Parliamentary questions

Questions

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

Which departments get asked most

Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.

  • Health 27,764
  • Education 14,148
  • Transport 11,178
  • Justice 9,962
  • Housing 9,139
  • Children 8,691
  • Social 5,914
  • Finance 5,884
  • Climate 3,915
  • Foreign 3,868
All 20 departments
DepartmentQuestionsOralWritten
Health 27,76414527,619
Education 14,14814514,003
Transport 11,17813911,039
Justice 9,9621359,827
Housing 9,1391608,979
Children 8,6911428,549
Social 5,9141355,779
Finance 5,8841535,731
Agriculture 4,8941364,758
Enterprise 3,9421393,803
Climate 3,9151303,785
Foreign 3,8681903,678
Public Expenditure 3,7371673,570
Further and Higher Education 3,4371403,297
Taoiseach 2,6831,5131,170
Defence 2,5991792,420
Culture 2,4921472,345
Rural 2,3611402,221
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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Jennifer Whitmore Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
639. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department will take to ensure appropriate accommodations for students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other neurodivergent learning differences during the leaving certificate examinations, particularly for those who require the use of assistive technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40178/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
640. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the removal of a teacher from a school (details supplied) given the SEN needs and the number of students in the school. [40254/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
641. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for the removal of a teacher from a school (details supplied) given the SEN needs and the number of students in the school. [40255/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
642. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process that should be followed to address an issue at a site (details supplied) owned by her Department. [40264/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
643. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an information request can be supplied to a teacher (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40268/26]
Michael Murphy Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
644. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date on which the decision was made to permit the issuing of NCSE eligibility letters in respect of applications received after the 1 October 2025 parents notify deadline for special school and special class placements for the 2026-2027 school year; when she and-or her Department first communicated this decision to the NCSE; the form in which t…
Willie O'Dea Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
645. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to expedite a decision on an application for a special educational needs refurbishment grant for a school in Limerick (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40307/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 26 May 2026 · to Education
646. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline in detail the number of places that will be available in the special school in Balbriggan due to open in Castlemill in 2026; if she will provide information on the application and selection process for these places and details of the catchment area for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40317/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
647. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
648. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the introduction of the unscripted film tax credit. [39123/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
649. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a once-off stand-alone grant to a sports facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39283/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
650. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the relevant projects under the Sport Ireland campus masterplan vision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
651. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to reform or replace the current television licence system given the increasing number of households consuming public service media content online without holding a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
652. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the criteria used to assess whether the multiannual funding allocation to RTÉ is delivering measurable reform and value for money for the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39675/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
653. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the assessment that has been made of whether RTÉ's reported financial surpluses in recent years reflect genuine structural improvements to the organisation's financial position or are attributable in part to temporary or one-off cost-saving measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39676/26]
Liam Quaide Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
654. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for when An Post will provide pension increases to members and deferred members of the An Post superannuation scheme. [39960/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
655. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an application reference number could be provided to an applicant to the basic income for artists scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40102/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
656. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has the power or discretion to fund a capital project allocation to a local authority backed project without match funding from that local authority. [40262/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 26 May 2026 · to Culture
657. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current situation with regard to pension increases for former An Post personnel; the reason the agreement has not been implemented to date; when he expects the agreed pension increases to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40305/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
658. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has conducted any analysis of the relationship between family homelessness and child protection interventions; and if he will publish any reports, reviews, or internal assessments carried out in this area. [39456/26]
Brendan Smith Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
659. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence from a local authority (details supplied). [39992/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
660. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the above-the-shop grant to micro-businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40304/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
661. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in County Wexford that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38796/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
662. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in County Wicklow that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38797/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
663. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38816/26]