258. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease, given they will have extensiv…
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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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259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which he met with each of the State or semi-State bodies under his remit, by State or semi-State, body since taking office, in tabular form. [54607/26]
260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the regulation of the EV charging infrastructure network; to clarify which bodies have which responsibilities; the breakdown of all relevant legislation and the way in which it applies to the regulation of this network; the breakdown of all relevant legislation; the way in which it applies to the regulation of this network as it related to pricing specif…
261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the recent price increases for charging EVs; if he has met with relevant suppliers to address this and on which dates; if he has discussed this with the regulator; if so, the dates of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54609/26]
262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54610/26]
263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for driver tests for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54611/26]
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54638/26]
265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the proposals there are to enhance services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/26]
266. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if it is proposed to provide new park and ride facilities on the N3/M3 in counties Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/26]
267. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis upon which local property tax is applied to congregated settings; and whether it should be applied to rooms or to the congregated building. [54425/26]
268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the VAT registration obligations arising for taxi drivers from the use of taxi platforms operating the ‘reverse charge’ mechanism; the expected timeline for related measures or announcements on this issue; the supports that will be put in place to assist drivers and ensure the…
269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider altering the criteria for the help to buy scheme to allow non new-build houses to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/26]
270. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a new higher tax credit or enhanced tax relief for recipients of the State pension who purchase the shingles vaccine at their own expense, given that the vaccine is recommended by public health authorities but is not currently publicly funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54329/2…
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider reducing inheritance tax and ultimately phasing it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54485/26]
272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Department's assessment of the impact of inflation on the real value of household savings held in low-interest demand-deposit accounts; whether his Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis of the erosion of purchasing power in such accounts over the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54507/26]
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the current tax treatment of deposit interest (DIRT) takes into account the real, inflation-adjusted return to savers, as opposed to the nominal return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54508/26]
274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if it will be replaced entirely by a new grant based scheme led by the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54512/26]
275. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease, given they will ha…
276. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54618/26]
277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54628/26]
278. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will suspend Ireland’s double taxation agreement with Israel. [54683/26]
279. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has had any engagement with the Central Bank in relation to the approval process of Israeli war bonds up for renewed approval in September. [54684/26]
280. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of June 2026, the original projected cost of the VAT reduction on apartments for the year 2027. [54685/26]
281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the VAT reduction on apartments for 2026. [54686/26]
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department's assessment of the impact of inflation on the real value of household savings held in low-interest demand-deposit accounts; if his Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis of the erosion of purchasing power in such accounts over the past decade; if the current tax treatment of deposit interest (DIRT) takes into account th…