265. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applicants currently awaiting a Youthreach placement in County Kilkenny; the current capacity of Youthreach provision in the county; whether the Department is satisfied that existing provision is sufficient to meet demand; and if he will outline any plans to expand Youthreach capacity in…
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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 | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 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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266. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being considered by his Department and Research Ireland to strengthen doctoral education and research capacity in offshore renewable energy; if he will consider establishing a national centre for doctoral research and training in this field; whether technological universities, including S…
267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the commitment previously given regarding the provision of broadband connectivity from the Broadband Connection Point at a location (details supplied) to the local Men’s Shed. [74525/26]
268. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question 69685/26, to outline the specific criteria and weighting applied in the SÍOL selection process; the method which the available Pobal deprivation data was assessed in relation to Darndale; the reason there is no appeals process; and to outline the likelihood and process for additional…
269. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the ways budget 2027 funding will support the long-term sustainability of community facilities in rural towns and villages. [74750/26]
1. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [71954/26]
2. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [72060/26]
3. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [72033/26]
4. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [71997/26]
5. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [71968/26]
6. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [71966/26]
7. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [70192/26]
8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [69993/26]
9. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [69988/26]
10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [69964/26]
11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [69963/26]
12. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [69883/26]
13. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [68629/26]
14. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [67182/26]
15. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [66943/26]
16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66938/26]
17. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66921/26]
18. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66897/26]
19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66852/26]
20. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [66688/26]