693. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCivil Service
111 questions from 33 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
111
questions
109 written, 2 oral
33
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
755. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/26]
810. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34…
1264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a …
1291. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on …
460. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the Public Appointments Service, has considered removing the psychometric testing stage from civil service recruitment processes; and if alternative or more robust assessment methods are being examined to ensure that all applicants have a fair and equitable opportunity …
333. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach the role and function of the Civil Service Management Board; the composition of the board; and the number of meetings of the Civil Service Management Boards in 2024 and 2025. [28287/26]
1052. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason the number of civil servants employed by the State has increased by over 50% in the past decade; and the measures in place to assess the justification of additional posts. [24939/26]
1145. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25032/26]
1575. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25439/26]
1732. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25447/26]
2260. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25436/26]
228. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a detailed update on the status of the Civil Service Regulations and Public Service Management (Amendment) Bill 2018; when it will be published; when it is likely to be ordered for second stage; if he will provide detail as possible with regard to the measures intended to b…
421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the current statutory and administrative procedures governing the dismissal of a civil servant at assistant secretary general level, including any requirements under legislation and civil service circulars for the notification of the civil servant with respect to a show cause letter; and to deta…
101. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and grade of ongoing general civil service hiring competitions currently ongoing; the number of applications received; the number of applications which have progressed through the competition stages; the number of people currently on live panels; the number of people hired as par…
102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify the stage of public sector hiring competitions for general civil service grades submitted applications are reviewed; how PublicJobs take into account applicants relevant job experience; how this is weighted against progression in other stages such as aptitude tests or interviews;…
103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of applications that have been received for the general civil service administrative officer competition; the number of stages there are; the number of applicants that have passed through the stages to date; how long the competition will run for; approximately how many people wil…
506. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a canteen in her Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11175/26]
165. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the point at which, and level at which her Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8467/26]
206. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8461/26]
220. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the point at which, and level at which her Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8463/26]
367. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8476/26]
401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8466/26]
423. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8472/26]
458. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8465/26]