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 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Foreign | 3,610 | 177 | 3,433 | |
| 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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Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-16 · to Foreign ·
Passport Services
241. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45917/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
Passport Services
125. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to take into consideration the mitigating circumstances and expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
126. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if specific measures are in place for Irish citizens living in Kenya to evacuate in circumstances where there is a large scale ebola quarantine facility very close by to where they are living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44705/26]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
127. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she is taking to highlight the cases of political prisoners in Belarus. [44778/26]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
EU Enlargement
128. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Montenegro’s accession to the European Union; how Ireland is supporting that accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44779/26]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
EU Enlargement
129. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ukraine’s accession to the European Union; how Ireland is supporting that accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44780/26]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
130. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will support Taiwan’s accession to the World Health Organisation, even as an observer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44781/26]
Noel McCarthy
written
2026-06-11 · to Foreign ·
Foreign Birth Registration
131. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of foreign birth registration applications for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44843/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-10 · to Foreign ·
Passport Services
1. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is intended to ensure that widowed parents do not have to resubmit death certificates for their dead partner for child passport renewal applications subsequent it being initially submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44265/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-10 · to Foreign ·
Ukraine War
2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she will take to sanction a Russian-owned facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44234/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-10 · to Foreign ·
Ukraine War
3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of a Russian-owned facility (details supplied) has been raised with her; the steps that will be taken to ensure that Ireland and industries in Ireland are in full compliance with EU-imposed sanctions against Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44235/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-06-10 · to Foreign ·
Humanitarian Aid
4. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the humanitarian assistance Ireland is currently providing to Cuba; whether her Department has undertaken any assessment of the worsening humanitarian situation in the country, including reported shortages of food, fuel, medicines and medical supplies and their impact on vulnerable groups, including children; the additional …
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-06-10 · to Foreign ·
Trade Sanctions
5. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail each state against which the Government currently applies sanctions, by date of application of sanctions, nature and scope of the sanctions, reason for the application of sanctions, whether the sanctions are applied unilaterally or as part of a multilateral initiative; and if applied multilaterally, by which i…
Emer Currie
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
EU Regulations
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s position on cookie/banner simplification as part of EU council deliberations on the digital omnibus. [42724/26]
Paul Murphy
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
199. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to contact the family to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43814/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
EU Presidency
200. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an overview of dates, times and venues of meetings scheduled associated with Ireland’s Presidency of the EU. [43836/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Passport Services
201. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41451/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any public consultations that her Department expects to launch before the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41744/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
EU Presidency
203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s planned priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41751/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Consular Services
204. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons for her Department's decision to proceed with the accreditation ceremony for the new Iranian ambassador to Ireland following a six month delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41782/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Consular Services
205. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where the Irish Consul General based in Barcelona has met formally with the Mayor of Barcelona, in tabular form. [41793/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Staff
206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE local employed staff by job title currently working at the Irish Embassies based in Bangkok and Lisbon, in tabular form. [41794/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Staff
207. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE housekeeper posts filled at Irish Embassies based in Warsaw and Toronto, in tabular form. [41795/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Policies
208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 26 May 2026, whether the Government supports sanctions against Israel with the aim of weakening Israel's economic base, depriving it of critical technologies and markets and significantly curtailing its ability to wage war, as it does in the case of sanctions against Russi…
Barry Ward
written
2026-06-09 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Communications
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had with the German authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41973/26]