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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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William Aird Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
79. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress that has been made in securing capital funding for the construction of a new courthouse in Portlaoise; and when funding will be allocated and construction is expected to commence. [69776/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
80. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions in 2025 and to-date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Zagreb has met formally with the Mayor of Dubrovnik, in tabular form. [70821/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
81. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the procedures in place within the Passport service for an adult seeking to renew a passport where the application process requires the applicant to provide their mother’s maiden name, but where that information is unavailable, unknown or not applicable due to the applicant’s adoption or legal family circumstances; to clarify the pr…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
82. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of official residences for heads of mission owned and rented by the State abroad; the annual rent, maintenance and staffing costs of each in 2025, including household staff such as cooks, drivers and domestic staff; the date of the most recent value for money review of these arrangements, in tabular form; and if she will make a stateme…
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
83. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount paid in allowances to officials serving abroad in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by allowance type and by mission; the number of officials in receipt of each allowance type, in tabular form; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [70927/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
84. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the civil service grade of each serving head of mission abroad; the salary scale currently applying to that grade; and the total remuneration paid to each head of mission in 2025 including all allowances such as local post allowance, cost of living allowance, rent allowance, education allowance and representation allowance, in tabular form by mis…
Thomas Gould Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Transport
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the rules regarding naming train stations after people. [70779/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Transport
93. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the consideration being given for bus routes (details supplied). [70716/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Transport
94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether he will grant the NTA the €30million budget they need to be able to roll out local bus services in towns without a service, given that in Carlow town the local bus service does not serve two prominent schools; and to add the additional routes to the town where there already is a service. [70820/26]