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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Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
919. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO 4 where HSE employed audiologists are currently located, in tabular form. [49630/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
920. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a review of a case (details supplied) can be urgently expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49638/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
921. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cost of the solar panels on the mortuary services of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [49639/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
922. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide figures of the cost overruns by her Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for her Department; 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. [49661/26]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
923. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a dental appointment through the school dental appointment scheme and has not received an appointment in four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49685/26]
Michael Lowry Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
924. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reasons Crohn's disease is not included among the conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; whether consideration has been given to extending eligibility for a long-term illness card to persons living with Crohn's disease and other chronic lifelong conditions that require ongoing medication, treatment and monitoring; and if she will make a state…
Pat Buckley Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a treatment (details supplied) can be made available under the medical card and the drugs payment scheme. [49703/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
926. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the inclusion of porters in the HSE Nursing and Midwifery Sponsorship Programme in 2025 was intended as a once-off or pilot initiative; whether porters are eligible to apply for the 2026 intake of the programme; if not, the reason for their exclusion; whether consideration is being given to reopening the programme to porters in future years, particul…
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the procedures for post-death financial reviews under the fair deal scheme; the reason bereaved families are asked for further financial information; whether guidelines exist to ensure sensitive communication; if complaints have been received; if more compassionate measures will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49709/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
928. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if she plans to fund a national movement neurophysiology laboratory, staff and equipment for same (details supplied) at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49758/26]
Thomas Gould Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on senior nurse management grades that are awaiting a pay review since 2022; and if she is aware of a proposal to split ANP alignment with ADON grades. [49831/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the expansion of the free fertility care announced in Budget 2025; if she is aware of claims (details supplied) that delays are causing distress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49836/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
931. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49879/26]
Mark Wall Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
932. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the query from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49764/26]
Robert Troy Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
933. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether any addendum, briefing note or supplementary documentation has been issued to universities indicating that educational psychology placements for additional doctorate trainees would be largely supported by NEPS; which universities received such documentation; whether it was approved by his Department; …
Donna McGettigan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
934. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the proposed student assistance fund pilot placement project which is currently in draft stage and due to be rolled out in 2026-2027 to support students. [49036/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
935. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49095/26]
Liam Quaide Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
936. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide clarity on whether researchers seeking postdoctoral funding commencing in 2027 will have access to a nationally competitive fellowship scheme comparable to the current Government of Ireland postdoctoral fellowship programme; if not, how such funding will instead be allocated; and if he will make a …
John Brady Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
937. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of the higher education temporary tuition fee support scheme for displaced persons (details supplied) since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/26]
Brendan Smith Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
938. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the recommendations of the Labour Court will be implemented (details supplied); if he will ensure that the payments due to employees will be back dated to the time recommended by the Labour Court; if this matter will be finalised without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49…
Brendan Smith Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
939. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a Department decision will be implemented by a statutory agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49251/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
940. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason an application to DARE refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49447/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
941. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number, and corresponding rate, of new entrants who did not progress from first year to second year at university level, broken down by field of study, for each new entrant cohort from 2021/2022 to the most recent year for which data is available, as recorded in the Higher Education Authority's ana…
Jen Cummins Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
942. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to expand the eligibility of SUSI to include people studying for a postgraduate masters part time due to a disability or other restrictions. [49568/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
943. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49581/26]