898. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital funding provided in Budget 2027 for student accommodation, including under the Higher Education sector student accommodation programme and the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report does not set out a specific allocation; and the num…
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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 | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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899. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been further engagement with a college (details supplied) regarding potential sites for student accommodation. [71863/26]
900. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to appoint a talent and innovation attache in South Korea during 2027. [72130/26]
901. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent on improving facilities and capacity within further education campuses in Limerick in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72129/26]
902. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the appeal process available for third level students in relation to free fee's for Irish students in circumstances (details supplied). [72258/26]
903. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if annual targets have been established for each county or region for 2026 to 2030 regarding the Government target of 12,500 apprenticeship registrations annually by 2030, in tabular form; and, if not, the way in which the geographic distribution of the additional apprenticeship places required to meet the n…
904. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been consideration given to enhancing graduate entry medicine tuition support or a state-backed finance scheme; and the future plans for same. [72452/26]
905. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the provision of a borrowing framework for the technological universities. [72275/26]
906. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has examined the governance arrangements of a registered charity (details supplied), including the composition of its board of trustees, its senior management structure and compliance with governance requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71349/26]
907. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has examined the level, purpose and accounting treatment of cash reserves held by a registered charity (details supplied); whether it is satisfied that such reserves are being held and reported in accordance with applicable charity governance and financial reporting requirements; and if he will…
908. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has received information concerning historical financial or governance concerns relating to a registered charity (details supplied); whether it was informed of any independent financial or governance review commissioned by the charity; whether the findings or recommendations of such a review we…
909. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator was contacted by a registered charity (details supplied) during 2025 in relation to non-financial matters; the nature of the regulatory issue involved, insofar as it can be disclosed; whether any further information was sought from the charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71…
910. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has undertaken, commenced or considered any investigation, compliance review, inspection or other regulatory engagement in respect of a registered charity (details supplied) since 2020; the status of any such engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71345/26]
911. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has received any complaints, concerns, reports or correspondence relating to a registered charity (details supplied) since 2020; the number of such contacts received in each year; whether any remain under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71344/26]
912. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has examined any discrepancy between information contained in the filed accounts or annual returns of a registered charity (details supplied) concerning the number of paid employees and information subsequently provided by that charity regarding its staffing complement; and if he will make a st…
913. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the Charities Regulator has been notified of any changes in the trusteeship, senior management or governance structure of a registered charity (details supplied) since 2020; whether all changes requiring notification were notified within the appropriate timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71351/…
914. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department broken down by name of the event, location, date, State agencies or other departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same (including costs borne by state agencies under its aegis), in tabular form. [71410/…
915. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the levels of SICAP new arrivals funding provided to Dublin based local development companies in 2026; if he plans to vary the levels of funding for 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71628/26]
916. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of the reduction in non-core funding for the social inclusion and community activation programme referred to in the Budget 2027 expenditure report; whether this relates to the €13 million provided in 2026 to support new arrivals and the communities where they settle; and the effect on SICAP programme imp…
917. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the 2027 allocation for the community centres investment fund compared with the €22 million provided in 2026; and when the next call for applications will open. [71860/26]
918. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams for local authorities such as Fingal Country Council to progress an upgrade to Howth library. [72179/26]
919. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department can provide clarity on the recruitment panel which has been put in place to serve on the board of Pobal; and the length of time the panel will remain in place to fill any upcoming positions on the board. [71945/26]
920. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the projects funded under the town and village renewal scheme in Limerick in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72135/26]
921. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the additional supports he intends to provide for community infrastructure and recreational facilities in rapidly growing rural towns and villages; and the way in which his Department will ensure that investment in community facilities keeps pace with population growth in areas such as Galway east. [72317/26]
922. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding has been secured to reopen the scéim na mBóithre áise scheme in 2027. [72382/26]