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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Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
92. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to develop youth-specific infrastructure, such as youth cafés and hang-out spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51912/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
93. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify which Department holds lead responsibility for youth infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51913/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
94. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the establishment of a cross-government youth infrastructure unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51914/26]
Máire Devine Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
95. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there is currently a blanket pause on the processing of school transport applications; the reasons for any such pause, or systemic delays; and the steps she is taking to ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities who have secured a suitable school place a significant distance from their home receive the home-to-school…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
96. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve special needs education provision since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51940/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve primary education since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51941/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
98. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to tackle educational disadvantage since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51942/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
99. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to improve employment conditions for teachers since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51943/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
100. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the key measures taken to support schools facing financial pressures since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51944/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
101. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development and rollout of the new DEIS resource allocation model; the expected implementation date; the consideration that will be given to schools where the junior school is DEIS Band 1 and the senior school is DEIS Band 2, despite serving the same families and experiencing similar levels of disadvantage, as in the case of a …
Emer Currie Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
102. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on summer provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51970/26]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to a school (details supplied), whether a new 2B form will have to be completed for the school to be included in the next tranche of National Development Plan projects. [51973/26]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
104. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) in relation to the requirement to clear and secure a building site, triggered by correspondence from their insurers indicating that the school needed to engage a contractor to secure the building site as a matter of urgency. [51974/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
105. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the total amount which has been recovered for each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [51981/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
106. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of concerns raised by persons regarding a staffing allocation issue at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52067/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
107. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a primary school teacher can amend their application for parental leave, following an error made on the application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52134/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 30 June 2026, if she will consider granting an additional SNA to a school (details supplied) provisionally from 1 September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52139/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
109. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) to ensure that DEIS Plus students will not be negatively impacted by the loss of one mainstream class teacher this September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52180/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
110. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the costs incurred by her Department for the delivery of training to staff on the Relate Framework in the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52190/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the costs incurred by her Department for the delivery of the Relate Lead School Pilot in the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52191/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
112. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps for schools where a majority of respondents to her Department's primary school survey favoured a move to multi-denominational patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52263/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
113. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has provided guidance to schools on how to engage with parents and communities prior to the 31 October deadline to discuss the publication of her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52264/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
114. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if concerns were raised within her Department around the 31 October deadline and the practicality of the consultation period from September to October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52265/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure more non-denominational schools are being built across the country following the publication of the Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52266/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
116. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the situation at a school (details supplied) regarding an extra junior infants class that was sanctioned for the school year 2026/27; if another schoolteacher will be provided for the sanctioned junior infants class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52317/26]