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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 Justice
745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [73983/26]
Gary Gannon Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
567. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned to the International Protection Office and to immigration permission and registration functions respectively for each year from 1 January 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/26]
Gary Gannon Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
568. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of any staff redeployments, temporary assignments or transfers from immigration registration, residence permission or Irish residence permit processing functions to the International Protection Office, the International Protection Accommodation Service, or any function related to the implementation of the EU Migration and A…
Joe Cooney Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Justice
129. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staffing levels at the visa office in Beijing and Abu Dhabi; and the number of applications that were received in each of those offices in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [46064/26]
John Connolly Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Justice
253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within his Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1358. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
737. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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 [37457/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Justice
397. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33956/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
1985. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff that have been allocated to each Dublin metropolitan region; the number of these posts that have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24173/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2087. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25448/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Justice
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of employees 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. [22880/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Justice
199. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 3 March 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific staffing shortages in an embassy (details supplied) that is impacting on visa processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18988/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1264. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [18597/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1265. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [18615/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1266. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [18633/26]
Ged Nash Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
431. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential …
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
899. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the systems in place to agree performance metrics of Chief Executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
823. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [8162/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
722. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full-time equivalent forensic scientists funded by his Department which are currently employed by Forensic Science Ireland; whether there are currently any shortages of staff or unfulfilled staff sanctions for forensic scientists at FSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5646/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [2655/26]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1699. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [75236/25]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Justice
557. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the structural and-or senior personnel changes he has made, or that have been made, in his Department since he became Minister. [73277/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Justice
242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s estimate of the additional staffing, accommodation, ICT and operational resources required to meet the June 2026 deadlines under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; and if he will provide the Department’s internal projections. [66591/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
676. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [65998/25]