491. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide an update on correspondence acknowledged on 14 January 2020 concerning an individual (details supplied); if records relating to their participation in the Metalwork Teacher Training Course from 1970 to 1972 can be made available. [73860/26]
Topics / Departmental Correspondence
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Correspondence
554 questions from 88 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
554
questions
554 written, 0 oral
88
TDs have asked
10
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 15 |
| April 2025 | 56 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 28 |
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 |
| January 2026 | 50 |
| February 2026 | 28 |
| March 2026 | 45 |
| April 2026 | 56 |
| May 2026 | 42 |
| June 2026 | 33 |
| July 2026 | 38 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 12 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to correspondence his predecessor received (details supplied) the action he has taken in regard to the matters raised. [74455/26]
1020. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to confirm receipt of correspondence from a constituent (details supplied); and if a comprehensive response will be provided to the points raised. [74021/26]
729. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 23 September 2026, to provide a response (details supplied); the date on which the correspondence from her Department was issued; and if further steps will be taken regarding the original concerns outlined to her Department. [73320/26]
462. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on correspondence (details supplied). [72121/26]
591. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who currently has legal authority to act in respect of a matter (details supplied); and if he will ensure that these arrangements are progressed as a matter of priority. [71341/26]
620. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the rising cost of childcare. [71588/26]
635. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [71708/26]
52. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a reply to their road transporters support scheme late application query. [69987/26]
418. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); to confirm whether the new card has been dispatched; and when the applicant can expect delivery of same. [69722/26]
430. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to respond to correspondence (details supplied). [69965/26]
744. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to address and reply to (details supplied) sent to her Department on August 2024 that has not yet received a full reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69893/26]
869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 66553/26 of 22 September 2026, the reason Ireland did not submit an objection, observation, comment or reservation through the world trade organization or European Commission notification processes in February 2024 in respect of the UK folic acid fortification measures, given that her Department's correspondence to the Europea…
406. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider and reply to correspondence from an organisation regarding the points relevant to his Department (details supplied). [67977/26]
347. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66503/26]
712. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will review the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the matter [67132/26]
917. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65170/26]
1073. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to reply to the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65466/26]
1480. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health to review the correspondence (details supplied); the steps this person should next take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65744/26]
133. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61132/26]
143. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the concerns raised (details supplied) that directly affects Irish Micro-Business; to give consideration to the four main points raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60708/26]
163. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he is aware of the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether there is a need for proportionate reporting requirements based on the actual quantity of packaging placed on the market; whether he agrees there is a need for me…
164. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention has been drawn to the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether he agrees that a meaningful exemption or simplified regime for micro and small businesses placing very small quantities of packaging on other EU…
217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to assist in reducing the administrative load on small businesses having to engage with or register for packaging schemes in other EU countries prompted by the recent EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63325/26…
257. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the review of documents pertaining to a person (details supplied); and when the results of that review will be made available. [61841/26]