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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Michael Healy-Rae written 2026-01-29 · to Social · General Register Office

317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for his Department to notify Revenue of changes in people's circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7133/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Schemes

318. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of the €500 grant towards a hearing aid in each year 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Schemes

319. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of optical support, broken down by free eye tests, free glasses and grants towards contact lenses for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7158/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Schemes

320. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of the €500 grant for wigs for each of the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7159/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Schemes

321. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of dental work for each of the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7160/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Pension Provisions

322. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can provide the latest breakdown, by county, of the number of employers who have signed up to auto enrolment; the total number of employees that have been enrolled, by county; the overall value of contributions collected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7161/26]

John Paul O'Shea written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Pension Provisions

323. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when the My Future Fund app will be launched in order that people can track their contributions and savings pot online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7162/26]

Marie Sherlock written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Benefits

324. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal for first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7187/26]

Marie Sherlock written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Social Welfare Benefits

325. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal of appeals by first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7188/26]

Marie Sherlock written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Judicial Reviews

326. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7189/26]

Marie Sherlock written 2026-01-29 · to Social · Judicial Reviews

327. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the success rate of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7190/26]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2026-01-29 · to Social · School Meals Programme

328. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of both primary and secondary school children in County Carlow that are benefitting from the free schools meals scheme. [7346/26]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2026-01-29 · to Social · School Meals Programme

329. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of both primary and secondary school children in County Kilkenny that are benefitting from the free schools meals scheme. [7347/26]

Richard Boyd Barrett written 2026-01-28 · to Social · School Meals Programme

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the next steps a school (details supplied) should take to access the hot school meals scheme, once it has agreed contractors and suppliers. [6746/26]

Barry Ward written 2026-01-28 · to Social · Departmental Data

99. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/26]

Barry Ward written 2026-01-28 · to Social · International Protection

100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/26]

Peadar Tóibín written 2026-01-28 · to Social · Social Welfare Fraud

101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of fraud cases with social protection payments detected in each of the past five years. [6636/26]

Peadar Tóibín written 2026-01-28 · to Social · Social Welfare Fraud

102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of cases in which a person has fraudulently claimed carer's allowance for another person who was unaware of the claim made in their name; the checks which are made with the GP who signed the form, that they are the persons own GP. [6637/26]

Peadar Tóibín written 2026-01-28 · to Social · Social Welfare Benefits

103. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms in place to ensure that recipients of social welfare are still residing here full-time. [6638/26]

Robert O'Donoghue written 2026-01-28 · to Social · Social Welfare Benefits

104. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection whether records are kept on the purpose of community welfare officer grants; if so, if that data includes grants awarded in domestic violence cases where families were required to leave the family home; if so, the number of such grants issued and value in each year from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matte…