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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Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [50913/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [53178/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [53687/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
77. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [36937/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38906/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
79. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38907/26]
Albert Dolan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
80. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38908/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
81. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38910/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
82. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51505/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51508/26]
Mark Ward Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
84. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51510/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
85. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [36938/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
86. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38909/26]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38911/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
88. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38912/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
89. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38913/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [51506/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
91. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [51509/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
92. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [42079/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
93. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [49237/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [49319/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [49238/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
97. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [49320/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
98. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [51119/26]