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
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
Enterprise	3,667	126	3,541
Foreign	3,610	177	3,433
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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Eoin Hayes written 2026-07-07 · to Social · Departmental Expenditure

528. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51774/26]

Eoin Hayes written 2026-07-07 · to Social · Departmental Expenditure

529. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51792/26]

Eoin Hayes written 2026-07-07 · to Social · Departmental Expenditure

530. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51810/26]

Robert Troy written 2026-07-07 · to Social · Social Welfare Payments

531. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider extending the DCA payment to 18 years of age. [51827/26]

Roderic O'Gorman written 2026-07-07 · to Social · Social Welfare Payments

532. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is currently considering increasing the income disregard limit for Carer’s Allowance for couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51843/26]

Ryan O'Meara written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Birth Certificates

345. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a mother to change the name on her child’s birth certificate from her married name to her maiden name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50341/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Departmental Data

346. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department holds or compiles data on the number of persons aged 65 years and over living alone in the State, beyond recipients of the living alone increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50325/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Departmental Data

347. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the living alone increase aged 66 years and over, nationally and in County Cork, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50326/26]

Robert O'Donoghue written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Social Welfare Eligibility

348. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the eligibility rules whereby domiciliary care allowance (DCA) automatically ceases when a child turns 16, regardless of the child's continuing care needs; if he will consider extending DCA until the child's transition to disability allowance has been fully approved and implemented or continue the DCA allowance until …

Michael Cahill written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Social Welfare Benefits

349. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently intervene and assist a Kerry resident (details supplied) with a jobseekers benefit application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/26]

Louise O'Reilly written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Social Welfare Rates

350. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated of the first year and full year cost of a €10 increase to payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50462/26]

Pearse Doherty written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Social Welfare Payments

351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [50469/26]

Cathal Crowe written 2026-07-02 · to Social · State Pensions

352. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the State Pension Contributory, by county, in tabular form. [50712/26]

Cathal Crowe written 2026-07-02 · to Social · Social Welfare Payments

353. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the carer’s allowance, by county, in tabular format. [50713/26]

Noel McCarthy written 2026-07-01 · to Social · Social Welfare Payments

205. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if following admission of a care recipient to long-term residential care, his Department is considering the introduction of a 12 week continuation period for recipients of carer's benefit, similar to the transition period that is currently afforded to carer's allowance recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [499…

Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2026-07-01 · to Social · State Pensions

206. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State Pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory) respectively, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50065/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2026-07-01 · to Social · Poverty Data

207. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection his response to the 'at risk of poverty rate' for persons aged 65 years and over, recorded in the Central Statistics Office Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50066/26]