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 14,244
  • Transport 11,291
  • Justice 9,962
  • Housing 9,171
  • Children 8,691
  • Social 5,942
  • Finance 5,910
  • Climate 3,933
  • Foreign 3,885
All 20 departments
DepartmentQuestionsOralWritten
Health 27,76414527,619
Education 14,24414514,099
Transport 11,29115311,138
Justice 9,9621359,827
Housing 9,1711609,011
Children 8,6911428,549
Social 5,9421485,794
Finance 5,9101535,757
Agriculture 4,8941364,758
Enterprise 4,0531523,901
Climate 3,9331303,803
Foreign 3,8851903,695
Public Expenditure 3,7531673,586
Further and Higher Education 3,4371403,297
Taoiseach 2,6861,5131,173
Defence 2,5991792,420
Culture 2,4921472,345
Rural 2,3611402,221
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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Shane Moynihan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7904/26]
Brendan Smith Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7905/26]
Erin McGreehan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7907/26]
Cormac Devlin Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7908/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [30024/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [31756/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32082/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32449/26]
Ivana Bacik Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [34718/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [34828/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [34872/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [34877/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [36949/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [36986/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [37160/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [11857/26]
Albert Dolan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [11861/26]
Tony McCormack Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [11864/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [11869/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [26721/26]
Mark Ward Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [31949/26]
Jen Cummins Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32603/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32865/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet [34337/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [34875/26]