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.
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| Addressed to | Questions | Oral | Written | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 25,558 | 130 | 25,428 | |
| Education | 12,997 | 131 | 12,866 | |
| Transport | 10,233 | 127 | 10,106 | |
| Justice | 9,003 | 122 | 8,881 | |
| Housing | 8,661 | 147 | 8,514 | |
| Children | 8,209 | 116 | 8,093 | |
| Finance | 5,489 | 139 | 5,350 | |
| Social | 5,425 | 121 | 5,304 | |
| Agriculture | 4,588 | 123 | 4,465 | |
| Foreign | 3,683 | 177 | 3,506 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Climate | 3,601 | 98 | 3,503 | |
| Public Expenditure | 3,420 | 151 | 3,269 | |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,269 | 127 | 3,142 | |
| Taoiseach | 2,476 | 1,354 | 1,122 | |
| Defence | 2,455 | 162 | 2,293 | |
| 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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Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Wastewater Treatment
574. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in County Mayo that have had their DWWTS inspected under the national inspection plan, by year, for the past five years; and the number of advisory notices that have been issued as a result of these inspections to households. [63223/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Septic Tanks
575. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that septic tank grants have been issued to in County Mayo, by year, for the past five years, and broken down into those located in a prioritised area for action, a high-status objective catchment area, and those issued after an advisory notice has been issued to a household after fail…
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Septic Tanks
576. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total value of grants issued to households in County Mayo under the septic tank grants scheme over the past five years, by year, in tabular form. [63225/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Housing Schemes
577. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if EU Cohesion Policy Funding has been allocated to any social and affordable housing programmes in his Department. [63230/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Fire Service
578. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update regarding the need for specialised training of fire fighters for electric vehicle fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63233/25]
Joe Neville
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Defective Building Materials
579. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide an update on the supports a family (details supplied) will be provided with after their house was found to have traces of pyrite thereby decreasing their houses value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63255/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Defective Building Materials
580. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of grade 1 homes in the pyrite scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [63263/25]
Eoin Hayes
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Mother and Baby Homes
581. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position on if payments under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme come under the category of income that is not assessable and should be disregarded for the purposes of assessing income under the Housing Means Policy in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63303/25]
Pat the Cope Gallagher
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Vacant Properties
582. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage in view of the success of the vacant/derelict grants scheme in Donegal if he will consider a similar type of grant for above the shop units for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63309/25]
Tom Brabazon
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Grant Payments
583. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if SUSI grants and Erasmus grants are counted as household income for persons on local authority housing lists. [63353/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Data
584. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of households on the social housing waiting list in Dublin City Council and in Fingal County Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63357/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Data
585. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes identified for Dublin through the vacant homes officer network, by postal code, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63358/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Data
586. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average processing time for housing adaptation grant applications for 2025; how those compare with 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63359/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Local Authorities
587. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing body units completed in Dublin for the past five years, by postal code, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63360/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Turf Cutting
588. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63524/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Data
589. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications on the social housing waiting list for County Mayo, by town, in tabular form, as of November 2025. [63530/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Data
590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing applicants in County Mayo requesting one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom accommodation, in tabular form, as of November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63531/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Legislative Process
591. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which has been enacted; the amount which remains to be enacted; and the timeline for the complete enactment of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63552/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Planning Issues
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the median and average time taken between the submission of a strategic housing development application and a final determination by An Bord Pleanála, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63581/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Planning Issues
593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of judicial reviews on the delivery of major housing or infrastructure projects; and if reforms are being considered to reduce systemic delay while preserving the right to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63582/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Planning Issues
594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of judicial reviews lodged against planning decisions, in each of the past ten years, including success rates and average duration to conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63583/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Planning Issues
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures being taken to streamline the planning and appeals process, in light of the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63584/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Weather Events
596. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available generally to local authorities to address the impact of extreme weather events; the specific funding provided, post-event, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63611/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Departmental Legal Cases
597. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63624/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-11-18 · to Housing ·
Local Authorities
598. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of direct-build local authority homes delivered and currently under construction, by local authority, between the years 2020 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63652/25]