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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 Housing
603. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73981/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Housing
274. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people employed in the vacant homes unit in his Department in each of the past five years, by grade. [54180/26]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Housing
276. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons employed in planning roles in his Department. [54184/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1068. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42428/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
612. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 [37456/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1714. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25038/26]
Ann Graves Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1753. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE IT specialists at the grade of HEO that are based within his Department as of 30 March 2026, in tabular form. [25733/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22878/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1011. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18596/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1012. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18614/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1013. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18632/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Housing
699. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
674. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8167/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
93. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2654/26]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1422. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of press, media or communications staff currently employed in his Department and within each agency for which he is responsible; the cost of these staff for 2025 and the expected cost for 2026; whether there are proposals to increase the number of such staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75235/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
550. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in his Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65999/25]
George Lawlor Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
566. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobil…
Barry Ward Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1032. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58496/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Housing
476. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 60 positions for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, announced by the previous Minister on 4 May 2022 for the Strategic Action Plan, that have been filled. [57071/25]
Liam Quaide Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1140. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the officials seconded to the new strategic housing activation office within his Department; the length of time the secondments are expected to last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45013/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1495. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE senior archaeologists employed by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the civil servant grade this post is normally filled by. [41875/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1630. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE ecologists, wildlife inspectors and conservation rangers that were recruited by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39100/25]
Thomas Gould Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Housing
263. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff currently employed in the vacant homes unit in his Department, by grade level. [36914/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Housing
547. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE-qualified historians employed by his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [34265/25]