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Departmental Communications

An official questions-paper heading. 187 questions (0 oral, 187 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-28.

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Mar 20255
Apr 202514
May 20253
Jun 202514
Jul 202515
Sep 20253
Oct 20251
Nov 202522
Dec 20254
Jan 20265
Feb 202628
Mar 20263
Apr 202610
May 202633
Jun 202617
Jul 20266

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Foreign 37
Justice 23
Health 21
Transport 19
Social 12
Education 12
Agriculture 9
Housing 9
Children 8
Enterprise 8
Finance 5
Climate 5
Rural 4
Culture 4
Further and Higher Education 3
Public Expenditure 3
Taoiseach 2
Defence 2
Tourism 1

The questions

Thomas Gould written 2025-11-12 · to Children
851. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61206/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-11-12 · to Health
964. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61216/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-11-12 · to Rural
1164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61220/25]
Matt Carthy written 2025-10-21 · to Justice
609. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which the British Government notified his Department of plans to introduce a digital ID; the engagements he has had with British authorities regarding these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57141/25]
Mark Wall written 2025-09-23 · to Children
524. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the planned playground for Newbridge, County Kildare. [49579/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2025-09-08 · to Social
1431. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the process by which his Department contacts the British Work and Pensions department seeking contribution information about people who have made DSP applications based on their British contributions; the current average waiting times for this information to be received; and if he will make a statement on the …
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2025-09-08 · to Social
1432. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the nature and extent of engagement his Department has had with other Government agencies and departments in relation to the problems faced by workers, who live in the North and who work for southern-based companies, who wish to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47452/25]
John Brady written 2025-07-29 · to Finance
672. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/25]
John Brady written 2025-07-29 · to Finance
673. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Finance if he has any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/25]
John Brady written 2025-07-29 · to Public Expenditure
807. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42111/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2025-07-29 · to Social
1847. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the process by which his Department contacts the British work and pensions department seeking contribution information about people who have made applications to his Department based on their British contributions; the current average waiting times for this information to be received; and if he will make a sta…
John Brady written 2025-07-29 · to Agriculture
2199. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42148/25]
John Brady written 2025-07-29 · to Agriculture
2200. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty written 2025-07-17 · to Justice
434. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the communications have taken place with her Department regarding additional specific emergency supports for local schools in the Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole areas, especially those taking in the largest amount of Ukrainian and IPAS children as a percentage of overall children, both before and especial…
Mairéad Farrell written 2025-07-15 · to Culture
540. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how his Department is working with communications companies to ensure improvement in their infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40278/25]
Mark Wall written 2025-07-15 · to Social
625. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of letters that issue each year from individual payment sections of his Department as part of on-going control measures; the total cost of those letters by payment section, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38847/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-07-15 · to Social
629. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection when a response will issue to an email (details supplied) sent to his Department. [38965/25]
Sean Fleming written 2025-07-15 · to Social
643. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/25]
Aidan Farrelly written 2025-07-15 · to Justice
678. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of and nature of same in respect of communications received by him and or his officials in the past ten years to date under section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. [38744/25]
Eoghan Kenny written 2025-07-01 · to Education
387. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the communication made with a union (details supplied) regarding the proposed strike action being taken by all school secretaries in the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35930/25]
Conor Sheehan written 2025-07-01 · to Housing
441. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35287/25]
Conor Sheehan written 2025-07-01 · to Housing
496. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated list of all email addresses and phone lines for use by Oireachtas Members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36142/25]
Alan Kelly written 2025-06-24 · to Taoiseach
188. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the list of all methods of communication his Department uses to discuss policy development. [33836/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-06-24 · to Social
570. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason no formal communication has been issued from the Department acknowledging the impracticality of introducing new initiatives, such as school meals in September, without proper support or timelines; if she will clarify her expectations for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33843/25]
Michael Healy-Rae written 2025-06-24 · to Justice
610. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the long-standing practice of issuing licences for firearms should change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33583/25]
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