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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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Barry Ward Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
346. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of employees currently employed in the offices of the Public Appointment Service; the number of staff per year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70289/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
187. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the criteria by which those with disabilities, who apply for positions under the disability-specific recruitment schemes run by publicjobs.ie, are assessed; what information applicants have to supply to outline their disability in their application; and if he will make a statement…
John McGuinness Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
354. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he intends to extend the current retirement age for uniformed personnel such as firefighters in the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51969/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
356. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the methodology and calculations used by his Department in assessing a professional added years application, submitted by a public sector employer on behalf of an employee, where such employee is classified as a "new entrant" per Government Circular 8/2005; and if he will make a statement…
Eoin Hayes Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
656. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the latest total number of public sector employees, broken down by department and agency, and the total number of public sector employees in each department/agency that are not currently entitled to a public sector pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47269/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
57. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an overview of cases before his Department for certain workers to be re-categorised as public service workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39854/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
64. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures put in place to ensure value for money as a result of the expansion of civil and public service numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
390. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of bringing all public service workers that are currently earning below the new living wage, in line with the current rate. [39207/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
248. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a legal executive officer cannot currently apply for a secondment to another role like all other staff grades; and the reason that some grades can apply for secondments, and some cannot, contributing to a loss of opportunity based on ambiguous rules. [33246/25]
Albert Dolan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
319. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of new public sector jobs created in each of the past five years, disaggregated by civil service, local government, HSE, education, and other public bodies; and if this data can be compared with new employment figures provided by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment i…
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
115. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine providing special allowances to public sector workers that take account of increased housing and other costs in many areas in the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27864/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
124. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine a pay cap for CEOs in public sector bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine pay and other incentives to encourage people to undertake training in areas of staff shortage in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
142. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will examine the need for a pay rise in the public sector to take account of the increased cost of living in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27866/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
150. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the budgetary measures he is planning to address staffing shortages across key areas of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28131/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 28 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
149. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the annual expenditure on courses for employees of public bodies to learn Irish from an organisation (details supplied) or any other provider, every year from 2015 to 2025. [27999/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the evidence there is to support the claim that very high rates of remuneration for some senior posts in the public sector represent value for money, given that many of the individuals in question were recruited from elsewhere in the public sector; for details of any research or analysis undertake…
Ciarán Ahern Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
473. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list the functions, roles and services that were carried out and delivered by civil service or State agency workers; the cost to the State of each contract since the implementation of the Building Momentum public service agreement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11569/…
Paul McAuliffe Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
109. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures he is considering to address the issue of staff and skill shortages in the public service. [5010/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
329. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
354. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
370. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that persons are not denied the opportunity to apply for some jobs in the public service because they do not have a degree; if he will ensure that necessary changes are made to that criterion without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/24]