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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection in light of the commitment to publish a new Roadmap for Social Inclusion (2026-2030) next month, if he will provide an update on the specific measurable outcomes and targets his Department has established to reduce core poverty rates among vulnerable groups, specifically pensioners and people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on t…
James O'Connor Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
33. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for a new employment strategy focused on intensive engagement and supports to help those most distant from the labour market into the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31409/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
74. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the review of the pathways to work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1873. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection his engagements with other departments to ensure joined-up, wrap-around support for one-parent families dealing with multiple State services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1928. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the updated Pathways to Work strategy; if the updated strategy will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26543/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1932. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration is being given to compensatory cost-of-living supports for families with children, particularly school-age children, in light of the continuing pressure of childcare, housing and household costs. [26574/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Social
558. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals have been signed up to a less valuable scheme than the auto-enrolment pension scheme, the measures that will be included in the regulations to protect them; and if the regulations will be retrospective. [69675/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Social
535. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to highlight the need for self-employed persons to pay their own PRSI (details supplied). [57345/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Social
379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the Comptroller and Auditor General's recommendation that his Department should introduce a formal strategy for both the regular review of older outstanding debt, in particular for pre-2011 cases and for the targeted review of certain cohorts of debtors on a periodic basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53787/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of measures being considered to address the emotional and mental health impacts of debt stress on older people facing insolvency; and whether additional counselling supports will be funded through MABS or other services. [45604/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1435. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans for his Department and Intreo staff to engage with employers and those with disabilities to facilitate a larger cohort of those with disabilities into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47455/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Social
665. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39615/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
110. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on any specific cross-departmental mechanisms in place to ensure that the lived experience of people with disabilities, as highlighted during the Social Inclusion Forum and related consultations, is reflected in the design and implementation of the next roadmap for social inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Cormac Devlin Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on his Department’s annual social inclusion forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32904/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
138. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection when the new roadmap for social inclusion will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32905/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
153. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the commitment to reduce consistent poverty to 2% by 2025 in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 has been so badly missed, with the most recent CSO report showing it is at 5%, up from 3.6% in 2023, and the Child Poverty Monitor reporting that consistent poverty among children is at 8.5%, up from 4.8% in 2023; and what he intends t…
Liam Quaide Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Social
102. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection to report on the work his Department is taking alongside the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the Youth Homeless Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/25]
Mark Wall Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Social
186. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on whether the poverty reduction target contained in the roadmap for social inclusion was, or will be, achieved; if a new poverty reduction strategy will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16323/25]