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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Ciarán Ahern Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
217. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing completions in Dublin south-west in each of the past five years and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44650/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
218. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing completions anticipated in Dublin south-west in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44651/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
219. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any plans to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to members of the Oireachtas considering the poor responses received from the dedicated email provided by the utility. [44655/26]
Jen Cummins Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
220. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to increase apartment building given that commencements collapsed when the 2024 levy waivers ran out. [44661/26]
Jen Cummins Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
221. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the rest of the Planning and Development Act 2024 will be fully implemented. [44662/26]
Jen Cummins Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
222. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase housing supply to ensure it matches the pace of population growth. [44664/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
223. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children currently living in emergency accommodation and family hub accommodation, respectively, in each local authority area; the average length of time children have spent in such accommodation during the past three years; the measures being taken to reduce the time families spend with children in emergency accomm…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
224. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the voted expenditure allocation for each of the four croí cónaithe city calls; if his Department intends to fund a fifth call; if so, when; and the amount, in tabular form. [44714/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed update on the cost rental equity loan pipeline; if he will provide information on the funding approvals to date; and the number of schemes and units each scheme is expected to deliver in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, by local authority area and AHB approved for each scheme. [44715/26]
Rory Hearne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
226. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the publication of the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44716/26]
James O'Connor Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
227. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the eligibility criteria for the vacant above-the-shop grant to registered companies; if he acknowledges that the current restriction limiting applications to individual applicants inhibits the uptake of the scheme; his views on whether extending eligibility to corporate owners would rapidly accelerate housing s…
Mark Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
228. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which a family can avail of homeless services and supports, including accommodation, in cases in which the family is going to be made homeless and is not on the local authority housing list; if he will outline the process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44730/26]
Michael Murphy Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
229. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all inputs that his Department made prior to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/900; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44741/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
230. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for the refusal of a Historic Structures Fund 2026 application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44742/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
231. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing properties purchased under the affordable purchase scheme, by each local authority in each of the years, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [44825/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
232. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any cases whereby HAP payments were reinstated or reimbursed to landlords during the Covid-19 moratorium period, where the HAP payments had earlier been suspended due to a tenant not paying their contribution to the local authority, but the landlord was prevented through temporary Covid-19 Government policy from…
Paula Butterly Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
233. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a statutory instrument requiring developers to provide essential amenities and infrastructure before new housing developments are occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44868/26]
Réada Cronin Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
234. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to extending the pyrite remediation scheme to recognise estates with known pyrite issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make provision for inclusion of a deceased person's PPSN, where possible, in a death certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 13 January 2026, the approximate financial cost to the State of removing the means test for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44676/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the merits of allowing for a savings disregard in relation to the means test for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the removal of the mean’s test for carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44678/26]
Barry Ward Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
240. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of financial supports available specifically for families with adult children with high support needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44679/26]
Keira Keogh Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Social
241. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he expects increases to the household benefits package, particularly in relation to household utilities in view of increased bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44693/26]