431. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66067/26]
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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 | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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432. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether Government has undertaken an assessment of the potential implications of advances in artificial intelligence for Ireland’s future economic competitiveness and labour market; the skills, talent and workforce requirements identified; whether the capacity of the higher education sector to meet these re…
433. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the points raised (details supplied) in relation to the DARE scheme. [66139/26]
434. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason the annual €3,000 grant scheme for men's sheds was not made available this year; the reason for its discontinuation; whether any alternative funding supports have been put in place for men's sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66260/26]
435. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht If he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the community investment fund application in question. [66316/26]
436. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66454/26]
1. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will meet next. [64344/26]
2. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [64294/26]
3. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [64265/26]
4. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [64827/26]
5. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [64905/26]
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [65085/26]
7. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will meet next. [64288/26]
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will meet next. [64345/26]
9. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [64291/26]
10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [64266/26]
11. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [64814/26]
12. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will meet next. [64832/26]
13. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [65610/26]
74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the details of any contracts in place between his Department and agencies under his remit with a company (details supplied) known to have provided material support to the IDF in Gaza, which the Government considers to be guilty of genocide, since 2023. [64862/26]
75. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach in cases in which a building under his control is not wheelchair accessible, the reason for this; his plans to remedy this; and the timeline for measures to be completed. [65355/26]
76. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the wheelchair accessibility of all buildings under his control. [65325/26]
77. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first-time passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64440/26]
78. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a renewal child passport application (details supplied) will be finalised. [64460/26]
79. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the printing of passport cards; the average current processing time for passport card applications; the number of passport cards that have been printed in each month of 2026 to date; and if she will provide advice on an application for a passport card for an individual (details supplied). [64741/26]