Departmental Bodies
An official questions-paper heading. 721 questions (6 oral, 715 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 20 |
| Mar 2025 | 99 |
| Apr 2025 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 227 |
| Jun 2025 | 9 |
| Jul 2025 | 21 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | 63 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 97 |
| May 2026 | 60 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Housing | 78 |
| Health | 76 |
| Enterprise | 70 |
| Public Expenditure | 40 |
| Justice | 37 |
| Children | 35 |
| Agriculture | 34 |
| Taoiseach | 34 |
| Transport | 34 |
| Education | 32 |
| Rural | 29 |
| Further and Higher Education | 29 |
| Finance | 29 |
| Environment | 29 |
| Foreign | 26 |
| Climate | 23 |
| Social | 23 |
| Tourism | 23 |
| Culture | 20 |
| Defence | 20 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-07-08 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-05-29 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-05-08 | Departmental Bodies |
| 2025-02-11 | Departmental Bodies |
The questions
Sean Fleming
written
2025-07-29 · to Finance
690. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department or any agency operating under the aegis of his department have used reserved contracts or social clauses in their public procurement tenders in the past five years and if so to outline the nature of the reserved contract or social clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42853/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-07-29 · to Culture
1364. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a contact list of all State and semi-State bodies connected with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43129/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-29 · to Housing
1491. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the names, organisations, former responsibilities, current responsibilities and full remuneration, including of secondees, of all appointments to the housing activation office. [41855/25]
Joe Neville
written
2025-07-29 · to Housing
1612. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware of the current delays in the land registry; the plans his Department has to help alleviate this as many people who are looking to build are being delayed by this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-07-29 · to Agriculture
2208. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a contact list of all State and semi-State bodies connected with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43128/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-07-17 · to Finance
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline any engagement his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with the Department of Social Protection to tackle bogus self-employment; the annual estimated cost in lost revenue as a result of bogus self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40683/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-07-15 · to Taoiseach
86. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the economic division of his Department. [39421/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-07-15 · to Taoiseach
87. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [39422/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-07-15 · to Housing
549. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on giving the Residential Tenancies Board more powers and assistance to get information on landlords, considering the issue of the Residential Tenancies Board being unable to locate a current address for a landlord meaning that a dispute process cannot be facilitated; and if he will make a statement…
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-07-10 · to Housing
250. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of agencies that report to his Department where the objectives of said agencies include or do not include supporting the development of housing in the State, in tabular form. [38501/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-09 · to Culture
82. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has been in contact with the Department of Finance and the Department of Social Protection around the application of the Karshan ruling, in light of recent issues around bogus self-employment in bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38119/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-09 · to Culture
83. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has issued any guidance or provided any support to bodies under its aegis regarding bogus self-employment and how to correctly apply the Karshan ruling in their work, given the widespread issues regarding bogus self-employment in the arts, media and communications sectors; and if he will make a stat…
Donna McGettigan
oral
2025-07-08 · to Further and Higher Education
98. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for information on the decision behind the cut of €1.3 million from SOLAS to the Tipperary Education and Training Board, which has resulted in the cancellation of a valuable programme for early school leavers at Cashel local training initiative, which affects 14 students who will be un…
Erin McGreehan
written
2025-07-03 · to Agriculture
118. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the wool council; and the actions the council has taken in order to further utilise and increase the value of wool. [36362/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-07-02 · to Further and Higher Education
294. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the number of currently vacant positions on boards of management of aegis bodies under his Department. [36411/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Enterprise
302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on whether the Corporate Enforcement Agency is adequately resourced to carry out its functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35879/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-07-01 · to Enterprise
303. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the Irish National Accreditation Board does not give accreditation for full genome testing, as in other EU member states, rather than giving accreditation on a condition-by-condition basis. [35885/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-06-25 · to Enterprise
62. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set-out his Department's engagement and collaboration with an organisation (details supplied), including participation in advisory bodies and committees, and on trade missions; his views on how the work of the organisation could be further supported by Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [345…
John Connolly
written
2025-06-25 · to Enterprise
68. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the efforts by agencies within his Department to attract an investor to operate a former factory (details supplied) in Rahoon, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-06-17 · to Culture
485. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the percentage of Exchequer funding that was provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2024 for its capital and current funding, in tabular form. [32607/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-06-17 · to Culture
488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the process used within his Department when directors/chief executives of agencies in the aegis of his Department seek re-appointment or an extension to their term of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32754/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-06-11 · to Justice
218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas Members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30927/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
340. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the governance and reporting arrangement regarding the NTPF; how it reports to the Minister; if the NTPF is accountable to the Oireachtas, including Oireachtas committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31026/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
341. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend of all money by the NTPF since 2020, broken down by salaries, by insourcing and outsourcing of care and any other incurred expenditure, further broken down by year and by allocation to each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31027/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of reviews, investigations, HR investigations or reports carried out by the NTPF into insourcing of care at public hospitals since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31028/25]