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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Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Probate Applications
806. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of wills processed in 2024 to grant of probate stage, on a court office basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47702/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Probate Applications
807. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of court service staff working in probate offices, by court office, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47703/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Departmental Policies
808. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the progress of establishing community safety partnerships and possible review mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47704/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
International Protection
809. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on processing times for IP applicants; the timeline on proposed further changes including legislative changes; the target processing and appeal time being aimed for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47705/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Control of Firearms
810. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for legislation that will impact on the licensing and operation of firearms for hunting and sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47707/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Control of Firearms
811. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the interaction that he or his Department has had with the Gardaí and the NAGRC and any other stakeholders relating to the licensing and operation of firearms for hunting and sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47708/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Drug Dealing
812. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or his Department have plans to address the huge issues being caused by illegal drug trade (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47709/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Public Procurement Contracts
813. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the web links to his Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements); to confirm whether these reports have been published in full and are publicly accessible; and to state the …
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Public Procurement Contracts
814. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will publish the procurement related payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical, or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. No. 376/…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Public Procurement Contracts
815. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will confirm whether IPAS functions have returned to his Department, whether future payments will again be reported by his Department in the procurement-related payment reports (details supplied); and if he will outline the arrangements being made to ensure continuity and transparency in reporting across both…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Public Procurement Contracts
816. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which payments relating to the accommodation of beneficiaries of temporary protection (Ukraine) and payments under the international protection accommodation service will be reported going forward; if these payments will continue to be published in her Department's procurement-related payment reports for…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Public Procurement Contracts
817. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 9 July 2025, as his Department confirmed its intention to move from annual to quarterly reporting of purchase orders over €20,000, if he will confirm when this change will come into effect in practice; if the first quarterly report will be published during 2025; or alter…
Paul Lawless
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Family Reunification
818. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of join family category A applications with Irish citizen sponsors, which have been approved or rejected since June 2024. [47799/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Family Reunification
819. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in processing the backlog of applications under join family category A applications. [47800/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Family Reunification
820. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when applications from June 2024 under join family category A visas will be processed. [47801/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
821. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of community Gardaí attached to the Limerick city division, in each of the years since 2008, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47825/25]
Catherine Callaghan
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Citizenship Applications
822. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications made by American citizens for Irish citizenship on grounds of "Irish Associations" under Section 16 (1) (a) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, in each of the years 2021 to 2024, and in each respective case, the percentage of applications that were successful; and if…
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Citizenship Applications
823. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47861/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Courts Service
824. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on issues that have been noted within the family court system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47865/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Legislative Measures
825. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the projected timeline for the enactment of the Family Courts Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47866/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
Crime Prevention
826. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding setting up the new community safety partnership in Fingal, including Dublin west. [47869/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
827. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of Garda numbers across every Garda station in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [47870/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
828. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of Garda numbers across all divisions 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [47871/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
829. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of Garda numbers across all districts in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [47872/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice ·
International Protection
830. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who are currently in the IPAS system and working. [47877/25]