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 | |
| Foreign | 3,683 | 177 | 3,506 | |
| Enterprise | 3,667 | 126 | 3,541 | |
| Climate | 3,477 | 98 | 3,379 | |
| Public Expenditure | 3,404 | 151 | 3,253 | |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,269 | 127 | 3,142 | |
| Taoiseach | 2,476 | 1,354 | 1,122 | |
| 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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Matt Carthy
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Departmental Funding
762. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the allocation per county under the Community Safety Innovation fund in each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
763. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai assigned to the drugs unit in each Garda division at present and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4355/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Citizenship Applications
764. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether it is intended that the time a person spends in Ireland as a beneficiary of temporary protection will be considered as reckonable residency for Irish citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/26]
Matt Carthy
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Citizenship Applications
765. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection that are estimated to have been in Ireland, since 2025, 2024, 2023 and since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4357/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Probation and Welfare Service
766. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probation staff in each probation area for each of the years 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. [4362/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Probation and Welfare Service
767. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probation staff vacancies in each probation area. [4404/26]
Mark Wall
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
768. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí, per rank in the roads policing unit; the breakdown of the number of Gardaí, per each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4412/26]
Mark Wall
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Road Traffic Accidents
769. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of accidents that required a garda presence on the M9 over the past three years; the county breakdown of each of these accidents, per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4414/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Departmental Communications
770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department transferred a question (details supplied) to the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage for reply given his Department is engaging with the issue under discussion as noted in the response from the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statem…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
771. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can audit schools, if it cannot generate a list of students enrolled in each institution at any given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
772. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can enforce attendance compliance, if it cannot reconcile student permissions to school registers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
773. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the ISD can verify that a school is not exceeding its declared ILEP/TrustEd capacity, if it cannot extract student numbers by provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4449/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
774. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which his Department conducts internal audits of student permissions issued, if it cannot extract datasets of students by educational institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4450/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
775. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reconciliation controls that exist to compare visas issued under a provider’s name against that provider’s declared capacity and enrolment totals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4451/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
776. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason online renewals were allowed to continue for two years without basic verification measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4452/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
777. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of renewal applications that were refused due to fraudulent documentation in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4453/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
778. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason schools cannot access a list of visas issued under their name to verify fraudulent use of their institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4455/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
779. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will implement a secure portal and verified code system in order that only schools can confirm enrolment documents for visa renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4456/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Community Development Projects
780. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how organisations can apply for funding under the Community Safety Fund; the name of projects in south Dublin city that received funding under the Community Safety Fund in 2024 and 2025; and the amount received per project, in tabular form. [4458/26]
John Clendennen
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
781. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the future of the accommodation recognition payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
782. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the controls that exist within ILEP/TrustEd to prevent a provider doubling or trebling in size within a short period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Support Services
783. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of schools that increased declared capacity by more than 50% between 2019 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4504/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
784. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department responded to increased numbers by raising proof-of-funds instead of regulating provider expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4505/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-01-20 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
785. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a Stamp 2 English-language student is permitted to work as an English teacher, if he considers this compatible with the purpose of a student permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4509/26]
Colm Burke
written
2026-01-15 · to Justice ·
Naturalisation Applications
447. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason an application was rejected (details supplied) given that all documentation was lodged for the application and no communication was received by the applicant from his Department advising that there was outstanding documentation required which in turn lead to the application being refused; and if he will ma…