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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Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
291. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Department has conducted any impact assessment on how recently revised assessment of need framework may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particula…
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
292. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22629/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
293. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22630/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
294. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of need model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22631/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
295. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether the Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22632/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Special Educational Needs
296. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the education therapy support programme; whether these will retain existing staff on transfer; and whether these staff will reapply for their roles through the NCSE. [22788/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
297. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22836/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
298. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the revised assessment of needs framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional (that is, children with both high ability and additional needs such as autism, ADHD or dyslexia), will be appropriately identified within the system; …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
299. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised assessment of needs model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22840/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
300. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards that are in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within education and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22842/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
301. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22844/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
302. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment, and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22846/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
303. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance that is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised assessment of needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22848/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Disabilities Assessments
304. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22850/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Special Educational Needs
305. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the new admissions to special school policy outlined on 9 December 2025; whether this will be in place for the 2026-2027 school year; and who will be the decision maker on admission to special school and category of school suitable for a child who has not received an AON. [22859/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Departmental Staff
306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of employees in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22867/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Departmental Data
307. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22889/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
308. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering any measures to address the lack of childcare places available in towns and villages such as Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22914/26]
Claire Kerrane
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
309. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review of childminding regulations will take place. [22967/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
After-School Support Services
310. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she will take to ensure a child (details supplied) has a place in afterschool services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23055/26]
Eamon Scanlon
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Childcare Services
311. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reopen the building blocks extension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/26]
Eamon Scanlon
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Special Educational Needs
312. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to support a person (details supplied) who has significant communication needs and unique academic abilities; if funding for a bespoke education or learning support package can be accessed through the fund for students with disabilities or any other scheme; the process by which such supports ma…
Cathal Crowe
written
2026-03-25 · to Children ·
Departmental Policies
313. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23070/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-03-24 · to Children ·
Disability Services
789. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average caseload per clinician within Children’s Disability Network Teams; the recommended caseload level for such clinicians; and whether the Minister accepts that current staffing levels are preventing children with complex needs from receiving timely intervention. [21444/26]
Grace Boland
written
2026-03-24 · to Children ·
Pension Provisions
790. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the legal basis for Tusla's current interpretation of section 66 of the Child Care Act 1991 regarding superannuation eligibility for staff employed in children's residential centres listed in S.I. 124/1992, 125/1992 and 863/2004; if her Department has issued any guidance or determination limiting eligibility to staff…