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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Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
702. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of migrants that left the State and moved to Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [45754/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
703. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of migrants that left the State and moved to Britain for each of the past five years. [45755/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
704. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of migrants that came from Britain, through Northern Ireland to here in each of the past five years. [45756/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
705. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a person (details supplied) applied for asylum in the State; if the person was granted asylum; if the person has a record of criminality before arriving here or during their stay in the State; if the Government were aware the person moved to Northern Ireland; and if the Government communicated this information to the authorities i…
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
706. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the movements of a man charged in relation to a knife attack in Belfast (details supplied) in the State, including his date of arrival; whether he had a valid visa; whether he applied for international protection; and whether Gardaí were aware of his background. [45758/26]
Paul Lawless Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
707. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount paid out for IPAS accommodation in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45763/26]
Mark Wall Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
708. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Government’s plans for future immigration pathways for Ukrainian nationals currently residing in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive; whether consideration will be given to counting time spent under temporary protection towards residency requirements for long-term residence or other permissions; if employment history and…
Mark Wall Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
709. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has assessed the potential impact of income thresholds and housing requirements for Ukrainians transitioning from temporary protection to another immigration status; whether flexibility or exemptions will be provided for those who may struggle to meet such criteria despite being employed and integrated; if specific provisions are b…
Mark Wall Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
710. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the consultation that has taken place with Ukrainian community organisations regarding future immigration arrangements for beneficiaries of temporary protection; whether any equality, human rights or socio-economic impact assessments have been undertaken and if such assessments will be published; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
711. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of additional Gardaí who have been allocated to a town (details supplied), not the Garda division more widely, since 2020. [45790/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
712. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the provision of a refuge for County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45791/26]
Paul Lawless Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
713. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the analysis that has been conducted by his Department to determine the number of solicitors in the country intending to withdraw from servicing free legal aid cases when his Department introduces the new flat rate for such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45805/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
714. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will seek a full exemption under article 62 of the AMMR (relocation quotas) due to the pressures currently been placed on housing demand, schools and hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45928/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff, by role, including solicitors, paralegals, mediators, administrative and other staff employed by the Legal Aid Board currently and in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/26]
Seán Kyne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
716. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the establishment of a mediation council of Ireland as provided under the Mediation Act 2017; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45958/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
717. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of developing a carbon farming framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44938/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
718. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the number of commercial egg farms nationwide; the percentage breakdown of enriched cage systems, barn systems, free-range operations and organic operations, with approximate overall numbers of birds in each of the four systems; the size (as in bird population) of the five largest operations; and if he will …
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
719. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the average size of the outdoor access area available to the hens on free-range farms; if there is a minimum outdoor space requirement set down by his Department for all free-range egg farms; if all organic egg farms provide outdoor access to the birds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44930/2…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
720. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of beak-trimming is used on commercial egg farms in Ireland; if so, the extent and the number of producers using this practice; the age at which beak-trimming takes place; the method in which the beaks are trimmed; if beak trimming is carried out by a veterinary professional, or by a farm worker; if by a farm worker, …
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
721. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on developing a carbon farming framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44936/26]
Paul Murphy Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
722. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's investigation into the welfare breaches on pig farms. [45001/26]
Brian Brennan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
723. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an outstanding payment for a person (details supplied) under the water EIP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45039/26]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
724. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026, if his Department can clarify the activity class on the 112,460 BISS applications for 2026 that are not referred to in this question response; and if they have met the 0.1LU/Ha. [45128/26]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
725. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 26 May 2026, for the 8,691 BISS applications for 2026 that were identified in this response and excluding multiple entry cases, the total area claimed in each category; and the ID the average area claimed per applicant in each category. [45129/26]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
726. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences that have been approved for importing/exporting poultry litter from the north of Ireland for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [45130/26]