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 27,764
  • Education 14,148
  • Transport 11,178
  • Justice 9,962
  • Housing 9,139
  • Children 8,691
  • Social 5,914
  • Finance 5,884
  • Climate 3,915
  • Foreign 3,868
All 20 departments
DepartmentQuestionsOralWritten
Health 27,76414527,619
Education 14,14814514,003
Transport 11,17813911,039
Justice 9,9621359,827
Housing 9,1391608,979
Children 8,6911428,549
Social 5,9141355,779
Finance 5,8841535,731
Agriculture 4,8941364,758
Enterprise 3,9421393,803
Climate 3,9151303,785
Foreign 3,8681903,678
Public Expenditure 3,7371673,570
Further and Higher Education 3,4371403,297
Taoiseach 2,6491,4791,170
Defence 2,5991792,420
Culture 2,4921472,345
Rural 2,3611402,221
Environment 1,029261,003
Tourism 70331672

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7 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026

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Colm Burke Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Rural
624. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the €20 million fund to support outdoor recreation in rural areas is open to communities under the authority of city councils; if not, when similar funds that will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54691/26]
Colm Burke Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Rural
625. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports outside of the CCIF that are available to community groups under the authority of city councils who wish to build new community facilities rather than refurbish existing ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54692/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he had discussed the situation in Gaza with his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, during his recent meeting with him. [51507/26]
Séamus McGrath Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24952/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24953/26]
Paul McAuliffe Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [24954/26]
Tom Brabazon Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [24955/26]
Mark Ward Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [49325/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [49337/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [50817/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [50895/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [50896/26]