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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Darren O'Rourke Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48682/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49215/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49327/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49328/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49340/26]
Paul Lawless Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49357/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49362/26]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49216/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with trade union and employer representatives at the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [47276/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [47277/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
62. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [43527/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
69. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [47278/26]