4. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates to-date in 2026 on which the Irish Consular General based in San Francisco has met formally with the Governor of the State of Colorado, in tabular form. [31033/26]
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
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 28,099 | 145 | 27,954 |
| Education | 14,289 | 145 | 14,144 |
| Transport | 11,442 | 153 | 11,289 |
| Justice | 10,062 | 135 | 9,927 |
| Housing | 9,227 | 160 | 9,067 |
| Children | 8,729 | 142 | 8,587 |
| Social | 6,094 | 148 | 5,946 |
| Finance | 5,938 | 153 | 5,785 |
| Agriculture | 4,932 | 136 | 4,796 |
| Enterprise | 4,082 | 152 | 3,930 |
| Climate | 3,950 | 130 | 3,820 |
| Foreign | 3,893 | 190 | 3,703 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,760 | 167 | 3,593 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,460 | 140 | 3,320 |
| Taoiseach | 2,687 | 1,513 | 1,174 |
| Defence | 2,604 | 179 | 2,425 |
| Culture | 2,499 | 147 | 2,352 |
| Rural | 2,375 | 140 | 2,235 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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5. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Finland prior to Ireland holding the presidency of the Council of the EU. [31034/26]
6. 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. [31096/26]
7. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the attacks on nations in the vicinity of Iran with which Ireland has good bilateral relations (details supplied); if she condemns the acts of violence by the warring participants against these countries; if she will raise the matter with colleagues in the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31146/26]
8. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if through Irish and European diplomatic channels efforts can be made to dissuade the Iranian government from launching attacks on countries such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31147/26]
9. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an update can be provided on a family's passport application / renewal (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent and the additional supporting documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31153/26]
10. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the continuing closure of the Irish consulate in Moldova; the plans to reopen it; if there are no plans to do so, the reasons; the reason the website continues to state that it is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31266/26]
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31361/26]
12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31379/26]
13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31397/26]
14. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being put in place to expedite warmer homes scheme applications, which are currently taking over two years to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31009/26]
15. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of the capital funding for works under the better energy warmer homes scheme that were spent in the first three months of 2026; and if he will provide the same figures for the corresponding period in 2025, in tabular form. [31024/26]
16. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the process for filling the Chief Executive role of the National Oil Reserves Agency (details supplied). [31215/26]
17. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Government will pass on measures to help cut energy prices now that the EU Commission has given permission to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31232/26]
18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on when the successful Climate Action Fund grants will be announced. [31286/26]
19. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/26]
20. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31373/26]
21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31391/26]
22. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a decision will be made regarding whether the Just Transition Commission will be placed on legislative footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/26]
23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Action Fund will be continued beyond 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31417/26]
24. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Conversations will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/26]
25. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the method by which his Department reviews the structure and operations of State agencies with responsibilities for delivering targets under the Climate Action Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/26]
26. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department has taken to improve efficiency in the retrofitting sector, including through supporting the use of pre-assembled materials and automating and digitising construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/26]
27. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his Department have examined the feasibility of a zero-interest loan for retrofitting and energy efficiency upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31443/26]
28. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications per year since the launch of the SCBI backed home energy upgrade loan scheme; the value of those applications; and the amount drawn down in loans each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31444/26]