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 | 3,614 | 177 | 3,437 | |
| 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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Timmy Dooley
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Live Register
2. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of people on the live register in County Clare in November of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by age, gender, occupation, nationality and duration, in tabular form. [3038/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Office of Director of Public Prosecutions
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if in cases of political corruption, members of the public have the right to request a review of a decision by the Director of Public Prosecution in the same manner as is available to a victim of a crime in a standard criminal investigation. [3136/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Office of Director of Public Prosecutions
4. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the number of reviews of decisions to not prosecute requested from victims; the number of times this resulted in a decision that should be reversed and where there should be a prosecution. [3137/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Live Register
5. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of people on the live register in County Clare in November of each year from 2020 to 2024, inclusive, by age, gender, occupation, nationality, and duration, in tabular form. [3341/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
6. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [3377/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
7. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the employment rate in County Clare for those aged 15 to 64 years for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, by gender, in tabular form. [3378/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
8. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive. [3379/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
9. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by gender and full-time or part-time status in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [3380/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Staff
10. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU Presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge-Irish language policy and promotion; and if he will…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Staff
11. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach the number of requests to his Department, including the Office of the Attorney General and Government agencies, that have granted requests for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Ministerial Responsibilities
12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2769/25]
Timmy Dooley
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
13. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2963/25]
Timmy Dooley
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
14. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach to list, by sex, the employment rate in County Clare for those aged 15 to 64 years for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2964/25]
Timmy Dooley
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
15. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2965/25]
Timmy Dooley
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Data
16. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by sex and full- or part-time status in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2966/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Ministerial Staff
17. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and-or title held by that special adviser. [3006/25]
Denise Mitchell
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Contracts
18. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if his Department or any body under its aegis currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles to private companies; and the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form. [3205/25]
Denise Mitchell
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Contracts
19. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if his Department or any body under its aegis currently directly employs cleaners and-or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; and the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form. [3223/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Oireachtas Members' Expenses
20. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; and the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024. [3259/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Ministerial Staff
21. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; and the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance. [3277/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Reports
22. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if the interdepartmental group on the Dublin City Taskforce has considered the proposed funding mechanism contained within the Dublin City Taskforce report of lifting the derogation for rates on State buildings. [3465/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
written
2025-01-22 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Staff
1. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; and the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or lo…
Michael Fitzmaurice
written
2025-01-22 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Staff
2. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024. [46217/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice
written
2025-01-22 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Staff
3. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or …
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-01-22 · to Taoiseach ·
Departmental Reports
4. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the report of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations. [46610/24]