383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed at the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory, Inniscarra, County Cork, by grade and by employer; the arrangements planned for these staff if the laboratory closes; whether staff and their representative bodies have been consulted; whether the laboratory's INAB accreditation, registration 261T, will be surrendered;…
Topics / Departmental Bodies
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Bodies
745 questions from 84 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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738 written, 7 oral
84
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 99 |
| April 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 227 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 28 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 63 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 97 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 18 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
Who asks, by party
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
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where the official control food and water testing currently carried out at the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory, Inniscarra, County Cork, including listeria, salmonella, carcase swab and water testing, will be carried out if the laboratory closes; the location of the nearest alternative category 3 laboratory capable of testing for high r…
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made to close, or to cease funding or using, the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory at Inniscarra, County Cork, including its category 2 laboratory and category 3 containment facility; the date on which any such decision was made and by whom; the planned closure date; whether a review, business case or value for mone…
116. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list the agencies under his Department’s aegis which have had a real-terms cut in Budget 2027 compared to Budget 2026 when inflation is factored in and where he expects the resulting cuts to be made. [74421/26]
425. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of State boards, task forces, commissions and advisory bodies currently in existence under the aegis of his Department; and their combined annual cost. [74292/26]
399. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the steps being taken by his Department to ensure appropriate independent safety oversight, governance and accountability within an organisation (details supplied); whether he will publish this report or ensure that it is made available in the interests of transparency and public confidence; and if he will make …
638. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the findings of the Health Research Board annual bulletin on people engaging with disability services, produced using the National Ability Supports System data, in relation to the provision of accommodation for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number and percentage of the total adult population with an intellectual disabi…
1372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to publish in full the recent HIQA inspection report into unit 1 at St. Stephen's Hospital; the recent Mental Health Commission inspection findings in respect of block 8 at the same hospital; and if the deficiencies identified by HIQA in unit 1 relate to resourcing, staffing or management decisions taken by the HSE, rather than to the standard of care provided by…
1. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by his Department. [59572/26]
8. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if his Department and bodies under his aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; and the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025. [61840/26]
17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59555/26]
55. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department and bodies under her aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61570/26]
89. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under her Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63453/26]
91. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59556/26]
208. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63447/26]
225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59557/26]
255. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if her Department and bodies under her aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61584/26]
298. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on all task forces led by his Department; the dates on which they have met since inception of the task forces; the breakdown of all subgroups; the dates on which each subgroup has met; the breakdown of all progress achieved, including reports published and explicit policy recommendations issues; and the policy recommendations implemented to date since the…
327. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of the Sustainable Mobility Policy Leadership Group; the dates the taskforce has met; to provide a breakdown of all subgroups, their membership and the dates they have met; to provide key achievements to date on the progress to achieving other metrics for success or objectives, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…
328. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Task Force; the dates the taskforce has met; to provide a breakdown of all subgroups, their membership and the dates they have met; to provide key achievements to date on the progress to achieving other metrics for success or objectives, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59930/2…
448. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on proposed salary increases agreed by his Department for CEOs of transport bodies in years two and three of their contracts, including the CEOs of Córas Iompair Éireann, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61997/26]
569. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63463/26]
884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63452/26]
889. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the salary of the chief executive in each organisation and agency funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59560/26]
50. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55581/26]