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 | 9,871 | 127 | 9,744 | |
| Justice | 9,003 | 122 | 8,881 | |
| Housing | 8,661 | 147 | 8,514 | |
| Children | 8,209 | 116 | 8,093 | |
| Social | 5,425 | 121 | 5,304 | |
| Finance | 5,250 | 139 | 5,111 | |
| Agriculture | 4,588 | 123 | 4,465 | |
| Foreign | 3,683 | 177 | 3,506 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Climate | 3,477 | 98 | 3,379 | |
| Public Expenditure | 3,404 | 151 | 3,253 | |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,269 | 127 | 3,142 | |
| Taoiseach | 2,460 | 1,354 | 1,106 | |
| Defence | 2,410 | 162 | 2,248 | |
| 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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Pádraig Rice
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
EU Directives
916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any gaps have been identified between the protections set out in the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive and existing equality legislation in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29649/26]
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
EU Directives
917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main obstacles identified at council level to progressing the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29648/26]
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
EU Directives
918. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the State's current position in negotiations at council level on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29650/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Early Childhood Care and Education
919. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, to outline the appraisal tools that have been developed in order to select projects that align with programme objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29673/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Early Childhood Care and Education
920. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2493 of 14 April 2026, the quarter of 2026 in which decisions will be made on the specific projects agreed upon under the early learning and childcare capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29674/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
921. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and young people on waiting lists for assessment of need and for therapy services, including speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology, as of 31 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29726/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
922. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessment of need applications overdue for completion under statutory timeframes as of 31 March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29727/26]
Colm Burke
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Early Childhood Care and Education
923. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of childcare facilities which are providing childcare under the ECCE scheme, who are now required to pay commercial rates to their relevant local authority; if her Department has had any engagement with local authorities on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29730/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
924. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the continuation of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29755/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
925. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the viability of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29756/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
926. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to proposed strike action by members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the deficit in services that had been provided by the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29757/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
927. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the liquidation of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29758/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
928. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of establishing an independent review of an organisation (details supplied) into the circumstances related to the closure of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29759/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
929. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the engagement she has had with members of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to concerns for the viability of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29760/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Traveller Community
930. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she will take to ensure that the services provided by an organisation (details supplied) will be in place going forward, regardless of the formal status of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29761/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
931. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of assessment of need applications which were received in County Galway for the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these applications in County Galway which were overdue for completion at the end of each of those years including the latest data in 2026, in tabular form; and if she …
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
932. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department's plan to reform the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29795/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
933. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the geographical criteria used in determining placement for respite care for adults with intellectual disability; if a home address in a specific county automatically disqualifies an individual from accessing respite care in another county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29865/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
934. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to apply for residence in St. Christophers Longford residential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29867/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Departmental Correspondence
935. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied). [29869/26]
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Departmental Correspondence
936. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29965/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
937. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to provide additional respite capacity in County Galway, in view of the increasing waiting lists for these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30044/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
938. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours provided to families in County Galway in the past year; the planned level of capacity for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30045/26]
Robert Troy
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Disability Services
939. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a grant is available to young adult service users who are no longer in school (details supplied). [30166/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-04-28 · to Children ·
Departmental Functions
940. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of her Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30261/26]