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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Johnny Guirke Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
38. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45462/26]
George Lawlor Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
39. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45469/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
40. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45510/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
41. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45617/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45621/26]
Paul Lawless Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
43. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45640/26]
James Geoghegan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
109. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [43419/26]
James Geoghegan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
121. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [43420/26]
Albert Dolan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
130. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach the reasons for the delay, now in excess of seven years, in publishing the National Security Strategy; and when it will be finalised. [43958/26]
Albert Dolan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
131. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if he plans to publish the National Security Strategy in 2026. [43959/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
137. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide an update on his engagement with a company (details supplied) regarding recent job losses and redundancies announced by the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45929/26]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
138. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport around the use of recommender algorithms on social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45933/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
139. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the export of €20 million worth of dual-use technology to the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Ministry of Defence was sanctioned by his Department in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45930/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
140. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department's investigation into exports to Russia from a company (details supplied); when the investigation is expected to be completed and if the findings will be reported in a full and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45931/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
141. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to update the house on the short-term letting Bill 2025 coming from his Department. [45285/26]
Albert Dolan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
142. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is exploring new measures to assist with the cost of doing business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45347/26]
Shay Brennan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
143. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline any assessment his Department has undertaken of the need to update company law to facilitate the greater use of distributed ledger technology for the tokenisation of funds set up as Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45470/26]
Willie O'Dea Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
144. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is supporting businesses to adopt artificial intelligence into their day-to-day work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45350/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
145. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his proposals to support employment in the tourism sector. [45647/26]
Tony McCormack Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
146. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken to improve Ireland's competitiveness in order to attract and retain foreign direct investment, FDI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45439/26]
Paula Butterly Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
147. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the national tourism food strategy, in regard to timelines and funding which will enhance the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
148. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason his Department sanctioned the export of €20 million worth of dual-use technology to the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, and Israeli Ministry of Defense in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45653/26]
Tom Brabazon Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
149. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the action he is taking to increases Ireland's attractiveness as a destination for FDI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45635/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
150. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on assessments being carried out by his Department on the impact of AI on graduate-level and entry-level employment with emerging data of reduced hiring in certain sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45645/26]
Cormac Devlin Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
151. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the SME test is helping small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45641/26]