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 | |
| 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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Rose Conway-Walsh
oral
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
33. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [59734/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
oral
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [60924/25]
James Geoghegan
oral
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
35. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet [61553/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
oral
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
36. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [61676/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
39. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will next meet. [53073/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cross-Border Co-operation
52. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if an allocation will be ringfenced from the Shared Island Initiative funding to further cross-Border sporting initiatives in the years ahead. [55022/25]
Shane Moynihan
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cross-Border Co-operation
53. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if there are specific cross-Border sporting initiatives, beyond the sports club EV charger scheme, envisaged as part of the Shared Island initiative. [55023/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Functions
62. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [48522/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Functions
63. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [48526/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
67. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with faith and non-confessional groups to discuss a structured dialogue process. [48523/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
72. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. [52402/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
73. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. [54137/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
182. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [59736/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Public Procurement Contracts
183. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60950/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Labour Market
184. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide CSO data on labour force participation, migration, and tax status of persons aged 22-40 years of age, by highest education level; and to support an assessment of post-education retention and contribution to the economy. [61185/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Expenditure
185. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61222/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Census of Population
186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sexual orientation. [60502/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Census of Population
187. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on gender identity. [60503/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Census of Population
188. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sex characteristics. [60504/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-12 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Policies
189. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; and the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice. [61670/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Taoiseach ·
Parental Leave
98. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the statistics that are collected in relation maternity and paternity leave in Ireland including whether they are taken, the duration of leave taken, whether they availed of the statutory payment only or whether their employer topped up their maternity benefit; and if so, to what percentage of their salary. [59334/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-11-04 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Funding
99. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach the amount of funding granted to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) by his Department over the past five years; and if the relevant NGOs have submitted reports or other documentation outlining the way in which the funding has been spent, in tabular form. [57987/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-11-04 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
100. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing last met; when it will meet next. [58247/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-11-04 · to Taoiseach ·
Cabinet Committees
101. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education last met; when it will meet next. [58248/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-11-04 · to Taoiseach ·
Social Welfare Benefits
102. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Taoiseach when the CSO will publish an updated set of the Employment Analysis of Maternity and Paternity Benefits 2019-2022. [58414/25]