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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Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Departmental Data
1945. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons arrested for attempts or threats of murder in each of the past ten years. [41144/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Human Trafficking
1946. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances of human trafficking reported to Gardaí, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [41145/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
International Protection
1947. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in the absence of a harmonised EU-wide approach to exiting temporary protection, under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries that would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence requ…
Matt Carthy
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
International Protection
1948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has sought any legal advice or guidance concerning the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries as to whether this may qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for long-term residency in the Sta…
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Immigration Status
1949. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene and expedite a join family visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41172/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Prison Service
1950. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners who escaped from prisons in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41185/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Immigration Status
1951. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people granted leave to remain in the last five years, broken down by originating country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Immigration Policy
1952. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas that have been issued to non-naturalised parents of children born in Ireland over the last five years; the number of those visas that have been extended; and the number of those visas that have resulted in applications to remain, broken down by country of origin, in tabular form. [41219/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
International Protection
1953. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the occupancy rates of modular homes built for Ukrainian refugees since their completion on each site; the number that have been vacant by month; and the plans in place to use any vacant units for homeless Irish persons, in tabular form. [41220/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
An Garda Síochána
1954. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will publish the interim report of the Garda Recruitment and Training Capacity Group; the date on which the full report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41223/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Courts Staff
1955. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to appoint a new master of the High Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41228/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Road Traffic Offences
1956. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed charge notices issued by Gardaí to drivers whose vehicles failed to comply with number plate regulations in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of drivers who failed to pay the fixed charge notices within the required time period; the number who were summoned to court; the number that were convicted…
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Departmental Data
1957. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to concerns raised in relation to conditions for residents at a location (details supplied). [41232/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Middle East
1958. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to engage with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that a humanitarian worker (details supplied) is evacuated from Gaza. [41236/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Middle East
1959. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration If he will work with his counterpart at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that an individual and his family (details supplied) are evacuated from Gaza. [41242/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
International Protection
1960. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people with Irish citizenship currently living in IPAS accommodation for each of the past five years; and the cost of this in the same time period. [41250/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Citizenship Applications
1961. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people given Irish citizenship after living in Ireland for less than five years, for each of the past ten years. [41251/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
International Protection
1962. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people in IPAS accommodation in receipt of free accommodation who are working and earning an income, for each of the past five years. [41252/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Visa Applications
1963. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the last time the visa exemption list was updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41285/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Visa Applications
1964. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria and considerations used in determining which countries are granted visa free access to Ireland for short stays; and the rationale behind the current inclusion of certain states on the visa-exempt list. [41317/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Direct Provision System
1965. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of reports that new mothers recovering from C-section surgery, and those with serious illness in direct provision (details supplied), are being required to attend communal dining areas for meals, even when medically unfit to do so; if he will outline the measures in place to ensure that new mot…
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Middle East
1966. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) who has been accepted for a place in UCD is granted a student visa to exit Gaza and take up their studies in Ireland. [41327/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Prison Service
1967. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 758 of 15 July 2025, if the Irish Prison Service is amenable to responding to Parliamentary Questions; if a reply will be provided to the question as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41328/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Visa Applications
1968. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to work which his counterpart at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure that a person (details supplied) is granted a student visa for Ireland in order to take up their studies, with a clear pathway to being added to the exit lists from Gaza. [41332/25]
Brian Brennan
written
2025-07-29 · to Justice ·
Emergency Accommodation
1969. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a contract has been issued or is under consideration for an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41363/25]