236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of times that the retail forum has met in both 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/26]
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.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,951 | 148 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any recommendations and actions emanating from the retail forum to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/26]
238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the mechanisms in place to ensure that the retail forum includes retailers in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38639/26]
239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to ensure that the retail forum’s remit is widespread to include both urban, suburban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/26]
240. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the membership of the retail forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38641/26]
241. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason for the decision to require a money message for the Industrial Relations (Provision in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38498/26]
242. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will provide an update on when a refund will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38514/26]
243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to give consideration to the importance of tourism in County Kerry and especially Killarney town by reconsidering the short-term lets policy; to allow a waiver for the proprietors of short-term lets who are in business three years or longer in relation to the need to apply for planning permission to be allowed continue with their sho…
244. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to further fund the WALK PEER programme funding beyond 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38466/26]
245. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent on reading recovery in the past five years, in tabular form. [38450/26]
246. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the evidence-based interventions being used in schools for children with dyslexia. [38451/26]
247. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide the further support requested by a school (details supplied) to roll out the summer programme. [38464/26]
248. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Irish Sign Language specialist classroom support (ISL-SCS) posts that have been, sanctioned, advertised, filled, and remain vacant since the publication of Circular 0072/2025, Enhancement to Irish Sign Language (ISL) Scheme Provision, on 18 November 2025; the number of applications received and approved by the NCSE for ISL-SCS support f…
249. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of section 29 appeals that have been received by her Department from parents seeking school places in the Kildare South constituency, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38478/26]
250. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if and when the energy and condition survey will be carried out in relation to schools (details supplied); and if the findings of same will influence the time of funding to progress the works, which benefit planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38482/26]
251. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schemes exist to cover taxi services to preschools for children with additional needs; the way in which parents can access this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38492/26]
252. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether it is fair and right to deny a pension recipient (details supplied) a posted monthly payslip, given that the recipient is 83 years of age and completely unable to use computers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38496/26]
253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently examine matters in respect of pension entitlements (details supplied) for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38570/26]
254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school placement can be secured for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38621/26]
255. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a portal for inputting school tuition information will be reopened for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38678/26]
256. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update as of May 2026 on negotiations on the provision of pensions and leave entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38683/26]
257. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the expansion of reading class provision for children with dyslexia in Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38695/26]
258. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the impact that delays in the Teaching Council route 3 registration process are having on efforts to recruit Irish teachers currently living abroad back into the Irish education system; whether any engagement has taken place with the Teaching Council regarding the reduction of processing times; and if she will ma…
259. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the significant financial burden being placed on parents by schools requiring students to purchase chromebooks or other digital devices for senior cycle education; if financial supports will be introduced for working families who do not qualify for existing grants or allowances; and if her Department will investigate the growi…
260. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether consideration is being given to streamlining or fast-tracking the recognition process for teaching qualifications and school placements completed in jurisdictions with comparable education standards and regulatory systems to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39352/26]