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 | 2,460 | 1,354 | 1,106 | |
| 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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Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Eligibility
600. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to verify residency and legal status in applications for social welfare payments; and if additional safeguards are being introduced in 2025. [51171/25]
Martin Kenny
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
601. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the household benefit package to take into account the increases in electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51184/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
602. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the status of a jobseeker's application for a person's (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51203/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
603. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process jobseeker's allowance applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51215/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
604. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process jobseeker's benefit applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51216/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
605. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process disability allowance applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51217/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
606. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process carer's allowance applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
607. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process carer's benefit applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
608. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process invalidity pension applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
609. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process child benefit applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51221/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
610. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process disability pension applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
611. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process maternity benefit applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51223/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
612. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process parent's benefit applications, per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51224/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
613. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process paternity benefit applications per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51235/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
614. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process domiciliary care allowance applications per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51236/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
615. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process supplementary welfare allowance applications per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51237/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
616. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe to process widowed parent grant applications per county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51238/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Children in Care
617. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of foster carers or children in foster care who were able to avail of the back to school allowance this year, and the number of foster carers that applied and were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51281/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Children in Care
618. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if foster carers who foster with a private agency are being refused the carers allowance based on the fact that they are fostering with a private agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51282/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Children in Care
619. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans made regarding pensions for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51283/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Eligibility
620. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the abolition of the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51314/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Departmental Expenditure
621. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51371/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a jobseekers application which was submitted in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51400/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
School Meals Programme
623. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the hot meals programme for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51401/25]
Cormac Devlin
written
2025-09-30 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Eligibility
624. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of maternity benefit applications refused on the grounds of insufficient PRSI; the estimated number involving full-time PhD researchers or scholarship holders; if a breakdown by HEI, by month will be provided; the number and outcome of appeals in these cases, in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a sta…