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

What's being asked about lately

7 Oct 2026 to 5 Nov 2026

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Micheál Carrigy Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
146. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which job coaching supports are currently available within the 11 universities delivering programmes for persons with intellectual disabilities and autism; whether such supports include dedicated job coaches to assist participants in securing employment; if not, whether there are plans to re…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline on the proposed stakeholder consultation and subsequent publication of the review of specialist training provision, STP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50198/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
148. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on improving access to graduate entry medicine programmes. [49861/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the roll out of aiready.ie; and his plans for future development. [49862/26]
Thomas Gould Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
150. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he has met representatives of UCC or Munster Technological University about the possibility of a campus on the north side of Cork city. [49385/26]
Brian Brennan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
151. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the progress of the South East Technological University, SETU, Wexford campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50299/26]
Brian Stanley Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
152. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of student accommodation units that are now under construction and owned by third level institutions; the details of location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49818/26]
Albert Dolan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
153. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he is taking to expand access to third level education places, particularly in light of increasing demand from school leavers in regions such as Galway; and whether he will outline any planned increases in capacity across universities and further education institutions. [50180/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
154. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will support the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to open up additional spaces on specialist training courses operated by the National Learning Network, which is currently capped due to available funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50197/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
155. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proportion of HEA or SOLAS-funded programmes that incorporate sustainability, green approaches or green skills in their delivery; the way in which this is being tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50084/26]
Albert Dolan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
156. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps being taken to address the cost of attending third level education, including accommodation and student contribution fees; and whether he will provide an update on any supports available to students and families experiencing financial pressure in accessing higher education. [50181/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
157. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has given consideration to revising policies governing a citizen's ability to de-Anglicise and use the Irish version of their name on official documents such as their passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50448/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the full record of correspondence and engagement between her Department and websites (details supplied) since 2015, including dates, subject matter and whether a reply issued in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50512/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an individual associated with websites (details supplied) has been authorised by her Department or the State to use a diplomatic title, to represent the diplomatic or consular interests of Ireland, or to act in any official capacity on behalf of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50513/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanism that exists for her Department to respond when a private individual or organisation uses language, titles or branding that could reasonably be understood by the public to imply an official diplomatic or consular status or function; and whether such a concern has been raised with or by her Department regarding websites (details supp…
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the protocols that exist to ensure that only accredited diplomatic missions and authorised State representatives are engaged with or referenced in connection with official EU Presidency diplomatic activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50515/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has provided, funded, or authorised the provision of a driver, security personnel, or related protective services to companies (details supplied); if so, to provide the basis, dates, and cost of such a provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50516/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to deploy, as a matter of urgency, an Irish-led humanitarian response team to Venezuela, including trained personnel and essential resources such as emergency relief supplies, medical equipment, and search and rescue capabilities, including trained search dogs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50550/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken in response to the recent earthquakes in Venezuela; if emergency humanitarian assistance will be provided through Irish Aid; if support will be given to Venezuelan community efforts in Ireland to deliver aid; if Ireland will engage through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to provide further assistance; and if she wi…
Thomas Gould Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions taken by the Government to support women and girls in Afghanistan. [50688/26]
Liam Quaide Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
166. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether national planning guidelines for anaerobic digestion and biomethane production facilities are being prepared; when he expects such guidelines to be published; whether they will address issues including appropriate scale, location, zoning, feedstock, traffic, odour, digestate management, water quality, emissions, biodiversity, c…
Liam Quaide Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
167. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place, or being considered, to assist households with the cost of disposing of adult incontinence products, given the significant increase in waste collection charges in recent years; whether consideration will be given to introducing a national waiver, subsidy or support scheme for people who rely on these products for…
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
168. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding that was provided to retrofitting, broken down by each programme in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50344/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
169. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the funding that was allocated for solar PV as part of the warming homes scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50345/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the funding that was allocated for solar PV in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50346/26]