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]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Asked of
The questions
1078. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision was made to remove a full care package from a child (details supplied), if the full care package can be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72273/25]
1082. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to support an organisation (details supplied) in their ongoing campaign to ensure that spinal muscular atrophy is implemented without delay in the newborn screening programme. [72285/25]
1144. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if the cross-border directive repayment for this individual can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72505/25]
310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which his Department received correspondence from or met with a company (details supplied) or its representatives since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71200/25]
476. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a change of circumstances application (details supplied) submitted in September 2024. [71097/25]
234. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69797/25]
319. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding EFTs through the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69948/25]
541. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69200/25]
545. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision can be expedited due to the extended waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69460/25]
557. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will confirm the pension contributions made by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69611/25]
574. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a matter (details supplied). [70205/25]
597. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he will review the details of the case and provide an update on its current status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69197/25]
147. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consideration to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68608/25]
355. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will instruct officials in his Department to use more personal and dignified language in correspondences with pensioners in receipt of the increase for 'qualified adult' as some recipients spouses may find being referred to as a “dependent” undignified and demeaning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68539/25]
441. 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. [68610/25]
239. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68215/25]
256. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the manner in which a person may engage with her Department regarding a scoping exercise (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68313/25]
272. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider the suggestions made in correspondence (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68351/25]
280. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for incremental credit made by a person (details supplied); and when the application will be processed and correspondence issued to the person. [67976/25]
292. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the dearth of places for autistic children in primary schools in south Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68095/25]
412. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an update will issue regarding a person (details supplied). [67702/25]
628. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67956/25]
635. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67991/25]
416. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67222/25]