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Addressed toQuestionsOralWrittenShare
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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David Cullinane written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Cabinet Committees
89. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [4025/26]
Colm Burke written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · National Security Committee
106. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new national security committee to examine existing national security structures; and the progress made to date by the committee in relation to this review. [72010/25]
Ruth Coppinger written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
120. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping [1709/26]
Matt Carthy written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Cabinet Committees
122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [1249/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Child Poverty
127. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [1755/26]
Alan Kelly written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Departmental Expenditure
218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5545/26]
Gary Gannon written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Departmental Expenditure
219. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per accou…
Matt Carthy written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Employment Data
220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of those under the age of 16 years-of-age in employment; the number of those aged 16 and 17 years-of-age, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form, in the workforce. [5922/26]
Matt Carthy written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Employment Data
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of those under the age of 18 years-of-age earning the national minimum wage; the number of those aged 18 years-of-age earning the national minimum wage; the number of those agreed 19 earning the national minimum wage, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [5923/26]
Carol Nolan written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Census of Population
222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach what his Department currently considers the total population of the State to be; and the estimated number who are Irish citizens, nationals of the UK or EEA, or nationals of countries outside the UK or EEA. [6150/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Energy Policy
223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the offshore energy clearinghouse. [6159/26]
Louise O'Reilly written 2026-01-27 · to Taoiseach · Child Poverty
224. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach for an update on the ongoing work of the child poverty unit. [6415/26]
Peadar Tóibín written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Artificial Intelligence
1. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he or any of his officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for his Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since he took office. [4602/26]
Peadar Tóibín written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Departmental Expenditure
2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if his Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4620/26]
Eoin Hayes written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
3. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach to report on his visit to China. [4736/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Departmental Websites
4. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4825/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Artificial Intelligence
5. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach if any website or other platform operated by his Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4843/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-01-21 · to Taoiseach · Departmental Expenditure
6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by his Department on social media or online platforms, including identifying separately payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to major platforms (details supplied). [486…
Séamus McGrath oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
1. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [64215/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
2. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [64217/25]
Paul McAuliffe oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
3. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [67575/25]
Catherine Ardagh oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
4. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [67576/25]
Tom Brabazon oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
5. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [67577/25]
Pádraig Rice oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
6. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [68413/25]
Pádraig Rice oral 2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach · Urban Development
7. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [70179/25]
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