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 |
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| 2026-07-09 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-20 | Departmental Data |
| 2025-11-12 | Departmental Data |
The questions
Malcolm Byrne
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
93. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which it can be ensured that work pays and that social protection supports do not disincentivise any individual to work. [46366/26]
Pearse Doherty
written
2026-06-18 · to Finance
252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 9 of June 2026, to clarify if the investment benchmarks against which each fund’s investment performance is measured over time includes projected rates of return. [46422/26]
Emer Currie
written
2026-06-18 · to Education
286. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students that have attended a school (details supplied) in the past ten years from the Lucan north area. [46538/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-06-18 · to Education
288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students enrolled at each school year through primary school and post-primary school in the State; the estimated cost of restoring the Capitation Grant for Gaeltacht summer colleges at the rate per child of the scheme previously operated by her Department before its abolition; and the estimated cost of restoring…
Mairéad Farrell
written
2026-06-18 · to Education
293. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost for the national conversation on education; to provide a breakdown of the costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46736/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-06-18 · to Housing
322. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently examine a case (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46516/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of a device allowance for schoolchildren whose schools are using tablets to the value of €1,000 per student allocated according to the same means test as the medical card. [46602/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of a €400 lump sum payment to all recipients of a social welfare payment. [46606/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
368. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving working family payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46657/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
369. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving one-parent family payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46658/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving jobseeker’s transitional payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46659/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving the child support payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46660/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €50 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46661/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
373. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €75 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46662/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
374. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €100 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46663/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
375. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €125 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46664/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
376. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €150 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46665/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
377. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year net Exchequer cost or saving of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit payment of:€50 per month; €75 per month; €100 per month; €125 per month; and €150 per month, per chil…
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
378. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first and full-year cost of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit payment designed to ensure that no household currently eligible for those payments would experience a reduction in disposable inco…
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated impact on the at-risk-of-poverty rate after housing costs among children; the consistent poverty rate among children; and the enforced deprivation rate among children of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary ch…
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
380. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the SWITCH tax-benefit microsimulation model has been used to assess replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit; and, if so, to provide the results. [46669/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
383. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the child support payment for over 12s by €5. [46719/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of qualified children associated with recipients of the working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and child support payments, in tabular form. [46769/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
401. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the most recent data on the number of recipient households of working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, by the number of qualified children in the household, in tabular form. [46770/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-18 · to Social
402. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the most recent data on the number of children in respect of whom child benefit is paid where the parent or guardian is also in receipt of working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46771/26]