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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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Further and Higher Education
1253. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending phase 2 PATH 4 pilot funding until the end of the National Access Plan in 2028, which would provide job security for programme staff and ensure a further cohort of learners can benefit from course offerings; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Michael Cahill
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Further and Higher Education
1254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to expedite a site in Killarney, County Kerry as a centre for training and education to service the hospitality sector, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10016/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Language Schools
1255. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount held in the learner protection fund for English language schools in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Language Schools
1256. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount paid out to students from the learner protection fund for English language schools in each of the past ten years; the average paid out per student in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Language Schools
1257. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of English language schools that suddenly collapsed in each of the past ten years; the number of students impacted in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Language Schools
1258. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of English language schools paying into the learner protection fund in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/26]
Paula Butterly
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Third Level Costs
1259. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason SUSI grant benefits are not offered to Irish students studying in the UK; whether the rent tax credit is available to Irish students/guardians paying student accommodation rent in a UK institution; the plans his Department have to support Irish students studying in UK instit…
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Departmental Priorities
1260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10156/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1261. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views that the 225-day calendar poses serious industrial relations risks due to long standing disparities in contracts, entitlements and workload between Youthreach staff and their post primary counterparts. [10169/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1262. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the post-primary level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10170/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1263. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to provide a guaranteed routine for neurodivergent learners in Youthreach, particularly when routine is looser during the summer months. [10171/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1264. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if rather than enforcing the full programme during the summer months, he would consider if this time could be used more strategically to allocate resources where they have the greatest impact, such as optional targeted supports for high-needs learners in Youthreach centres. [10172/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1265. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason some Youthreach centres remain open during midterm breaks and summer, while others close; and the measures he is taking to ensure that all Youthreach centres have a uniformed approach to opening and closing days. [10173/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Youth Services
1266. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an update on the matter raised by the Workplace Relations Commission regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar with that of post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10174/26]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Student Accommodation
1267. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 26 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details the actual supply and demand figures for purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, in the years 2017, 2019 and 2024; and if he will make a sta…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2026-02-10 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Student Accommodation
1268. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an updated version of the table on page 18 of the National Student Accommodation Strategy (2017), that details existing purpose-built student accommodation bedspaces, broken down by cities, for the academic year 2025-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/26]
Cathal Crowe
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Medical Qualifications
439. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, given the urgent need to increase the number of qualified medical doctors in Ireland, he will strategically direct SUSI to consider graduate medical courses not to be an additional QQI level 8 qualification, for the purposes of assessing grant applications; and if he will make a state…
Maeve O'Connell
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Seanad Elections
440. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process for the way in which HEI’s can seek designations to enable their graduates to become Seanad electors. [8911/26]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Education Policy
441. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has any plans to develop a college (details supplied) [8913/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Third Level Fees
442. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual amount in fees which third level institutions received from students on Stamp 2 permissions in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Third Level Fees
443. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the detail of any assessments or reports on the fees generated by international students in third level education carried out or received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2026-02-05 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Departmental Budgets
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/26]
Paul Murphy
written
2026-02-04 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Education Policy
1194. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide financial supports for Irish students studying in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/26]
Donna McGettigan
written
2026-02-04 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Further and Higher Education
1195. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that 3rd level institutions produce lists of counsellors/psychotherapists for their students who wish to engage in personal therapy, his views on the way in which these institutions choose these counsellors/psychotherapists, given that there is no existing set of professional s…
Donna McGettigan
written
2026-02-04 · to Further and Higher Education ·
Further and Higher Education
1196. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that 3rd level institutions produce lists of counsellors/psychotherapists for their students who have to engage in supervision, his views on the way in which these institutions choose these counsellors/psychotherapists, given that there is no existing set of professional standa…