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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3,610 questions match these filters · page 60 of 145
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Human Rights
228. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74003/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Legislative Measures
229. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement there has been with the European Union on progressing the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill 2025; the engagement there has been with the EU in relation to the inclusion of services in the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74045/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Climate Action Plan
230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a detailed breakdown of monies allocated towards climate finance in 2026; if she will provide a final estimate of the total allocation, from all sources, which is expected to be made in 2026; if she will commit to reaching the annual €225m in climate finance target made by the previous Government in I…
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Climate Action Plan
231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an itemised breakdown of allocations towards climate finance in 2025; indicating the source of each financial allocation; the way in which monies were administered by her Department; the way in which monies were allocated; which specific projects were supported, in tabular form; and if she will make a…
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Climate Action Plan
232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken a review of Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap 2022 as committed to by the previous Government by the end of 2025; if so, will she publish this review; if not, has the review commenced and when it is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7…
Sinéad Gibney
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Artificial Intelligence
233. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74134/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Consultations
234. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether standards or service-level targets exist for her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the meas…
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Foreign Conflicts
235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures her Department is taking with respect to ongoing violence in Sudan and in particular, to protect civilians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74365/25]
Grace Boland
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Expenditure
236. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the office rental costs per annum for staff in her Department and for each agency or organisation under her remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74449/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Irish Prisoners Abroad
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations in relation to the mistreatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74494/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Irish Prisoners Abroad
238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that medication has been withheld from an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74495/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Irish Prisoners Abroad
239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that an Irish citizen (details supplied) has been denied visitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74496/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Irish Prisoners Abroad
240. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that Irish citizen (details supplied) has been denied phone access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74497/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Irish Prisoners Abroad
241. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to meet with the family of Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74498/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Consular Services
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently detained by the British Government; if so, the representations her Department made in regard to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74563/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Departmental Expenditure
243. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the payroll cost of her Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74627/25]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Human Rights
244. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action Ireland is taking to protest the deportation of a person (details supplied) who documented the repression of the Uyghur people in China, by the United States to Uganda; if she will raise the matter with her American counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74773/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Middle East
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether the resolution 2803 is delivering the adequate humanitarian response required in Gaza in conjunction with the 10 October 2025 ceasefire agreement; and if resolution 2803 will provide a path for Palestinian statehood and self-determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74854/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Passport Services
246. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an EU citizen applying for an Irish-born child’s first time passport is required to provide a P60 or similar Revenue Commissioners documentation to prove residency before the birth of a child; if not, if documentation from social protection showing residency for the required period is, along with other documentation su…
Cathal Crowe
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Data Protection
247. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of data breaches recorded by her Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74896/25]
Charles Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Consular Services
248. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Consul General based in New York has met formally with the new Mayor of New York city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74907/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Trade Agreements
249. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to request an emergency meeting with the European Commission, the Agriculture Commissioner and the Trade Commissioner to debate the consequences of the Mercosur Trade Deal, if implemented (details supplied), for Irish farmers [74977/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Trade Agreements
250. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that an investor’s loss of profits will not be sufficient grounds for making a claim against a government (details supplied) in relation to CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74999/25]
James O'Connor
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Public Spending Code
251. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of projects in her Department that were delayed in 2023 and 2024 due to the change of document from the Public Spending Code to the Infrastructure Guidelines, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75109/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Foreign ·
Trade Agreements
252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75185/25]