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
Paul Murphy
written
2025-04-02 · to Children
257. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to several complaints regarding employee behaviour and the nutrition provided (details supplied); if her Department will examine these matters and ensure that people in their facilities receive an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-01 · to Foreign
215. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens that have sought permission from the Government to accept titles of honour or nobility in the past five years, pursuant to article 40.2.2 of the Constitution, and whether that permission was granted. [14993/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-04-01 · to Transport
282. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of flights diverted to Shannon Airport for medical reasons, each year from 2020 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15172/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-04-01 · to Finance
335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance to detail any modelling figures generated by his Department on the effects of tariff and corporation taxes increases on Irish GDP, tax, jobs and budgetary surplus. [15372/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
written
2025-04-01 · to Enterprise
354. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the top ten political lobbying organisations from the most recent year available and numbers of lobbies for each organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15318/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-04-01 · to Housing
498. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-04-01 · to Housing
499. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
538. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice the current number of judicial vacancies. [15133/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
539. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice when he anticipates the work of the Judicial Appointment Commission to commence. [15134/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
540. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice when the website for the Judicial Appointments Commission will become operational. [15135/25]
Tom Brabazon
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
558. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of offenders who served their full sentence in respect of convictions for criminal offences; and the number of offenders who served half of their sentence in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 where additional sentence has been handed down by the courts. [15436/25]
Tom Brabazon
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
561. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of scramblers that have been seized in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15439/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2025-04-01 · to Justice
567. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of members on the Censorship of Publications Board in each of the years from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the cost of the board per annum in those years. [15479/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-04-01 · to Agriculture
605. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual CAP payments received by farmers in Carlow and Kilkenny from 2021 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15310/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
630. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1056 of 19 March 2025, and the letter provided from the HSE in respect of that question, if any data exists on record in respect of a matter (details supplied); if that data can provided, however incomplete it might be; and if she will make a statement on t…
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
632. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of health and social care professional positions approved, and the number of social care professional positions filled, in each Cork city CDNT, from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15074/25]
Mattie McGrath
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
639. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a full cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the use of rural hotels for IPAS accommodation; the additional cost of the provision of transport for such facilities; if the use of rural settings is a good use of public funds based on the additional costs associated with the transport an…
Michael Cahill
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
644. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will continue to financially support, and endorse, the successful roll out across County Kerry, and throughout the country, of the School Leavers Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15393/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
649. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children of relevant age not attending an ECCE programme in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15494/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
670. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with respect to the 14,221 children who are now overdue an assessment of need, the engagement she has made with therapists and professional stakeholders to clarify how long an average assessment takes; the plans in place to engage therapists and professional stakeholders in future reforms, includin…
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
674. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need that result in no diagnosis and no need for support afterwards; for a breakdown of same, by CHO, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15780/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
675. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments outsourced and the cost of same, by CHO, for 2023, 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15781/25]
Timmy Dooley
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
694. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of children assessed for autism by the primary care team in County Clare since the introduction of the national access policy in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14987/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
777. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients presenting at hospitals (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15567/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-04-01 · to Health
778. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to hospitals (details supplied) in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15568/25]