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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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Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of individual service users who have been relocated from congregated settings to community settings for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17976/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
484. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of places in congregated settings which have been suppressed following the death of a service user, or for any reason other than relocation to a community setting, for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17977/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
485. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of total service users which have been in place in congregated disability service settings, for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17978/26]
Albert Dolan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
741. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the web link to her Department’s Q4 2025 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; the date on which this report was published; and if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [16562/26]
Albert Dolan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
742. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm, in respect of her Department’s published quarterly reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (details supplied), where such reports are published in PDF format but originate from an Excel or similar spreadsheet file, that the underlying data was fully expanded and validated prior to conversion s…
Barry Heneghan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
748. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of job placements and sustained employment outcomes achieved in each of the past three years by organisations funded through her Department to support autistic adults, including an organisation (details supplied), in tabular form; the level of funding provided to each such organisation over the same period; and if she will …
Cormac Devlin Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
752. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the ongoing case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16894/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a plot (details supplied) has only been part excavated, will the Minister re-examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
770. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts that was filled at Kilbarrack children's disability network team as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form. [17232/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
771. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts that were filled at Coolock children's disability network team as of 23 February 2026, in tabular form. [17233/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Children
456. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the roll out of regional assessment hubs; the location and status of each; the details of who will be working out of these hubs, and their roles; the completion date for roll out, as per location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15818/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
848. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of buildings leased by her Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14013/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department or Tusla maintains a data architecture capable of linking duration of time spent in State care with post-18 outcomes including housing stability, educational attainment, employment status and engagement with aftercare services; whether such linkage is currently operational; and if not, whether the absence of such l…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a unique identifier or integrated administrative dataset exists that would permit longitudinal tracking of care leavers across Departments and agencies; if not, whether legislative or policy changes are under consideration to enable such integration; and the timeline for any such proposal. [14722/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
894. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to publish an annual outcomes dashboard for young people leaving State care, including cohort-based analysis by length of time spent in care; and if not, the reason such reporting is not currently provided. [14723/26]
Liam Quaide Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
825. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether dietetic services were considered in the original PDS governance and risk planning documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6294/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
827. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the assessment that has been carried out on the impact of funding constraints, including wage funding, on staffing levels, waiting lists, and service availability within Central Remedial Clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6358/26]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
833. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the respite centres for children with disabilities which have behavioural therapists within its staff allocation and those that do not, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5464/26]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
834. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occasions in each month of 2025 that a service (details supplied) in Cavan contacted a parent/guardian requesting that a resident be collected early, by the reasons provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5465/26]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
835. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of AON reports in 2024 and 2025 with a finding of ‘no disability’ that were the subject of a complaint to the National Complaints Governance and Learning Team; the number of those complaints that are upheld, and result in a complaint report with a recommendation to carry out a new AON on the child concerned; and the number of …
Barry Heneghan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
872. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential disability service places which are planned to be provided by a service (details supplied) in 2026 and 2027 respectively, in view of the increased funding provided under the HSE Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5943/26]
Pat Buckley Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
874. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a full outline of the expected timescale, funding allocation and criteria that will determine where new State-provided creche buildings will be built or bought (details supplied); if those creches will be owned and operated by the State or leased to community providers; and the way this initiative will address long waiting lis…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Children
497. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration regarding the prevalence of juvenile crime; if any initiatives are intended by her Department in relation to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5327/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Children
235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4605/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1920. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a vulnerable adults database in place, both intellectual and physical; the data her Department collects to support vulnerable adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74577/25]