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 | 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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Barry Ward
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
438. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda bicycles registered to and for use by An Garda Síochána, by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49663/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
439. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the personnel strength in An Garda Síochána, by rank and by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49664/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
440. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current personnel strength in the F and W districts in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49666/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Prison Service
441. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rationale for changing the kennelling requirement for prison service dogs to home-kennelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49712/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Prison Service
442. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware that dog handlers who are not homeowners are being redeployed within the Prison Service due to being unable to fulfil the new requirement to home kennel the dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49713/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Prison Service
443. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is an appeals mechanism available to an individual employed within the Prison Service as a dog handler who has had to forfeit their position as a dog handler due to them not being able to kennel the dog at home as they not a homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49714/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Departmental Expenditure
444. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1703 of 8 September 2025, if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the overall spend of €32 million. [49719/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Official Engagements
445. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees at any meetings he or his officials have had with the new Garda Commissioner (details supplied). [49720/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
446. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of senior management of an Garda Síochána, by date of appointment to each position; and if positions are vacant by the date they were vacant. [49721/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
447. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars purchased by the force for the years 2019 to 2024 and to 15 January 2025. [49722/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
448. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total remuneration package for the new Garda Commissioner (details supplied); and the total remuneration package for their predecessor, respectively with any changes mid-contract outlined. [49737/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
449. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving journalists given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49738/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
450. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving public officials given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49739/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
451. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49740/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
452. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49741/2…
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
453. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving journalists given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49742/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Communications Surveillance
454. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving public officials given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49743/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Control of Dogs
455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported incidents to An Garda Síochána involving uncontrolled dogs in public places in each year from 2020 to 2024. [49758/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Youth Services
456. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he aware of the increase in referrals of youths to youth services in Swords from the Donabate area from the Garda juvenile liaison officer given the increasing population, which is set to continue to increase; to provide details of the numbers of referrals and an outline of the reasons for same; and if he will m…
Duncan Smith
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
Visa Applications
457. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a couple (details supplied) are still waiting on their visas to be approved despite applying for them in January 2025, so they can re-enter the state and be reunited with their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49787/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
458. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases that the Garda Human Trafficking Investigation and Co-Ordination Unit have dealt with in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and the number of Gardai by rank attached to this unit as of 10 September 2025 [49810/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of rental properties identified by An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years as having been used as brothels; the breakdown by county; and the number of prosecutions and convictions secured in these cases. [49818/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards currently in place to prevent individuals leasing multiple residential properties under false pretences for the purpose of brothel-keeping; and whether he accepts that the recent cases before the courts highlight serious failings in the present system. [49819/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
461. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Gardaí and civilian staff assigned specifically to the investigation of prostitution, human trafficking and related organised crime; whether this represents an increase or decrease compared with a decade ago; and if he is satisfied that current resources are sufficient given the scale of the pr…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-23 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
462. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past five years from individuals or networks engaged in brothel-keeping and prostitution; and whether he accepts that the proceeds identified to date represent only a fraction of the wider illegal economy in this area.; and if he will make…