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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128,306 questions, newest first.

Paul Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
144. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any environmental or public health risk assessments regarding leaded aviation fuel emissions have been undertaken at an airport (details supplied). [49194/26]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
145. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any monitoring of airborne or deposited lead has been conducted in surrounding communities. [49195/26]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans that exist nationally or locally to phase out AVGAS100LL in favour of unleaded alternatives. [49196/26]
Pat the Cope Gallagher Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
147. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, having regard to the proposal for a salmon harvest moratorium contained in Inland Fisheries Ireland's Position Paper on Salmon (October 2025 IFI Board meeting report) and his statement on 6 February 2026 that Inland Fisheries Ireland had been asked to examine options for salmon conservation up to and including a harvest …
Niall Collins Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
148. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if advice will be provided in relation to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49246/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the warmer homes scheme to include recipients of the living alone allowance, thereby allowing them to qualify for free home energy efficiency upgrades. [49348/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the Environmental Protection Agency's latest greenhouse gas emissions projections (details supplied); the reasons for this reduction in projected renewable electricity penetration; the extent to which delays to offshore wind projects, delays to the Celtic Interconnector and increased electricity demand have cont…
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49574/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of profit made by ESB after tax from 2020 to year-end 2021; the portion returned to the State versus shareholders, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49605/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Climate
153. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49653/26]
Seán Crowe Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
154. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of leaseholds her Department holds for company headquarters for the Reserve Defence Forces; the number surrendered to local authorities since 1 January 2016; and if her Department requested that any surrendered sites were reserved for potential future use by the Defence Forces. [49030/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
155. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49089/26]
Gary Gannon Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
156. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the permanent Defence Forces who have participated in the military medicine training scheme since its establishment; the number who were required to enter into service undertakings as a condition of participation; the duration of such undertakings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49232/26]
Gary Gannon Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
157. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which her Department has sought repayment of training costs from participants in the military medicine training scheme; the amount sought in each case; whether any waivers have been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49233/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the reasons no personnel completed pilot training in the Air Corps in 2023, despite 11 personnel being inducted that year; the attrition or dropout rate at each stage of pilot training for that cohort; whether the washout is linked to instructor capacity, aircraft availability, or other constraints under the Equipment Development Plan; and if she will make a stat…
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who left the Air Corps in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, broken down by category (details supplied); the breakdown of reasons for departure where recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49278/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current strength versus establishment, in both numeric and percentage terms, for aircraft maintenance technicians and air traffic controllers specifically within the Air Corps, as distinct from the overall Air Corps establishment figure; the average time taken to fill a vacancy in each of these specialist categories; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
Ken O'Flynn Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence of the 800 applications received for the 2026 pilot and air traffic controller cadetship streams, the number that proceeded to interview; the number offered a place; the number who commenced training; the historical dropout or failure rate during the 30 month pilot cadetship training pipeline for each of the past five intakes; and if she will make a statement on …
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
162. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence for an update on her Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49576/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence to provide figures of the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49655/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
164. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps, the current cost for using agency nurses for covering nursing duties in the Defence Forces; the number of hours that were covered by these agency nurses for the 2025 fiscal year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49680/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps, the current cost for using agency nurses for covering nursing duties in the Defence Forces, in total for 2025; the average hourly cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49755/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Defence
166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps (ANC), the pay scale for an ANC nurse; the number of hours covered by agency nurses in the Defence Forces for the 2025 fiscal year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49756/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Transport
167. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the total number of bus services/journeys cancelled in 2025 and to date in 2026 for each bus route operating in Cork city and county, by each route, such as route 220 Carrigaline-Ballincollig, route 223 and so on; and the penalties imposed on Bus Éireann for its failure to provide these services. [48769/26]
Paul Lawless Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Transport
168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Primary Care Centre in Mooneen, Castlebar; the current level of public transport provision serving the area; and the plans in the pipeline to introduce or amend routes to include stops at or near the centre. [48778/26]