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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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Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
101. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public data, reports, photographs or guidance that were lost when a domain (details supplied) ceased to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50140/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
102. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to restore public access to the data previously available at a domain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the full operating methodology of the national litter pollution monitoring system will be published, including the sampling frame, the GIS site selection methodology, the calculation of the Litter Pollution Index, the quality assurance and audit protocol, and all changes to the methodology since 1999; and if he will make…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total annual cost of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System since 2015, including the Litter Monitoring Body contract value, Departmental administration, software and GIS costs, and the estimated cost of local authority staff time in conducting, submitting and validating the surveys required annually; and if he will…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
105. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the underlying survey level data of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System is published as open data in machine readable form, including GPS data, timestamp, survey type, litter pollution index score, litter categories, causative factors and audit status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50144/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
106. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any interactive map of the survey locations or results of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System is publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50145/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
107. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System records the brands or producers of littered items; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50146/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether members of the public, TidyTowns groups, schools or citizen science platforms are permitted to contribute evidence to the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System; if not, the reason citizens are not able to contribute to a publicly funded environmental monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
109. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the technologies, university research partnerships or citizen participation his Department or the Litter Monitoring Body has invited or evaluated since 2015 to broaden or modernise data collection under the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50148/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department has taken since 2015 to support innovation in citizen science, open data or public participation in environmental monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50149/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Climate
111. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department, or any agency, body, programme, contractor or public funder under his remit, has ever formally evaluated, procured, funded, integrated or corresponded with a platform (details supplied) or its citizen generated litter data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50150/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Defence
112. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if the holder of a Stamp 4 visa is eligible to serve in Óglaigh na hÉireann; if not, the plans to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50159/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
113. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to engage with Louth County Council and allocate the necessary funding required to repair the 81 road locations in Louth, damaged by storm Chandra, with an estimated overall reinstatement requirement of approximately €3.681 million, of which Louth County Council have allocated €750 thousand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49915/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
114. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with his Department regarding an amendment to a Statutory Instrument to allow renewal of an expired Irish driver’s licence with the classes and categories previously approved by Ireland, if that person holds a current licence from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/26]
John Brady Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
115. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of all planned bus route enhancements and new routes that have not yet gone live in 2026 due to lack of funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49921/26]
Liam Quaide Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
116. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the total value of funding sought under Round one of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme 2026; the total funding available under that round; the number of applicants who would have qualified for grant support had sufficient funding been available; whether consideration is being given to increasing the annual funding allocation to the scheme; and if h…
Liam Quaide Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
117. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or the NTA collects data on requests for wheelchair-accessible taxis that cannot be fulfilled; the average waiting times for wheelchair users, or regional shortages of wheelchair-accessible SPSVs; if he will provide any such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49928/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
118. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport the current operational area of the TFI bikes scheme; his plans for the extension of the scheme outside of cities to larger towns with supporting cycleway infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49933/26]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
119. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support shared mobility services in Ireland, including a proposal to extend or introduce commuter incentives to cover shared mobility services. [49948/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
120. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Athenry Ring Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49964/26]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
121. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the services operating from the new bus depot in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50002/26]
Ann Graves Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
122. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the way in which residents in an area (details supplied) can raise concerns or submit official complains about the noise pollution from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50048/26]
Paul Lawless Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Castlebar primary care centre; if his Department will examine the potential benefit of introducing a bus service from Stephen Garvey Way to the Castlebar primary care centre, with appropriate stops along the route to serve local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…
Erin McGreehan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the current parking provision at Dundalk Clarke railway station is insufficient to meet demand; the number of commuters being turned away or forced to park elsewhere on a daily basis; whether this shortage is undermining the use of public transport along the Dundalk-Dublin rail corridor; and if he will detail the specific actions being ta…
Ann Graves Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Transport
125. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to investigate a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50160/26]