73. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she received correspondence (details supplied); when it is proposed to issue a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21399/25]
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 |
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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
166. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024 [18445/25]
359. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to further correspondence (details supplied) in response to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 1 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18508/25]
796. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she will review correspondence from a school (details supplied); if she will address the issues highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18888/25]
799. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if she can review correspondence (details supplied) and provide any further clarity on this matter and options open to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18897/25]
807. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/25]
814. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a defined service level response time in which it responds to emails from principals of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18944/25]
815. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the steps a principal can take to escalate a query if they have not received response to emails sent to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18945/25]
1084. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a dated list of all correspondence between the European Commission and his Department on the issue of regulating and registering short-term lets, from 2020 to date [18980/25]
1181. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a dated list of all correspondence between the European Commission and his Department on the issue of regulating and registering short-term lets, from 2020 to date. [18979/25]
1847. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19480/25]
1926. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to endorse and fully support the work of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20558/25]
1947. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review correspondence (details supplied) and documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20948/25]
2048. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a response will issue to an urgent email sent to her (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18929/25]
2403. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed response to several points raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20698/25]
2448. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding the case of a child; if she will acknowledge that the orthodontist in the North will not deal with the case in the current circumstances and state that this procedure needs to be carried out in a hospital environment; if she will refer this correspondence to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
80. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18454/25]
81. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18471/25]
101. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18452/25]
102. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/25]
120. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/25]
121. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18466/25]
153. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18463/25]
154. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/25]
171. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18453/25]