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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 Fitzmaurice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
137. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants that availed of the private high forest option under the native woodland conservation grant scheme and the corresponding area that was grant aided, per year from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form. [68978/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently address and rescind a licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69067/26]
Brian Brennan Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
139. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a fuel income support scheme applicant (details supplied) will be allowed to request payment for additional months; and if the person can appeal this decision. [69065/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application for a succession planning advice grant from an individual (details supplied), which was submitted in October 2025; and when will a decision be made on this application. [69085/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
141. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the tangible fixed assets acquired by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive. [69082/26]
Martin Kenny Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
142. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm if the foundation pillar of the afforestation programme since 1993 for grant aid to cover 100% of afforestation establishment costs is still the case. [69308/26]
Martin Kenny Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
143. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his Minister of State have the overall authority to set forestry grant and premiums rates. [69306/26]
Martin Kenny Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
144. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department are reviewing current forestry policy and land use to ensure afforestation levels are proportionate across all counties, in order to achieve programme for Government targets. [69305/26]
Martin Kenny Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
145. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm if afforestation is the largest land-based climate mitigation measure available to Ireland. [69304/26]
Colm Burke Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
146. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the extension of the fuel income support scheme that consideration would be given to amending the terms and conditions of the scheme, in particular where it sets out that no aid is payable in respect of applications where the total claim is less than €100, in view that many smaller farmers and contractors missed out on the initial pay…
Michael Cahill Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
147. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite the implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy in order to make Ireland less dependent on imported fossil fuels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69071/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
148. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce a dedicated capital funding stream for family resource centres to acquire or build suitable accommodation or improve existing buildings. [69039/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
149. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase funding available to family resource centres for therapy and counselling services in view of growing waiting lists; and to ensure timely access to support. [69037/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
150. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce 255,000 euro core funding per family resource centre to meet staffing needs and operating costs. [69035/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
151. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any funding is available through her Department to support the continued operation of a children's charity (details supplied), which provides free books to more than 5,000 children across Dublin 24, but which faces significant funding pressures. [69106/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
152. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the second report on the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 pursuant to Section 10 of that Act; when the report was received from the National Disability Authority; the reasons for any delay in its publication; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69134/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
153. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing establishment of the CDNT team based in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number and category of posts filled; and the number and category of posts vacant. [69062/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
154. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an organisation (details supplied) with an additional €1.4 million in Budget 2027 to sustain existing direct services. [69045/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the delay in Ireland’s Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970); a specific timeline for its transposition; whether the State faces fines or penalties for missing the June 7th deadline. [69193/26]
William Aird Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
156. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration will be given to providing flexibility or an exemption to parents with fixed shared-care arrangements under the National Childcare Scheme, so that children alternating between households can attend different childcare providers and retain their childcare place during periods of non-attendance, to ensure that eligib…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
157. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to increase funding and capacity for specialist disability services, including community physiotherapy and targeted transport supports for patients attending hospital appointments. [69236/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
158. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to increase funding in Budget 2027 for the early childhood sector to provide pay parity for graduates, increased graduate premium and in-service training. [69048/26]
Barry Ward Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
159. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the decision of the HSE to not publish a report into disability services (details supplied); and if she will engage with the HSE on their decision in this regard. [69264/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
160. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the extension of paid paternity leave to eight weeks. [69150/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
161. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure equitable access to care for people living with pulmonary fibrosis across all regions, including access to specialist multidisciplinary teams, timely diagnostics, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen services and appropriate community-based care; and whether gaps in regional provision have been examined. [69022/26]