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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

Paula Butterly Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
370. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the INTO and Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47568/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
613. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a substantive response to the emails forwarded by this Deputy to her office [47256/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Health
482. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to detail the work of her Department to address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46528/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
193. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46047/26]
Mark Wall Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
203. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to consider the request for clarification from a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46099/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Rural
245. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence (details supplied). [46221/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
787. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has an any way to identify which Parliamentary Questions are AI generated; and the amount it costs, on average, to answer a Parliamentary Question. [45363/26]
Ged Nash Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Health
224. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will investigate and address the issues outlined in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44357/26]
Emer Currie Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
645. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42650/26]
James Geoghegan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
723. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
733. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a response to correspondence (details supplied). [41460/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
759. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to previous correspondence (details supplied) if she will provide an update on plans to secure funding for the continuation of the pilot programme beyond December 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41586/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
777. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give favourable consideration to a pre-budget submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41729/26]
James Geoghegan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
792. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the application of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42011/26]
Emer Currie Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
840. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a clear update on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42305/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
907. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider an issue raised in correspondence with regard to a second level schooling (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43088/26]
John Lahart Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1123. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of recommendations made by the National Review Panel in each year since 2020, the number implemented, the number partially implemented, and the number outstanding; and if they will provide the figures in tabular form. [44095/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2235. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the intervention she will make in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused carer hours despite multiple medical conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43310/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2236. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a request by an organisation (details supplied) to the manager of Letterkenny University Hospital first made in September 2025 and clarified in November 2025 will receive a response. [43340/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an Adult Nursing NMBI application for qualification recognition for a person (details supplied) was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43351/26]
Ged Nash Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if her Department and the HSE will investigate and address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 28 May 2026 · to Health
749. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department, the HSE, and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre have had with the World Health Organization and with the EU Health Security Committee in respect of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Conce…
Cormac Devlin Written 28 May 2026 · to Health
750. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to detect, isolate, and manage any suspected case of Ebola disease arriving into the State in the context of the ongoing Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda; the current assessment of risk to the population here; the protocols in place for monitoring Irish humanitarian aid workers and other returning…
James Geoghegan Written 26 May 2026 · to Transport
352. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/26]