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
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
595. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of defendants of speeding cases brought before the courts that did not have a fixed charge penalty notices issued to them for each of the past five years in each court district. [49420/26]
Catherine Callaghan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
596. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorists caught exceeding the speed limit on a static camera at locations (details supplied), since 18 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49423/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
598. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the published strength of the Cork City Garda division, the number of Gardaí assigned to that division who are attached to national or regional specialist units rather than to divisional duties, by unit and rank, in tabular form; the number of newly attested Gardaí allocated to the Cork city and Co…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
599. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drug seizures made in the Cork city and Cork county Garda divisions in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by drug type, by division, in tabular form; the quantity seized of each drug type in each of those years; the estimated value of the drugs seized; and if he will make a stat…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
600. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visit (tourist) visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49499/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
601. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of study visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49500/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
602. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employment visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49501/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
603. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of join family visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49502/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
604. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of business visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49503/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
606. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications refused, broken down by visa category, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49506/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
607. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for naturalisation received and the number of certificates of naturalisation issued, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49507/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
608. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications received under the International Protection Act 2015 and the number received under the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49…
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
620. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the precise type of work carried out by persons subject to community service orders. [49681/26]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
621. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of work carried out by persons subject to community service orders. [49682/26]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
622. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if work is carried out on behalf of local authorities or in conjunction with local authorities by persons subject to community service orders. [49683/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Justice
625. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing compliment of the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau and of the Cork city divisional drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49740/26]
Eoin Hayes
written
2026-06-30 · to Agriculture
652. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/26]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2026-06-30 · to Agriculture
676. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide figures for the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026 for his Department; the cost overruns relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026 for each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49651/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2026-06-30 · to Agriculture
687. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report into an investigation concerning a farm (details supplied), for which a chairperson was appointed in January 2025, is expected to be finalised; the current status of that investigation; the projected timeline for publication of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49761/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-06-30 · to Children
737. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department collects, receives or holds information on childcare waiting lists nationally or on a county basis; if so, the latest figures available for County Waterford and nationally; if not, whether she considers it appropriate that neither she nor her Department has access to comprehensive waitin…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Health
888. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national data her Department and the HSE hold on the incidence of pregnancy loss (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49490/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Health
890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages recorded in each maternity hospital and unit, by hospital and unit, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the source and basis on which these figures are compiled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49492/26]
Emer Currie
written
2026-06-30 · to Health
899. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the population figures for persons aged over 70 years and children under eight years in Dublin west that her Department and the HSE are using to provide healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49565/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-06-30 · to Health
912. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people with an eating disorder across the State to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49611/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-06-30 · to Further and Higher Education
941. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number, and corresponding rate, of new entrants who did not progress from first year to second year at university level, broken down by field of study, for each new entrant cohort from 2021/2022 to the most recent year for which data is available, as recorded in the Higher Educa…