Departmental Correspondence
An official questions-paper heading. 528 questions (0 oral, 528 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Feb 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 8 |
| Mar 2025 | 15 |
| Apr 2025 | 56 |
| May 2025 | 12 |
| Jun 2025 | 16 |
| Jul 2025 | 34 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 |
| Oct 2025 | 16 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 |
| Dec 2025 | 31 |
| Jan 2026 | 50 |
| Feb 2026 | 28 |
| Mar 2026 | 45 |
| Apr 2026 | 56 |
| May 2026 | 42 |
| Jun 2026 | 33 |
| Jul 2026 | 38 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 114 |
| Education | 112 |
| Children | 40 |
| Transport | 35 |
| Housing | 28 |
| Social | 26 |
| Foreign | 26 |
| Finance | 23 |
| Justice | 20 |
| Further and Higher Education | 19 |
| Enterprise | 19 |
| Climate | 17 |
| Agriculture | 13 |
| Public Expenditure | 10 |
| Defence | 7 |
| Culture | 6 |
| Tourism | 5 |
| Rural | 4 |
| Taoiseach | 2 |
| Environment | 2 |
The questions
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-01-13 · to Housing
1373. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of current engagement between Government departments and local authorities and their elected members; whether his Department has received representations from local authorities regarding non-responses from other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74253/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2026-01-13 · to Social
1563. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide a dedicated telephone number or email address for a section (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Social
1580. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the feedback his Department has received to date from businesses that are partaking in the auto enrolment pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1776/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-01-13 · to Social
1581. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the feedback his Department has received to date from employees that are partaking in the auto enrolment pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1777/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-01-13 · to Justice
1624. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement there has been between his Department, the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, the Department of Education and Youth and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on providing an inter-agency response to the scourge of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Agriculture
1813. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74975/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74980/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74986/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2305. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75034/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if information will be provided in relation to a series of matters raised in an email of 20 October 2025 from the office of the Minister of State for Older Persons to an organisation (details supplied) referring to a review by HIQA on the effectiveness of the Chief Inspector’s inspection and monitoring processes. [75294/25]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2416. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the HSE and her Department first become aware of the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1473/26]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2417. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the existence of the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied) was denied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1474/26]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2418. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a reply to a letter dated the 11 August 2025 from the family of a person (details supplied) was not responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1475/26]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2419. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if "open disclosure" was ticked on the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied) the reason serious incident review or file review has never been issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1476/26]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2420. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason section M (quality and patient safety) on the V10 national incident report form in relation to the murder of a person (details supplied), was left blank on a category 1 fatality, therefore bypassing mandatory reporting to HIQA and the Mental Health Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1487/26]
Martin Kenny
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2421. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Government will issue a public apology in Dáil Éireann to the family of a person (details supplied) for the failures of the HSE in preventing the death of their family member and commit to a full public enquiry into the matter. [1488/26]
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-01-13 · to Health
2460. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she is considering progressing the two specific actions outlined in correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1700/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-12-18 · to Health
647. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73397/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-12-17 · to Housing
277. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence regarding the multi-unit residential development refund scheme for water/wastewater connection charges (details supplied); if there are plans to extend this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72589/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-12-17 · to Health
396. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if there are any plans to extend the scheme or move people to a different payment [72853/25]
Brian Brennan
written
2025-12-17 · to Further and Higher Education
441. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 960 of 25 November 2025, if assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied) with getting access to a statement of results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72702/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-12-17 · to Further and Higher Education
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if assistance can be provided in reaching a satisfactory solution to an issue in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73158/25]
Duncan Smith
written
2025-12-16 · to Defence
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence to provide clarity on any correspondence from her Department and the US administration in regard to the defence of sub-sea cables off the Irish coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72286/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-12-16 · to Justice
764. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72562/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-12-16 · to Agriculture
802. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72403/25]