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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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John Connolly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Culture
327. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an evaluation undertaken within his Department of the impact of the large scale sports infrastructure funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50601/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
328. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding provided for nature restoration. [50403/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
329. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to double the funding for biodiversity officers, by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [50420/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
330. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted an assessment of the extent to which recent tenancy law reforms have contributed to landlords exiting the private rental market; the findings of such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50329/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was provided to retrofitting of local authority homes; the average cost to retrofit a local authority home; and the average BER uplift in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50354/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
332. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was allocated for solar PV in local authority homes in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50355/26]
Carol Nolan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
333. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given Residential Tenancies Board data showing a record number of notices of termination issued during Q1 2026, he will undertake a review of the impact of the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 on landlord participation in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50362/26…
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
334. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants who have availed of the €1,500 annual payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, since the creation of the scheme; the total number of new successful applicants who have availed of the €1,500 annual payment under the scheme by year since its creation, in tabular form; an…
Liam Quaide Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
335. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views that the absence of national planning guidelines for anaerobic digestion and biomethane facilities risks producing inconsistent decisions across local authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála; the steps he is taking to ensure a coherent national planning framework for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Séamus McGrath Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
336. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a grant incentive scheme for social housing tenants to purchase private housing (details supplied). [50507/26]
John Connolly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
337. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the full staffing allocation, according to grade provided to Galway City Council; the additional staffing positions approved for Galway City Council in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the grade level at which the additional staff were sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50570/26]
John Connolly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
338. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full staffing allocation, by grade provided to Galway County Council; the additional staffing positions approved for Galway County Council in each of the years 2024 and 2025; the grade level at which the additional staff were sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50571/26]
John Connolly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
339. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of a new fire station in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50572/26]
Michael Murphy Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
340. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the publication and commencement of the proposed National Planning Statement on rural housing will require planning authorities to initiate statutory variations to their County Development Plans where existing policies are inconsistent with the new National Planning Statement; whether planning authorities will be required…
Michael Murphy Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
341. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether, following the commencement of the National Planning Statement on rural housing, the planning policies and objectives contained within existing County Development Plans that are inconsistent with the statement will cease to have effect immediately, or whether such policies will remain in force until amended through the st…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
342. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for the vacant above the shop grant since the scheme opened; the number of grants approved; the number of grants drawn down; and to provide a breakdown for this information by local authority area. [50635/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
343. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the procedures for updating city and county development plans following the adoption of a national planning policy statement by Government, including statutory timelines for public consultation or adoption of the content of the policy statements into existing development plans. [50730/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Housing
344. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biodiversity officers in each local authority, by local authority, in tabular form, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51175/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
345. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a mother to change the name on her child’s birth certificate from her married name to her maiden name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50341/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
346. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department holds or compiles data on the number of persons aged 65 years and over living alone in the State, beyond recipients of the living alone increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50325/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
347. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the living alone increase aged 66 years and over, nationally and in County Cork, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50326/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
348. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the eligibility rules whereby domiciliary care allowance (DCA) automatically ceases when a child turns 16, regardless of the child's continuing care needs; if he will consider extending DCA until the child's transition to disability allowance has been fully approved and implemented or continue the DCA allowance until child turns 18; and …
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
349. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently intervene and assist a Kerry resident (details supplied) with a jobseekers benefit application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
350. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated of the first year and full year cost of a €10 increase to payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50462/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [50469/26]