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	10,233	127	10,106
Justice	9,003	122	8,881
Housing	8,661	147	8,514
Children	8,209	116	8,093
Finance	5,489	139	5,350
Social	5,425	121	5,304
Agriculture	4,588	123	4,465
Foreign	3,683	177	3,506
Enterprise	3,667	126	3,541
Climate	3,601	98	3,503
Public Expenditure	3,420	151	3,269
Further and Higher Education	3,269	127	3,142
Taoiseach	2,476	1,354	1,122
Defence	2,455	162	2,293
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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Ruth Coppinger written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Airport Policy

241. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to review the regulation of Dublin Airport noise given the issues that have been raised by people in the local area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48842/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Departmental Data

242. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48886/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Departmental Data

243. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48888/25]

Malcolm Byrne written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Greenways Provision

244. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the south Wicklow Greenway; to outline the benefits it could bring to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48900/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Rail Network

245. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider restoring catering services on trains (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48927/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Taxi Licences

246. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason previously implemented Covid related extensions to taxi licence age limits, specifically for vehicles originally reaching their 10-year limit which were extended to 2025, were limited to taxi licences and not to hackney licences; his plans to extend this to hackney licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48930…

Naoise Ó Muirí written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Transport Policy

247. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the requirements for a limousine licence; his plans to introduce an age limit for vehicles as is the case for taxi and hackney licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48931/25]

Jennifer Whitmore written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Legislative Measures

248. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014 has not yet been commenced; the timeline for its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48938/25]

Denise Mitchell written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Driver Test

249. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on efforts to tackle the issue of long waiting lists at the driving test centres in Killester and Raheny; the current wait times at these centres; the number of additional permanent and temporary staff deployed to these centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48959/25]

Denise Mitchell written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Public Transport

250. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the Transport for Ireland decision to not allow third level students to renew their student Leap cards if they have less than six months left in their college or third level term; if he accepts this can disproportionately affect final year students at a time when they are already facing increased living costs; and…

Duncan Smith written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Public Transport

251. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an estimate costing of upgrading the TFI Live app so that push notifications can be sent to users who have favourited a route to make them aware of cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49005/25]

Ciarán Ahern written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Public Transport

252. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of upgrading the TFI Live app so that push notifications could be sent to users who have favourited a route to make them aware of cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49019/25]

Malcolm Byrne written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Traffic Management

253. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given to a bypass or traffic alleviation measures for Bunclody, County Wexford on the N80; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49034/25]

Malcolm Byrne written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Traffic Management

254. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address traffic congestion at the merge of the M50 with the M11, including the introduction of additional driving lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49035/25]

Pádraig Rice written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Road Traffic Offences

255. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending an element of the Road Traffic Acts (details supplied); if he is aware of claims that the limited three-hour window is causing undue pressure for An Garda Síochána to collect blood samples and could be helping intoxicated drivers evade the collection of a blood sample; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

Pádraig Rice written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Road Traffic Offences

256. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the Road Traffic Acts to allow a designated doctor to take a blood sample (details supplied); if he is aware that this is standard practice in many jurisdictions, such as Australia, where blood samples are taken by medical professionals and placed in a container with a tamper-evident seal that has a unique ident…

Ken O'Flynn written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · EU Budgets

257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the funding commitments which have been secured in the current EU budget negotiation for transport infrastructure improvements in Cork including port expansion, connectivity and rural-island link roads, and the way in which the Government will ensure that Cork's transport and connectivity projects are not underfunded in comparison with centr…

Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Commercial Vehicle Testing

258. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting list times for commercial vehicle testing, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49223/25]

Peter 'Chap' Cleere written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Airport Policy

259. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49224/25]

Ryan O'Meara written 2025-09-17 · to Transport · Transport Policy

260. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered updating the classification and licensing requirements for quadricycles, to bring Ireland more in line with other EU countries such as France and Finland which have quadricycle-specific legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49255/25]