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 2,6421,4791,163
Defence 2,5161792,337
Culture 2,3761472,229
Rural 2,3311402,191
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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Seán Kyne Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
419. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 30 June 2026, with regard to the Multi Use Development Act 2011, whether the company that owns the common areas is, by law or regulation, required to act in the capacity of an owner management company, or whether it is obliged to do so upon the request of the owners of the individual units; an…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
420. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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, giv…
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
421. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the country of birth of each prisoner in the Prison Service, by violent crime and nonviolent crime. [54614/26]
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
422. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [54633/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
423. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54644/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the most up-to-date figures on the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54645/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current training capacity of the Garda Training College and the capacity in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average processing time of applications and appeals for international protection, by quarter in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54647/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons identified as having overstayed their visa or immigration permission in each of the past five years; the number issued with deportation orders; the number of deportation orders enforced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54648/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
428. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding requirements identified by his Department for the expansion of domestic violence refuge capacity; the estimated cost of meeting those requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54670/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
429. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding needs identified by the Irish Prison Service to meet current and projected service demands, including prisoner numbers, staffing and infrastructure requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54671/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
430. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the additional funding sought by the Courts Service under the most recent Estimates process; the amount ultimately allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54673/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
431. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 332-338 of 9 July 2026, whether his Department has considered the establishment of a standalone entry/exit registration system for the island of Ireland, distinct from and not dependent upon the Schengen entry/exit system; if so, the assessments that have been undertaken regarding costs, staffing…
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been paid by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [54277/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
433. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commercial horticultural growers operating in the State in each year from 2020 to 2026, inclusive; the net increase or decrease in grower numbers since the publication of the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023–2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
434. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the impact of severe weather events, including prolonged rainfall, storms and wind damage, on the horticulture sector since 2023; the estimated financial losses incurred; and the additional supports being considered to improve climate resilience for growers. [54401/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
435. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS), or introduce a dedicated grant aid measure, to support agricultural contractors in purchasing precision spot-spraying equipment and technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
436. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 …
Pa Daly Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [54621/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
438. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measurable targets contained within the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023–2027 that have been achieved to date; which targets remain behind schedule, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54763/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
439. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the qualifying criteria used to determine eligibility for sustainability funding for Section 39 disability service providers that was allocated in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54439/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
440. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total amount of sustainability funding allocated to Section 39 disability service providers in HSE Dublin and south-east region in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54440/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
441. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being put in place to meet additional pension costs incurred by Section 39 disability service providers that are wholly funded by the HSE; the timeframe for the introduction of such measures; whether they will be backdated to 1 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54446/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
442. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, by county, who benefited from supports under the national childcare scheme in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54502/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
443. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of State-led Early Learning and Childcare Capital Programme projects that are proposed for Fingal; the location of each proposed project; the current status of each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54366/26]