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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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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
444. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers who carried out CPD through Oide and the NCSE, respectively; and the mechanism that exists within her Department to monitor the uptake of CPD by teachers. [68962/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
445. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered making CPD for teachers in the area of SEN mandatory. [68965/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
446. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend a post primary school transport route to collect a student (details supplied) who is attending a special class from her house. [68975/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Education
447. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current number of special needs assistants employed in mainstream classes, by primary level and second level. [68901/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 18 September 2026, in tabular form. [68046/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
450. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the capital and current budget allocation for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, in each of the years 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [68058/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
451. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport what budget was allocated to Ireland’s EU Presidency Conference on Online Safety for Children and Young People in Dublin Castle on the 10th and 11th of September organised by the Department as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68148/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
452. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the budget that was allocated to the EU Presidency Conference on Traditional Sports and Games held on the 22 September 2026. [68158/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
454. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to mark the sesquicentenary of the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland as the State Church in 1869. [68223/26]
Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
455. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the extent Ireland complies with the EU Digital Networks Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68347/26]
Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
456. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the extent Ireland complies with the European Electronic Communications Code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68348/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
457. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered proposals seeking additional funding for TG4 in Budget 2027; and the approach being taken by his Department to such proposals in the budgetary process. [68869/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
459. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures introduced since Storm Éowyn to improve the resilience of mobile phone and broadband networks during prolonged power outages. [68837/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
461. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the expected timeline for the procurement process to begin for the cell broadcast public warning system CB-PWS; the expected timeline for the system to be fully operational; and the procedures in place in the meantime as we head into the winter months. [68838/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
462. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the roll-out of the basic income for the arts scheme; the number that applied; how many were eligible; the number that have been accepted; the date on which payments commence; and the number of the participants were participants in the pilot scheme. [68879/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
463. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will clarify whether books and purchases from local bookshops will be eligible under the proposed culture card scheme; if consideration has been given to the role of independent and local bookshops in supporting literacy, culture, community engagement and town centre vitality; and if he is aware of concerns within the booksell…
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
465. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine introducing stronger statutory safeguards for residential property bidding, including requirements to verify the identity and purchasing capacity of bidders, greater transparency and auditability of online bidding platforms, and measures to ensure that advertised guide prices represent a genuine evidence-based …
Gillian Toole Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
466. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration being given to the payment of Housing Assistance Payment to parents or guardians of an adult with a disability, who may own a second property that could be adapted if necessary & lived in by their family member, with appropriately matched additional occupants with a disability, thereby removing them earlier …
John Paul O'Shea Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
467. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will receive the test results and remediation option for dwelling (LK_ES1381) regarding the Defective Concrete Blocks, with testing carried out on 10th December 2025. [68063/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress on the Dowth National Park project; when the park masterplan will be published; if there will be a public consultation; and when he expects the park and associated facilities to be open to the public. [68118/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
469. 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, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68357/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
470. 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, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68359/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
471. 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, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68358/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
472. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the national planning statement on solar energy under the new Planning and Development Act 2024; and when he expects the statement will be ready to be published. [68431/26]