Departmental Data
An official questions-paper heading. 3,994 questions (3 oral, 3,991 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 34 |
| Feb 2025 | 83 |
| Mar 2025 | 109 |
| Apr 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| Jun 2025 | 294 |
| Jul 2025 | 286 |
| Sep 2025 | 289 |
| Oct 2025 | 144 |
| Nov 2025 | 345 |
| Dec 2025 | 296 |
| Jan 2026 | 192 |
| Feb 2026 | 284 |
| Mar 2026 | 121 |
| Apr 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| Jun 2026 | 310 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 1,016 |
| Justice | 451 |
| Education | 387 |
| Finance | 318 |
| Housing | 299 |
| Children | 283 |
| Social | 255 |
| Agriculture | 145 |
| Transport | 140 |
| Further and Higher Education | 128 |
| Public Expenditure | 128 |
| Enterprise | 105 |
| Climate | 79 |
| Rural | 71 |
| Foreign | 56 |
| Defence | 51 |
| Culture | 33 |
| Taoiseach | 33 |
| Tourism | 13 |
| Environment | 3 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-20 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-12 | Departmental Data |
The questions
Holly Cairns
written
2025-10-09 · to Health
330. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels for public dentists in Cork from 2020 to date; the current waiting list for public dentists; and a breakdown of the amount of time people have spent on the waiting list, in tabular form. [54354/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-10-09 · to Health
335. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the additional resources which have been made available for other hospitals who will see a transfer of maternity care in order to manage additional births. [54415/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-10-09 · to Health
337. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives currently in place in University Hospital Galway and Mullingar Hospital; the number of agency staff employed currently in these roles in both hospitals; the number of current vacancies in both hospitals; the length of time these vacancies are there, in tabular form. [54417/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-10-09 · to Health
342. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on bed capacity and occupancy in Millstreet Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54430/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-10-09 · to Health
343. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health for an update on bed capacity and occupancy in Kanturk Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54431/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Foreign
203. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51364/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Climate
214. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51358/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Defence
226. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51360/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Finance
322. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51363/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-09-30 · to Finance
330. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the mortgage relief scheme in budget 2025; the average value of the relief paid; and if any provision has been made for renewing it for a further year. [51917/25]
John McGuinness
written
2025-09-30 · to Finance
336. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the number of cases prosecuted by the State relating to the smuggling of coal and other fuels across the Border with Northern Ireland; the value of the fines issued relative to this activity; if total tonnage in respect of coal smuggling has been estimated; if so, the figures for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the …
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Public Expenditure
349. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51369/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-30 · to Enterprise
401. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide estimates of consumer spending on e-commerce in the State and on e-commerce purchases from companies located outside the State for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52132/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Justice
681. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51368/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
763. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of new general foster carers approved in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51274/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
764. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of general foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51275/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
765. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new relative foster carers in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51276/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
766. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the numbers of relative foster carers who left fostering in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51277/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
767. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers that have moved from Tusla, to a private agency in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Jan to June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51278/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
768. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of approved general foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51279/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
769. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of approved relative foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51280/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-30 · to Health
857. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if she will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51366/25]
Paul Lawless
written
2025-09-30 · to Health
864. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide the nurse-to-patient ratio in each hospital in the Saolta Hospital Group for each of the past five years, and to indicate whether funding levels have reflected changes in patient volumes. [51395/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-09-30 · to Health
913. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for PrEP appointments; the waiting time through the sexual health programme, by clinic, for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51934/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-09-30 · to Health
943. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the most recent figures on the number of patients on ophthalmology waiting lists in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52127/25]