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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Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to delivering new public transport services; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to delivering new public transport services in each of the years 2020 to date. [50726/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to delivering new services in 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of the new services delivered in 2026; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the new services that will be delivered in 2026, in tabular form. [50727/26]
Grace Boland Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm availability of funding through his Department for the A spine under the BusConnects redesign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50736/26]
Joe Neville Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
249. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the black market for the rental and sale of taxi licence plates; if so, the measures that will be introduced to ensure that this issue is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/26]
Joe Neville Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
250. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider allowing the NTA to rebuy taxi licence plates from taxi drivers at market value, to be reissued to qualified taxi drivers, which will stop illegal black-market sales of licence plates when taxi drivers conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50739/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to extend the 20% fare reduction to all commercial operators. [50745/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent to transform single tracking into double tracking in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50746/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to make public transport more accessible in each of the years 2020 to date, respectively, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50747/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to make train stations accessible, broken down by programme, service and-or action, showing cap ex and opex funding, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50748/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to safe routes to school in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50749/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first- and full-year cost of all the task forces under his remit, broken down by task force and cap ex and op ex funding, in each of the years 2020 to date. [50750/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding, respectively, allocated to the roads budget in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50751/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to regional roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50752/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to local roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50753/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to national roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50754/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to roads maintenance on national roads. [50758/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to roads maintenance on regional roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50759/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to roads maintenance on local roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50760/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the cap ex and opex funding allocated to expanding rail services broken down by project / rail line in each of the years 2020 to date. [50761/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of cap ex and opex funding allocated to progressing the all island strategic rail review in each of the years 2020 to date. [50762/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of cap ex and opex funding allocated to progressing the Western rail corridor in each of the years 2020 to date. [50763/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to date. [50764/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding drawn down to deliver Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to date. [50765/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated for EV grants in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50766/26]
Pa Daly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Transport
270. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding drawn down for EV grants in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50767/26]