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 3,9511483,803
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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12 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026

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128,349 questions, newest first.

Louis O'Hara Written 21 May 2026 · to Health
386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether chronic asthma is a condition covered under the long-term illness scheme; if not, to provide the rationale for not including it under the scheme; if consideration is being given to adding asthma to the conditions supported by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38693/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 21 May 2026 · to Health
387. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will provide the long planned for new primary care centre for Raheen, Limerick, which would also include the mental health services currently based at Willowdale in Raheen; and if she will provide increased funding for the current Willowdale building which is in need of renovation. [39370/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 21 May 2026 · to Health
388. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether the workforce projection model published in December 2025, which projects a shortfall across all modelled professions, including nurses, midwives and medical practitioners by 2040, has been updated to incorporate data from each of the past five years; the professions beyond the seven currently modelled that are expected to be included in the next it…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address concerns regarding reductions in adult education provision in certain education and training boards, including Galway and Roscommon ETB, where it is reported that classes have been cut, teaching staff have lost employment and learners have been left without provision; to …
Paul Lawless Written 21 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
390. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of non-EU student graduates from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veterinary medicine programmes who left the State within five years of completing their studies. [38518/26]
Paul Lawless Written 21 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
391. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of non-EU student graduates from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy and veterinary medicine programmes who left the State within ten years of completing their studies. [38519/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the additional pharmacy training places that will be made available at Trinity College Dublin as a result of the Government's €28.5 million investment into healthcare education announced recently during the debate in Dáil Éireann on cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38607/2…
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
393. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to support and acknowledge South Kerry Development Partnership's programme of works, (details supplied) and pre-budget submission in regard to CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38480/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
394. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are any grant schemes administered by his Department which can support a community group to purchase office equipment such as a laptop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38560/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
395. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports, grants or financial assistance available to island residents for the transportation of machinery, equipment and building materials required to carry out essential repair and reinstatement works on offshore islands; if assistance is available to help meet the significant cost of boat hire and transport log…
Louis O'Hara Written 20 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach to list all the Cabinet committees currently in operation. [38150/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if the passport application will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37947/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37949/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill 2025; if there is a timeline for this Bill to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37977/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her engagement with EU colleagues in relation to the situation in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38018/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations ongoing in relation to Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38022/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the establishment of an embassy in Armenia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38027/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees currently in her Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38028/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps or initiatives being put in place by her Department to encourage Irish people to take up employment opportunities in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38029/26]
Carol Nolan Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 6 May 2026, to elaborate on the difference between “Air Corps” and “Government jet” in her response; to clarify whether “Air Corps” is a reference to the previous Government jet or to other Air Corps aircraft; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer of each trip listed. [38058/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given or will be given to a once-off verification process so that in the case where one parent of a child dies, their surviving partner is only required to submit documents such as a death certificate once in the case of a child's passport renewals, rather than each time a renewal is required; and if she will make a s…
Keira Keogh Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
12. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the training in place to support the Garda with applicants who wish to use passport paper forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38097/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on Ukraine's accession to EU membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38195/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on Albania's accession to EU membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38196/26]
Emer Currie Written 20 May 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to EU membership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38197/26]