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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Pearse Doherty Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Finance
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]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Finance
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]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Finance
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]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Finance
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
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]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Sinéad Gibney Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
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]
Ann Graves Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
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…
Louis O'Hara Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
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]
Louis O'Hara Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
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]
Colm Burke Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
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]