142. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when confirmation will be provided on whether the CSSF will again take on the role of assessing for approval the prospectus of Israeli war bonds this September. [50236/26]
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
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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143. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing individuals and households who have already invested some or all off of their savings in existing investment products to transfer their existing investment to new personal investment accounts without a tax penalty. [50273/26]
144. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if providers of new personal investment accounts will be able to reinvest the moneys invested in PIAs into other investment products; to outline who will be liable for the exit tax and deemed disposal taxation on any gains on the reinvested moneys; and if this will be passed onto the PIA investor. [50274/26]
145. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to examine changes to the taxation of rental income, including the expansion of existing rental income reliefs, in order to encourage continued and new participation by private landlords in the residential rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50313/26]
146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider the potential acquisition by the State of the military war museum located in Collon, County Meath; whether an assessment has been undertaken regarding its historical, cultural and educational value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49971/26]
147. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide and update in respect of the master plan for the future use and enhancement of a location (details supplied); if a public consultation will be initiated; and if consultancy has been sought in respect of the site. [50184/26]
148. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the work of the Finance for Scaling Implementation Group. [49950/26]
149. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has considered the feasibility and potential value of State agencies or funds investing more in public share purchases of Irish scale-ups as a means of incentivising the greater use of IPOs as a financing mechanising for scaling Irish enterprises. [49951/26]
150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Enterprise Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50035/26]
151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing IDA Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50036/26]
152. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing InterTrade Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50037/26]
153. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Local Enterprise Office funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50038/26]
154. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50039/26]
155. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Fáilte Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50040/26]
156. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Tourism Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50041/26]
157. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the disruptive technology fund by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50042/26]
158. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the estimated cost of increasing research, development, and innovation funding under his Department by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50043/26]
159. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current living wage as calculated by the Government’s formula at 60% of the median wage for 2026; the amount this works out at per year; the amount this works out at per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50044/26]
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of dual use export licences granted in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by destination country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50109/26]
161. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether consideration has been given to the development of a radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and innovation sector in Ireland; and potential economic and strategic benefits associated with such development. [50122/26]
162. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to parents to help them with the purchase of school devices (details supplied) for their children attending secondary school; if the schoolbooks scheme supports the provision of these school devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49922/26]
163. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the reduction in staffing for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied); whether local population growth trajectories were considered; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this decision will result in the loss of a mainstream teacher and require the reorganisation of pupils into mixed-grade classes; if her attention has been…
164. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools to convert a vacant room in the school building into a dedicated resource/support room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49937/26]
165. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools to develop a sensory and inclusive outdoor learning area on site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49938/26]
166. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider an appeal (details supplied); if the decision for refusal will be reversed; if the sanction of home-based summer provision will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49940/26]