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 | 2,476 | 1,354 | 1,122 | |
| 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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Catherine Connolly
written
2025-06-10 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
964. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at the rate of €850 per person deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-06-10 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Benefits
965. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the qualified adults payment for his child who is sill of age to receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30717/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Pension Provisions
404. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for implementing pension auto-enrolment. [28822/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Pension Provisions
405. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has been established, its membership and terms of reference. [28823/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Pension Provisions
406. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to businesses to enable them to plan for the implementation of pension auto enrolment. [28824/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Pension Provisions
407. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers in the State who currently do not have an occupational pension, are earning over €20,000 and aged between 23 and 60 years. [28825/25]
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
School Meals Programme
408. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the provision of hot school meals in primary schools; her response to reports highlighting poor nutritional value, waste and facilities in relation to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28835/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
409. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the one parent family payment and supplementary welfare allowance by €1. [28439/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
410. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the Carer’s Allowance by €12 and abolishing the means test, assuming that abolishing the means test would lead to an increase of an additional 25,605 eligible recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of a pay-related carer’s benefit according to the same criteria as the pay-related jobseeker’s benefit. [28441/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the carer’s allowance by €1. [28442/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
413. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing domiciliary care allowance by €1. [28443/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
414. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the annual carer’s support grant to €2000, 2250 and 2500. [28444/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
415. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing jobseeker’s allowance by €1. [28445/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
416. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing the state pension by €1. [28446/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
417. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing weekly increases for qualified adults, in line with the MESL. [28447/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
418. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing qualified child payment for over and under 12s by €1. [28448/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
419. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of establishing a social welfare adequacy commission. [28449/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
420. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing the age-limit of the one parent family payment to 12 years and jobseeker’s transitional payment to 15 years. [28450/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
421. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing the age-limit of the jobseeker’s transitional payment until a family’s youngest child has completed secondary education or turns 18, whichever is older. [28451/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
422. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of extending the fuel allowance eligibility to all working family payment recipients. [28452/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
423. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds. [28453/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
424. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of extending parental leave and benefit by 1 week. [28454/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
425. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 Christmas bonus for all recipients of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s pay-related benefit, jobseeker’s transitional payment, jobseeker’s benefit self-employed. [28455/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-29 · to Social ·
Social Welfare Schemes
426. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the working family payment [28456/25]