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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Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
391. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of the work placement experience programme in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40626/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
School Meals Programme
392. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection when hot school meals will be extended to all non-fee-paying post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Schemes
393. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if compensation under the victim’s payment scheme paid out to persons resident in the State, as a result of the ‘troubles in the North’ is disregarded as means for the assessment of the disability allowance. [40289/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Wage-setting Mechanisms
394. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the rationale behind the Citizens Information Board's decision to increase the pay of local administrators in Citizens Information Services to a level equivalent to that of regional administrators, despite the latter having significantly greater responsibilities and scope within their roles; and if a review will be unde…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Public Procurement Contracts
395. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if his Department has esti…
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Public Private Partnerships
396. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all Public-Private Partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start/end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since 2010. [40422/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Carer's Allowance
397. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance, now under appeal, will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [40453/25]
Micheál Carrigy
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Contracts
398. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40484/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Reviews
399. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application (details supplied); if the decision will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40571/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Fuel Allowance
400. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the fuel allowance by one week. [40595/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
State Pensions
401. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of abolishing the means-test for the State pension (non-contributory). [40596/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
State Pensions
402. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of basing the means-test for the State pension (non-contributory) rate on individual income, rather than household income. [40597/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Budgets
403. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the cash income a person can earn under the State pension (non-contributory) by €100. [40598/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Employment Support Services
404. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available from his Department to help people with disabilities into employment, and to sustain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40619/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
405. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the community employment scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participating employees under the scheme by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40644/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
406. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the community employment scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40645/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
407. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the community employment scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40646/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
408. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the community employment scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence, and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40647/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
409. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the Tús community work placement initiative, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participating employees under the initiative, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40648/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
410. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the Tús community work placement initiative by county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40649/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
411. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the Tús community work placement initiative, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40650/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
412. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the Tús community work placement initiative in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40651/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
413. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the wage subsidy scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participating employees under the scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40652/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
414. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of organisations supported under the programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40653/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
415. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's expenditure under the back-to-education allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participants receiving the allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40657/25]