134. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sanctions his Department has in place for anyone who is found to be mistreating or abusing animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35776/26]
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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 | 14,244 | 145 | 14,099 |
| Transport | 11,291 | 153 | 11,138 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,171 | 160 | 9,011 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,942 | 148 | 5,794 |
| Finance | 5,910 | 153 | 5,757 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 4,053 | 152 | 3,901 |
| Climate | 3,933 | 130 | 3,803 |
| Foreign | 3,885 | 190 | 3,695 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,753 | 167 | 3,586 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,686 | 1,513 | 1,173 |
| 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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135. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if simplification of schemes and a reduction in paper work for farmers will be a key priority policy issue during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU; the discussions he has had to date with the Commission and with other Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35777/26]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021; in particular to confirm when the scientific research report issued to his Department in December 2024 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35731/26]
137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an extension to the end date for submissions for the fuel support package beyond 22 May 2026 (details supplied). [35760/26]
138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the land use strategy from his Department’s perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34342/26]
139. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his and his Department’s response to the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement. [35745/26]
140. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including fishery harbour, forestry, agrifood and other infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed in County Clare for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
141. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the fuel income support scheme announced by his Department; and the total number of people who have applied for the scheme since it opened. [35067/26]
142. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on their engagements regarding CAP post-2027. [35757/26]
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any actions he is taking that seek to prevent wildfires, particularly any engagement he is having with State agencies as we head into the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/26]
144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the ecological and biodiversity benefits associated with protecting the native Irish honey bee population; the measures currently in place to prevent genetic dilution from imported honey bees; the supports available for conservation breeding and native bee monitoring programmes; a…
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to reduce food prices for ordinary consumers. [35674/26]
146. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will enact legislation to strengthen dog control measures in regard to the worrying of sheep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35484/26]
147. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the strict deadlines for slurry spreading in view of changing weather patterns and increasing rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/26]
148. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date at EU Council discussions in relation to the need to ensure that adequate funding is provided for CAP in the next Multiannual Financial Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35740/26]
149. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that payments to farmers and agricultural contractors under the fuel support scheme will be quick and swift and implemented with a minimum of bureaucracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35733/26]
150. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress of CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/26]
151. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the fuel support scheme that will be made available to fishermen. [35070/26]
152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views in relation to Taiwan's participation in the 79th World Health Assembly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35944/26]
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of engaging at a Government level with Taiwan in relation to infectious disease prevention, digital health transformation, global population ageing and any other health topics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35945/26]
154. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35866/26]
155. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average processing times for passports applications; if these times are being met in practise and if there are any delays or backlogs currently affecting the Passport Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35907/26]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position in relation to Taiwan's participation in the 79th World Health Assembly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35942/26]
157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any discussion or debate at EU Council level in relation to Taiwan's participation in the 79th World Health Assembly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35943/26]
158. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 6 May 2026, for an update on negotiations; if tariffs are to be introduced; the rate and the date (details supplied); if tariffs will be backdated; if imports will be affected; if there will be 'countervailing duties'; in addition for any further update she has on this matter; and if she will make…