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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Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
393. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nominated Garda Inspectors currently assigned to the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67942/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases referred by An Garda Síochána to the Criminal Assets Bureau arising from drug-related debt enforcement and intimidation in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67948/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the process by which the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism was appointed; the term of the appointment; and whether the role is established on a statutory or an administrative basis. [67966/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration which Department and Minister currently hold responsibility for the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism; and to set out the reporting and oversight arrangements that apply to the role. [67965/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the declaration of interest and conflict of interest safeguards that apply to the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism, having regard to any concurrent professional, commercial or advocacy activities of the office holder in the area of anti-racism training and consultancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [679…
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
398. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a county by county breakdown of the payments made to barristers in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments by county to barristers for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a …
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a code of conduct, terms of reference or standards of office apply to the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism; and the procedure by which a member of the public may raise a concern or complaint regarding the office. [67968/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to the Exchequer of the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism in each year since its establishment, including any fees, expenses or supports paid to the office holder; and the source of that funding. [67967/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
401. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to urgently issue visas to Gaza students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67882/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
402. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a grandfather clause in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 to ensure that marriages entered into before 2025 remain subject to the existing three-year residency requirement for spouses of Irish citizens. [67762/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
403. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a county by county breakdown of the payments made to solicitors in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments by county to solicitors for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if will make a sta…
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amounts that have been paid out to barristers in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments to barristers for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if can make a statement on the matter. [67889/2…
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
405. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amounts that have been paid out to solicitors in criminal legal aid payments for the individual months of May, June, July and August this year; and the amount paid out in criminal legal aid payments to solicitors for the corresponding four months in 2025, in tabular form; and if will make a statement on the matter. [67886/…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
406. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider and reply to correspondence from an organisation regarding the points relevant to his Department (details supplied). [67977/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
407. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the outstanding visa appeals for Palestinian nationals seeking to study in Ireland will be processed, given that third-level courses have already commenced for the current academic year and students risk losing their placements; and the specific criteria or differentiating factors that distinguished the 46 applications from Pale…
Cathy Bennett Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
408. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has considered the suspension of visa free travel for Israeli citizens; and the mechanisms by which he ensures that individuals who may have committed war crimes in Gaza in the course of Israel's genocide do not pose a risk to the safety of Irish communities. [67866/26]
John Connolly Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made for public order offences within Galway city in each month for 2025 and to date in 2026. [67842/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
410. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to ensure that students who have had their visas rejected coming from Palestine will have any appeals to this refusal looked at in as little time as possible. [67834/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism that exist to ensure that the digitisation of public services across Government does not result in persons who are older, disabled, digitally excluded or unable to use online systems being denied equal access to State services, supports or entitlements; and whether she has sought a Government-wide review of this issue. [676…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the guidance her Department has issued to public bodies concerning their obligations under the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty when introducing or expanding digital-only services; whether equality and human-rights assessments are required before such services replace existing non-digital access; and if not, the reason. [6768…
Ged Nash Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
424. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of registered childminders in their own home, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [67905/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
425. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as part of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2026 to outline the location by county and by town/village of the proposed new 152 created residential placements for people with disabilities (details supplied). [67851/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
426. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all 9,000 residential places for people with disabilities by county and by town/village in that county. [67850/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
427. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the share of expenditure spent on agency staff for every section 39 organisation. [68024/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Children
428. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the development of Shaping the Future Phase 2; and when it will be published in 2026. [67979/26]