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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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Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
203. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [74540/26]
James O'Connor Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
24. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff that are currently accredited to the embassy of the Russian Federation. [69297/26]
Ged Nash Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in her Department on 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63351/26]
Joe Cooney Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE quantity surveyors and senior quantity surveyors that are employed by her Department as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form. [56582/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE office manager posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Seoul in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47418/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE driver posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Hanoi in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47419/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
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 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
224. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of internships that were offered at Irish Embassy in Athens in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42345/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
226. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of drivers post filled at the Irish Embassy in Ankara in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42347/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
229. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42425/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of executive assistant posts that are currently filled at the Irish Embassies in Bogota and Brasilia, in tabular form. [43841/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 26 May 2026 · to Foreign
261. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE staff, by grade currently working in the Passport Service as of 15 May 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39381/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Foreign
287. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by her Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37453/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Foreign
162. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33952/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by her Department or any organisation with responsibility to her Department. [32308/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
217. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the current arrangements governing the appointment by the Department of clerical officers, executive officers and higher executive officers to positions in Irish embassies and missions abroad; the reason such opportunities appear to be confined to staff of the Department; whether consideration has been given to opening th…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
234. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next first secretary (assistant principal officer) competition will open to applicants. [30078/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of clerical officers posted to Embassies abroad. [30081/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of executive officers posted to Embassies abroad. [30082/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
237. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of higher executive officers posted to Embassies abroad. [30083/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
238. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all allowances and the amounts paid to clerical, executive and higher executive officer grades posted to Embassies abroad. [30084/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the number of employees that were employed 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. [22874/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [22896/26]