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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Peter Roche Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
908. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications relating to pedestrian infrastructure or footpath projects submitted under CLÁR in each of the past five years in County Galway; the outcome of those applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51167/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
909. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51570/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
910. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51773/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
911. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51791/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
912. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51809/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
913. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to increase funding allocated to local authorities for local improvement schemes, given their important role in maintaining and repairing our local and rural road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52385/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
1. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the humanitarian crisis in Cuba; her views on whether the blockade of Cuba needs to be ended; the steps she is taking to alleviate the crisis; the steps being taken to ensure humanitarian aid is provided to Cuba; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50708/26]
Duncan Smith Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the correspondence she has received from representatives of the American Government, whether the Administration or members of Congress, in regard to the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50478/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the war in Sudan and on the Government's position on same, in particular the need to ensure access to appropriate aid; her position on the continuing concerning flow of weapons into the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50709/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, which is urgently required to prevent the Ebola outbreak spreading further and taking more lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50710/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her most recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Secretary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50757/26]
Colm Burke Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the progress made to date on the Government commitment of the establishment of the John Hume fund; the timeline for the introduction of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49805/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will reconsider the exclusion of services from the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50194/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific progress that has been made following Ireland's calls at EU level to suspend the trade elements of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and to prohibit trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories; the further diplomatic initiatives Ireland intends to pursue to strengthen the protection of Palestinian civil…
Thomas Gould Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she has held any meetings on the Ireland-Israel match. [49388/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of very serious concerns about the fairness of the prosecution and trial of an Irish citizen (details supplied); whether she has raised concerns with the German Government; whether she will send an observer to the trial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50321/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to exchanges with this Deputy in Dail Éireann on 21 May 2026 with regard to the trial of a person (details supplied), the measures that have been put in place to ensure the fair oversight of the trial; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50271/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
12. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to expedite EU membership for Ukraine and Moldova; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50086/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to improve the all-island economy and bring forward a united Ireland. [49389/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has assessed whether existing humanitarian assistance to Cuba is sufficient to meet the growing needs arising from shortages of food, fuel and essential medicines; whether consideration is being given to increasing Ireland's humanitarian contribution or supporting additional targeted measures through the European Union o…
Aisling Dempsey Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Irish aid to Nepal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50097/26]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
16. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's position on the findings of the UN independent international commission of inquiry that Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50251/26]
John McGuinness Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
17. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will join other European countries that already have well established trade offices in Taiwan and are benefiting substantially from their presence there; and if the Irish office will be reopened immediately. [50201/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
18. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that her Department is taking to support Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession application to the EU, including in the context of the "Ireland for EU Enlargement" capacity-building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50193/26]
Barry Ward Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
19. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to ensure that the European Union is institutionally and financially prepared for future enlargement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50239/26]