41. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to financially de-risk early hydrogen production and export focused pilot projects, following the Department's commissioning of a 2025 study indicating Ireland's potential to produce significantly more renewable hydrogen than domestic demand; and whether export-oriented pilots will receive targeted state support…
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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
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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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42. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of SMEs that have availed of the business energy upgrade scheme each year since its introduction; the total expenditure under the scheme to date; if he will confirm the total budget for the scheme in 2026; the plans to amend the scheme to increase the level of grant aid or make it easier for SMEs to access given th…
43. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he intends to provide for heat recovered from waste-to-energy facilities to be recognised as waste heat, excess heat or an otherwise eligible low-carbon heat source for district heating networks under the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; the way this position aligns with Ireland's implementation of the Re…
44. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence to protect Irish neutrality by preserving the triple lock (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38141/26]
45. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the misuse of animal-drawn vehicles, including sulkies on public roads and the penalties for misuse of the same. [38232/26]
46. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce legislation to ensure those who buy an EV or hybrid car will have the proper charging infrastructure in place so they can charge from their own homes, and have access to the required grants, including SEAI grants to allow access to this fund for people without driveways; and if EV installation companies can deny the installation due no privat…
47. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the infrastructure investments which are planned or underway to support increased public transport demand arising from population growth in Dublin suburbs and surrounding areas. [38015/26]
48. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if there are planned policy or funding adjustments aimed at addressing capacity challenges caused by rapid population increases and dwelling completions in the Dublin west. [38016/26]
49. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the way in which long-term demographic forecasting is incorporated into transport planning to ensure sustainable and efficient public transport services over the next decade. [38017/26]
50. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the maintenance arrangements and associated costs for the electric buses delivered for Galway and Dublin; whether maintenance and warranty management differs for buses in storage compared with those in active service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38036/26]
51. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the mechanism or fora of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union through which he plans to raise issues of reciprocal recognition of driving licences of third countries and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/26]
52. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 6 May 2026, to specify which specific provisions of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann he was referring to in his answer. [38056/26]
53. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide pedestrian crossings in Glenbeigh village as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38137/26]
54. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38147/26]
55. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on matters raised correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/26]
56. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all capital transport projects under the aegis of his Department that have been completed on time and within budget in Kerry from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/26]
57. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all capital transport projects under the aegis of his Department that have not been completed on time and within budget in Kerry from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/26]
58. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will regulate the use of animal-drawn vehicles on public roads; if any such measures will include a complete ban on sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38231/26]
59. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in which alcohol was identified as a contributory factor in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38437/26]
60. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in which drugs or controlled substances were identified as a contributory factor in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/26]
61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities on rural roads in which excessive speed or speeding was identified as a contributory factor in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38439/26]
62. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities involving male drivers aged between 16 and 25 in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38440/26]
63. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities occurring during night-time hours and at weekends in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38441/26]
64. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the diesel rebate scheme operates for hauliers the current and projected rebate rates per litre; the basis on which the rebate is calculated, including whether it is linked to the price paid per litre by operators; the timeline for submitting and receiving payments; whether further clarity can be provided to fuel users who report …
65. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the financial supports, compensation schemes, tax relief measures or emergency assistance available to business owners who have experienced a loss of revenue as a result of repeated power outages or electricity supply disruptions; and if he will outline the supports currently available to affected businesses. [37973/26]