Parliamentary questions
Every parliamentary question asked in the 34th Dáil within the archive window, browsable by the department it was addressed to. Department names appear as printed in the official record. Questions also carry the questions paper's own subject heading. Browse those on the Topics page.
Questions by department
| Addressed to | Questions | Oral | Written | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 25,558 | 130 | 25,428 | |
| Education | 12,997 | 131 | 12,866 | |
| Transport | 10,233 | 127 | 10,106 | |
| Justice | 9,003 | 122 | 8,881 | |
| Housing | 8,661 | 147 | 8,514 | |
| Children | 8,209 | 116 | 8,093 | |
| Finance | 5,489 | 139 | 5,350 | |
| Social | 5,425 | 121 | 5,304 | |
| Agriculture | 4,588 | 123 | 4,465 | |
| Foreign | 3,683 | 177 | 3,506 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Climate | 3,601 | 98 | 3,503 | |
| Public Expenditure | 3,420 | 151 | 3,269 | |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,269 | 127 | 3,142 | |
| Taoiseach | 2,476 | 1,354 | 1,122 | |
| Defence | 2,455 | 162 | 2,293 | |
| Culture | 2,221 | 131 | 2,090 | |
| Rural | 2,199 | 121 | 2,078 | |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 | |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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Barry Ward
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Middle East
526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by her Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49619/25]
Seán Crowe
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Health Services Waiting Lists
527. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to access speech and language therapy in the CHO7 area, by CDNT, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than one year; the number waiting more than four years; and the average waiting time to access those therapies.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49642/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Funding
528. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding status for SOS Kilkenny’s respite services; to outline when the funding that has been promised will be released; the way in which his Department will ensure sustainable, multi-annual funding for specialist respite provision for people with intellectual disabilities in Kilkenny; and if she will make a state…
Liam Quaide
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Funding
529. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on integration, mental health support and community development; if she will consider multi-annual funding mechanisms to ensure continuity and sustainability of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Education and Training Provision
530. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the opposite trends in the direction of preschool (decreasing) and school age (increasing) services over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49783/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
531. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of ECCE-only services, by county, in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of ECCE-only services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49789/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Disability Services
532. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of part-time only services by county in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of part-time services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49790/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Data
533. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of sessional services by county in 2020 to 2024 by year; her definition of sessional only services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49791/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
534. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children supported by income-assessed childcare subsidies, by county, in 2020 to 2024, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49792/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
535. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children supported by universal childcare subsidies, by county in 2020 to 2024, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49793/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
536. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total value of income-assessed childcare subsidies, in 2020 to 2024, by year. [49794/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
537. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average payment under income-assessed childcare, for 2020 to 2024, by year. [49795/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
538. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total value of applications granted under the recent €25 million building blocks grant scheme, including appeals; if the appeal process has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49796/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
539. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a review has taken place on the application process for the building block scheme considering the high number of unsuccessful or ineligible applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49797/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Qualifications
540. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Tusla registered childminders, by county, in 2020 to 2024, by year. [49798/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Funding
541. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider adjusting core funding allocations for services caring for children aged zero to one years of age in recognition of the higher staffing ratio of 1:3 and to incentivise the creation of additional baby room places to meet growing demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Policies
542. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the policy measures her Department is considering to address the high demand for baby room places including in Dublin mid-west where shortages have been documented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49814/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
543. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the development of a forward planning model to identify and compare areas in terms of childcare need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49815/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
544. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on progress being made to reduce the administrative burden on childcare providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49816/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
545. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is considering policies to incentivise early learning and childcare providers to operate an extended timetable to accommodate parents requiring earlier drop-off or later collection times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49817/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Data
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of applications for an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 that were completed within the statutory six-month timeframe in each of the past three years, broken down by HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49837/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Data
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected number of children who will be waiting longer than six months for an assessment of need by the end of 2025; the steps she is taking to ensure compliance with the statutory timeline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49838/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Disability Services
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected date by which the proposed private panel for autism and disability assessments will be operational; the criteria that will be applied in selecting providers; and the measures in place to ensure assessments meet the same standards as those carried out by the HSE. [49839/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Departmental Funding
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding allocated in 2025 to address the waiting list for assessments of need; if this funding is being provided from new resources or by reallocation from existing services; and the estimated number of additional assessments that will be delivered by the private panel in its first year of operation. [4…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Children ·
Disability Services
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being put in place to ensure equitable access to autism and disability assessments under the private panel across all HSE regions, including rural and disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49841/25]