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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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Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
526. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an update on a non-contributory pension review on behalf of a constituent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
527. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the names of external security companies that provide security personnel to INTREO offices in the year 2025 and to-date in 2026; the amount that his Department has paid such companies for this work; when the contract to provide this service is next due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
528. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
529. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51792/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
530. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51810/26]
Robert Troy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
531. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider extending the DCA payment to 18 years of age. [51827/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Social
532. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is currently considering increasing the income disregard limit for Carer’s Allowance for couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51843/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
533. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans allocated to each Garda division as of 29 June 2026, in tabular form. [50787/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
534. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated cost in 2027 if 1,250 new recruit Gardaí were recruited. [50788/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
535. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of standard motorcycle courses held for Gardaí within Mayo-Roscommon and Longford division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of Gardaí that applied for each of those courses; and the number of places that were available in each of those courses, in tabular form. [50789/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
536. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50806/26]
Mark Ward Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
537. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who have been charged under the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 for the misuses of nitrous oxide; the number of people that have been charged under the same Act specifically for the sale, importation, exportation or advertisement of nitrous oxide in each of the years 2020 to date, by year, in tabu…
Mark Ward Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
538. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he will take in relation to nitrous oxide following the publication of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use Final Report; his views on the report’s recommendations relating to nitrous oxide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50814/26]
George Lawlor Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
539. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at a location (details supplied) from 27 May 2026 to 27 June 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50859/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
540. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement he has undertaken to date with the Department of Transport and An Garda Síochána on powers of seizure and detention in relation to Graces Law ; and whether he has undertaken any direct engagement with Gardaí in County Louth on the matter. [50929/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
541. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers, quad bikes, and e-scooters that have been seized or detained in County Louth for the years 2024 to 2026 respectively [50930/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
542. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints received by An Garda Síochána from members of the public in relation to scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters being used in residential areas across County Louth, for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50931/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
543. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases in County Louth involving the seizure of scramblers, quad bikes and e scooters which resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by An Gardaí Síochána for the years 2025 to 2026 respectively. [50932/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
544. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50933/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
545. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) has not received a decision, despite initially applying 20 months ago, and having found no offences or criminal charges following a subject access report from the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50949/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
546. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for additional IPAS accommodation centres in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50990/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
547. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 497, 498, 499, 500, 536 and 537 of 23 June 2026, if he is aware that many applicants awaiting renewal of their Irish Residence Permit continue to experience processing times significantly in excess of those stated in the recent parliamentary replies, in which he indicated that online renewal…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the general scheme of the European Public Prosecutor's Office Bill; the date on which the general scheme was or will be brought to Government; whether the stated commitment to publish enabling legislation in the first half of 2026 has been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51042/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected date on which the State will formally accede to the European Public Prosecutor's Office; the steps that remain to be completed before accession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51043/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Justice
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests for judicial cooperation or mutual legal assistance received from the European Public Prosecutor's Office in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those requests granted in full, granted in part, or refused; the average time taken by the State to respond; and if he will make a statemen…