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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Mark Wall Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
683. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 23 June 2026, if she will provide a list of the potential projects and their locations, and the names of those who have proposed these projects including those from the local city and county childcare committees. [51828/26]
Mark Wall Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
684. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 23 June 2026, if she will confirm whether proposals from private operators are being considered to run State-led childcare facilities given a recent new report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51829/26]
Mark Wall Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
685. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 30 June 2026, if she will provide a list of the 27 providers who have been found to be in breach of core funding management rules and a list of the 18 providers currently under active fee reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51830/26]
Mark Wall Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
686. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the actions her Department takes in response to providers who are found to be in breach of core funding management rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51831/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
687. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications that have been received for support under the Sustainability Fund within her Department in each of the years since it was introduced; the number in each year approved; and the associated monetary amount paid to each provider. [51887/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
688. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the nature of funding support sought under successful applications under the Sustainability Fund within her Department in each of the years since it was introduced. [51888/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
689. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount set aside for the Sustainability Fund in her Department in each of the years since it was introduced; and the amount paid out in each of those years, in tabular form. [51889/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
690. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the grounds on which applications for funding under the Sustainability Fund were refused in each application since the fund was introduced. [51890/26]
Gary Gannon Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
691. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has engaged, or intends to engage, with An Post regarding the future of the former delivery service unit on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9; whether consideration has been given to the site for childcare, disability or family support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51894/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
692. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the safeguards that exist to prevent vulnerable adults being effectively excluded from routine medical and financial decisions due to overly rigid interpretations of consent requirements in everyday settings such as GP surgeries, dental clinics, and financial institutions. [51595/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
693. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of all CervicalCheck samples that will be now processed in the National Cervical Screening Laboratory; the percentage that will be sent abroad; and the laboratories they will be sent to, in tabular form. [50772/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
694. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of all CervicalCheck samples over the past five years that have been processed in Ireland; the percentage that have been sent abroad; and laboratories they have been sent to, in tabular form. [50773/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
695. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the contingency arrangements that exist if the Dublin CervicalCheck lab experiences cyberattack, staff shortage, or equipment failure. [50774/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
696. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CervicalCheck slides that undergo double reading or secondary review. [50775/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
697. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the recommendations of the Scally Report that have been fully implemented, are currently being implemented, or are yet to begin implementation. [50776/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
698. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase public confidence in CervicalCheck. [50777/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
699. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the reason the CervicalCheck centre is not working at capacity; and her plans for future staffing and resources. [50778/26]
James O'Connor Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
700. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health to consider introducing measures to assist nursing home residents who need to attend hospital appointments but can only be transported by ambulance due to their medical condition, given the significant cost of ambulance transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50779/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
701. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the additional funding allocated to adult mental health services in County Cavan in each of the past three years; and the extent to which this funding has resulted in increased staffing and service capacity. [50780/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
702. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulatory assessment spaces currently within the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital. [50785/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
703. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff by job title posts currently filled at regional endometriosis services at Coombe Hospital, in tabular form. [50782/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
704. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the level of investment in mental health infrastructure in County Kilkenny for each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50783/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
705. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant haematologists based at St. James's Hospital as of 29 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 July 2023, in tabular form. [50784/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
706. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50804/26]
Mark Ward Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
707. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take in relation to nitrous oxide following the publication of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drug Use Final Report; her views on the report’s recommendations relating to nitrous oxide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50816/26]