in 2026; and the estimated cost of providing installation of €10,000 per farmer to those qualified farmers who set up a farming enterprise. [48424/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
370. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the budget for animal welfare charities by 10%. [48425/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
371. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget and total spend for the Agri-Food Regulator in 2025 and 2026. [48426/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
372. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rate of payment farmers will receive in schemes in 2026 (details supplied). [48437/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
373. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of farmers herd and flock sizes under schemes (details supplied). [48438/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
374. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of restoring the cuts to the rate of payment for the beef welfare scheme and the sheep welfare scheme to €75 per calf and €13 per ewe. [48439/26]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
375. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget for TAMS for 2025 and the total spend in 2025. [48441/26]