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 27,342
  • Education 13,896
  • Transport 11,008
  • Justice 9,783
  • Housing 9,020
  • Children 8,676
  • Finance 5,833
  • Social 5,830
  • Foreign 3,856
  • Climate 3,825
All 20 departments
DepartmentQuestionsOralWritten
Health 27,34214527,197
Education 13,89614513,751
Transport 11,00813910,869
Justice 9,7831359,648
Housing 9,0201608,860
Children 8,6761298,547
Finance 5,8331535,680
Social 5,8301355,695
Agriculture 4,8881364,752
Enterprise 3,8781393,739
Foreign 3,8561903,666
Climate 3,8251143,711
Public Expenditure 3,6851673,518
Further and Higher Education 3,3941273,267
Taoiseach 2,5851,4361,149
Defence 2,4991622,337
Culture 2,3761472,229
Rural 2,3311402,191
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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23 Sep 2026 to 22 Oct 2026

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Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of counterfeit or unsafe product detections referred by the Revenue Commissioners to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026. [67973/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the resources, including staffing, allocated to customs enforcement against counterfeit goods at ports, mail centres and other points of importation; and if he is satisfied that this resourcing is adequate. [67972/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have identified counterfeit goods, including counterfeit toys and electronic accessories, being imported through or from Northern Ireland and sold in retail premises alongside untaxed or non-compliant e-liquid products; and the enforcement action taken. [67971/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number, category and estimated value of counterfeit goods seized by the Revenue Commissioners through Customs in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of such cases referred for prosecution. [67970/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
296. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if counselling and psychotherapy treatments and services qualify for tax relief for health expenses, where the individual providing that service is qualified to provide the service; if CORU registration is considered for the purposes of being a "registered practitioner"; and if not, if he will consider expanding tax relief for these services. [680…
Paul Lawless Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Finance
298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will advise whether a review of the help to buy scheme is currently planned; whether consideration is being given to revising the eligibility criteria, particularly the requirement that applicants obtain a mortgage at or above a specified percentage of the property's value; and whether consideration has been given to the difficulties this requ…
John Clendennen Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
299. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of visitors to an OPW Heritage site (details supplied) for each of the years 2021-2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67675/26]
John Clendennen Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
300. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of visitors projected to visit an OPW Heritage site (details supplied) in the next calendar year, 2027. [67676/26]
John Clendennen Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
301. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration would be given to the closure of OPW Heritage site (details supplied). [67677/26]
John Brady Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
302. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that has been spent on the Financial Management Shared Service Project to date; the Departments or Votes that have indicated they will not use the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67671/26]
Seán Kyne Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the mandate for staff members in the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) to work two days per week in office rather than the present obligation of working for one day has come from his Department, and the rationale for this increase considering that the NSSO is not a public facing organ…
Holly Cairns Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the statutory grounds under which he has suspended autonomy for day to day spending from several HSE regions; to detail any consultation he had with the Minister for Health on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of affected HSE regions.…
Cathy Bennett Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
305. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the preparations his Department has undertaken for the implementation in Ireland of the EU REACH restrictions on the use of lead ammunition; the timeline for the introduction of any necessary regulations to give effect to the restrictions; if a transition plan is being developed to support owners of licensed firearms who may be affect…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department was consulted or informed regarding Fáilte Ireland's decision to support the 12th International Conference on Degrowth in Cork in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67896/26]
Paul Murphy Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the process concerning the transposition of Directive (EU) 2025/2450 of 26 November 2025 amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and operation of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights; whether the transposition will require amending …
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total value of support, financial or in kind, provided or committed by Fáilte Ireland to the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Cork in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67883/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Fáilte Ireland has provided support to the 12th International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, to be held in Cork in 2027; the form that support has taken, including any financial sponsorship, grant funding, promotional support, provision of speakers or use of branding; and if he will make a sta…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Fáilte Ireland assessed any reputational, economic or stakeholder risks arising from its association with a conference (details supplied); the conclusions reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67894/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the person or grade within Fáilte Ireland who authorised the decision to support a conference (details supplied); and the level at which approval was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67892/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a written business case, briefing note, risk assessment or evaluation was prepared by Fáilte Ireland before support was approved for a conference (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67887/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the statutory power or internal policy under which Fáilte Ireland decided to support a conference (details supplied); the manner in which that decision was assessed as consistent with the statutory objective of the National Tourism Development Authority to support a competitive and sustainable tourism sector; and if he will make a state…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
314. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation of a first year student (details supplied) who is currently without a school place without the learning supports they require, despite their family applying to several schools; and if she will intervene to secure a suitable special school placement for this child. [67699/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
315. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an Emergency Works Grant application for a school (details supplied). [67687/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
316. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide and update and a timetable for when construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [67718/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Education
317. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update and timeframe for construction works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [67716/26]