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Departmental 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20258
March 202515
April 202556
May 202512
June 202516
July 202534
August 20250
September 202528
October 202516
November 202520
December 202531
January 202650
February 202628
March 202645
April 202656
May 202642
June 202633
July 202638
August 20260
September 202614
October 202612

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.

  • Aontú10 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil243 from 21 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael109 from 15 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent14 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland23 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party35 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity11 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin76 from 25 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 60
  2. 60
  3. 51
  4. 37
  5. 34
  6. 26
  7. 19
  8. 15

The questions

Mark Wall Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Social
113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address important matters raised in correspondence from a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6749/26]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
183. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to give attention to an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6654/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
552. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6275/26]
Niall Collins Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
559. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6344/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
562. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on correspondence from a school (details supplied) that was first sent to the Department in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6364/26]
Sean Fleming Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Social
700. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/26]
George Lawlor Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
845. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the allocation of apartments (details supplied) which were provided free of charge to a therapeutic body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5604/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
294. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4683/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
175. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 2 October 2025, if his Department has received a further update from the an organisation (details supplied) regarding a new location for the Munster centre of excellence in Cork; when his Department expects to receive a business case from that organisation outlining the revised location,…
Niamh Smyth Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
392. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
396. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to concerns that a bank selling non-performing mortgages is inducing homelessness (details supplied). [3653/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
404. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continued injustice caused as a result of Project Glas, as the State prepares to exit ownership of Permanent TSB; if he could provide clarity on how legally binding consumer protections are being enforced in practice, how regulatory delays are permitted to continue while enforcement proceeds, and what accoun…
Sean Fleming Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Education
534. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a response to correspondence will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3750/26]
James Geoghegan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Children
833. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3570/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
535. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); the steps her Department is taking on this issue; the actions her Department has taken to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3049/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Defence
412. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence whether standards or service-level targets exist for her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken to ensure more consis…
Joanna Byrne Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
522. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he intends on addressing these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74121/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
605. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether legal advice has been sought regarding the CIÉ Executive Board decision in 2009 to cease pension increases in the absence of a statutory instrument; and whether this decision was compliant with the Transport Act 1950. [75057/25]
Paula Butterly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
712. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the implementation of the agreed increases in pensions for former CIÉ employees following the recent staff vote; the estimated timeline for when these changes will be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1614/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1063. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 16 July 2025, if she will provide a copy of all of the undertaken review correspondence with the HSE and the outcome therefrom (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74330/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1108. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues presenting for a school (details supplied); if her Department will urgently intervene to ensure the continued provision of education at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74560/25]
Thomas Gould Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1119. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the NCSE assessment of local need to sanction an ASD class in a school (details supplied). [74686/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1132. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the person’s PME scheme application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74783/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that are being taken to ensure the provision of education to a child (details supplied) who has been without access to a school placement for a long period. [74820/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1371. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of ongoing difficulties experienced by elected members of local authorities, including Mullingar Kinnegad Municipal District of Westmeath County Council, in receiving timely responses from his Department to formal representations; if he has issued any guidance or protocols regarding engagement with local authorities…