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
416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the wage subsidy 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. [40658/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
417. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme, 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. [40659/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
418. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of back-to-education allowance recipients, 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. [40660/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
419. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40661/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
420. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average grant per organisation under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40662/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
421. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average back-to-education allowance payment, per participant and by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40663/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
422. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the wage subsidy scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40664/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
423. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40665/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Departmental Data
424. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants entering the back-to-education allowance scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40666/25]
Cormac Devlin
written
2025-07-17 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
425. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the entitlement of part-time school wardens to jobseeker's allowance during school closures, specifically in relation to bank holiday periods where the employer does not provide payment; and if he will investigate reports of inconsistent treatment of such claims by Intreo offices (details supplied), including cas…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Weather Events
157. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the position as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to develop an extreme weather event assistance scheme for homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39954/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Public Sector Staff
158. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade based in each INTREO office in Galway, in tabular form. [39742/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Insurance
159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals currently with the scope section of the Department; and the number of these appeals that have run over one year. [39778/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Insurance
160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals with the scope section of the Department with regard to State and semi-State body pensions; the average time they are ongoing; and the longest ongoing appeal. [39779/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Insurance
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals currently with the scope section of the Department with regards to a dispute over the modified rate of insurance governed by either paragraph 81, 82, 83 or 84 of S.I No. 312 of 1996, Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996. [39780/25]
Brian Brennan
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
162. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the jobseeker’s allowance claim for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Departmental Schemes
163. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications under humanitarian assistance scheme 1 and humanitarian assistance scheme two which have been refused, in tabular form. [39873/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Children in Care
164. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of allowing all fostering caring families to receive the back to school allowance without a means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39879/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Children in Care
165. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of fostering caring families who will benefit from his recent announcement that foster caring families will be eligible for the back to school allowance through a means test; the total cost of this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the living alone allowance for each of the last four years; the number per county; and the cost to his Department for each of those last four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39881/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
167. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons or couples in receipt of the telephone allowance for each of the last four years; the number per county; and the cost to his Department for each of those last 4 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39882/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
168. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the number of persons that have availed of parents benefit in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of mothers and the number of fathers who have availed of parent’s benefit in each of these years; if he believes further steps can be taken to encourage greater uptake of parent’s ben…
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
169. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for 24 months or longer, by county; if he will confirm when he intends to publish a new employment strategy focused on intensive engagement with those most distant from the labour market as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the …
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
170. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have benefitted since the minimum required hours under the wage subsidy scheme was reduced from 21 hours to 15 hours in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-07-16 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
171. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he plans to publish draft proposals for consultation on the new working age payment, which will ensure that inconsistencies within the social welfare system, which disincentivise work, are removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39923/25]