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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Shay Brennan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
333. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the policy interventions or remediation schemes planned for households unable to reach the baseline 30 Mbps threshold due to sub-surface copper bottlenecks. [66844/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
334. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the international sporting events taking place in Ireland that are being supported by his Department until 2030, by sporting project, in tabular form. [66910/26]
Seán Kyne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
335. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will now reconsider a project's application (details supplied) submitted under the 2024 Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF); whether the achievement of planning approval will now be taken into account in reassessing the project's readiness and deliverability; whether his Department will engage directly with Galway City Coun…
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the significant increase in subscription fees (details supplied), if he will consider introducing a content levy on streaming services to support Irish content production. [67046/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
337. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to Sport Ireland towards the cost of paying salaries of coaches of athletics within high performance units in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67071/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
338. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme will be informed regarding the outcome of their application. [67069/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
339. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a new Eircode they have applied for processed, approved and communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67156/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
342. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that local authorities are only providing tenant moves from the private rental sector, and signing first time social housing tenancy agreements two weeks to move into their council property and two weeks HAP from the date the social housing tenancy is signed for, despite the fact that the Residential tenancies A…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
343. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether any guidance or policy is provided by his Department to local authorities dealing with tenancy arrangements and terminations for tenants who have received custodial jail sentences. [66391/26]
Colm Burke Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
344. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the Monard Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) in Cork; and the proposed timelines and targets regarding same. [66440/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
346. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposed connection of 69 residential properties in a location (details supplied) to the public wastewater network; the current position regarding the €992,000 funding allocation understood to be available for the project; the reason works have not yet commenced despite funding being approved and subsequently in…
Niall Collins Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
347. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66503/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
348. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will review the exclusion of local authority tenants living in homes acquired under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2024 from the tenant purchase scheme, particularly where tenants were originally advised that they would have an opportunity to purchase their home and where the tenancy agreement makes no re…
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
350. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding is available through his Department or The Heritage Council for the development of feasibility studies for tourism and heritage projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66495/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
351. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has been informed of the significant ongoing costs being incurred by 69 households in a location (details supplied) operating and maintaining private wastewater treatment systems, including electricity and maintenance costs; whether he will engage with Kerry County Council and Uisce Éireann to identify what is p…
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an occasion recently where a fire engine was unable to access Gabhla Island in County Donegal in an emergency; and the action he will take to ensure this does not happen in an emergency again. [66699/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
353. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide assurances that members of the fire service on Arranmore Island will be retained in their current numbers; and if changes to arrangements on the island are being planned. [66705/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
354. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government has considered reviewing their national policy regarding fire services on islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66702/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
355. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has estimated the level of pent-up housing demand in the State; the current estimate of that demand; and the projected level of such demand to 2035. [66731/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
356. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the issue of the voting age that was examined by An Coimisiún Toghcháin as part of its research programme from 2024 to 2026; and if An Coimisiún Toghcháin have provided him with an interim and or full report and or recommendations in respect of that work. [66745/26]
Robert Troy Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
357. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated timeline on the forthcoming new planning guidelines in relation to the rear of property buildings; if he will provide details on the changes that will be included in relation to such buildings. [66787/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
358. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average length of time taken by Tailte Éireann to process applications for the first registration of land or property titles; and the measures being taken to reduce processing times. [66882/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
359. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has provided any guidance or instructions to local authorities regarding the financial contribution scheme for age-friendly rightsizing. [66959/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
361. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidelines available to planners within local authorities to assess the impact of a high concentration of renewable energy infrastructure within a rural area; and the extent to which the landscape and local community are taken into consideration. [67096/26]
Michael Collins Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons with an intellectual disability currently on the local authority housing waiting list in areas (details supplied); the number in each local authority who have been waiting less than one year, one to three, three to five, five to ten and more than ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement o…