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
Pat Buckley
written
2025-03-04 · to Finance
321. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers in each staff category that were in receipt of flat-rate expenses in 2024. [9788/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2025-03-04 · to Public Expenditure
322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the provision of a new Garda station at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-03-04 · to Public Expenditure
324. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if there is a swimming pool and a gym in Farmleigh House; how often each has been used for each of the past five years; by whom it has been used; and the cost to heat and maintain this pool on an annual basis. [9040/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-03-04 · to Public Expenditure
326. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role his Department and the Office of Public Works played in the decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; what plans had been discussed with the Office of Public Works on the housing of such a scanner in advance of the purchase and what…
Seamus Healy
written
2025-03-04 · to Enterprise
333. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-sponsored client visits to the IDA land at Ballingarrane, Clonmel for the calendar years 2023 and 2024; the steps the IDA will take to find an enterprise for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9049/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-03-04 · to Enterprise
336. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work he is engaging in to support the growth of the Letterkenny-Derry economic corridor; his plans for economic cooperation in the northwest over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-03-04 · to Enterprise
338. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work underway to create a skills network across the northwest cross-Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9264/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-03-04 · to Enterprise
339. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to deliver balanced regional development and economic growth in the northwest cross-Border region, working in cooperation and partnership with his Ministerial counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/25]
William Aird
written
2025-03-04 · to Enterprise
344. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Laois that applied for the Power Up grant; the number of the applications that were successful; the total value of the grants approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9451/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
356. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of new ASD classes delivered in Cork primary schools for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
357. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of new ASD classes delivered in Cork secondary schools for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
358. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she has considered establishing a school in Cork county exclusively for children with a specific autism diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9036/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
359. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of newly appointed special education teachers for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9037/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
360. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of special education teachers that retired in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the date on which revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school caretakers will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9136/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
369. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of recruiting 250 additional special needs assistant posts. [9181/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
388. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of a school feasibility study (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9466/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-03-04 · to Education
402. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if she will detail the precise arrangements in place within her Department to ensure effective engagement, on an ongoing basis, between her forward planning unit and each local authority in order to ensure that her Department can meet the demands arising from new residential developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-03-04 · to Tourism
411. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will list the recipients of the €15 million live performance restart grant scheme, identifying each recipient that had previously received funding under the live performance support schemes; the amount of the funding that went to previous live performance support schemes recipients; and th…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-03-04 · to Tourism
421. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date his Department was first made aware of the National Gallery of Ireland’s plans to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; if his Department provided sign-off for the expenditure or oversight for the project; if the then-Minister was aware; if she provided sign-off; when the Department and th…
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-03-04 · to Housing
431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all the agencies and organisations that he has met with in his first thirty days in office, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-03-04 · to Housing
434. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hectares of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for housing developments nationwide, by local authority; the total amount of local authority land which is zoned for housing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-03-04 · to Housing
441. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes that are forecast to be delivered with the additional €450 million funding under funding streams (details supplied). [9312/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-04 · to Social
473. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade in each employment support team within Intreo offices within Dublin as of 25 February 2025, in tabular form. [9595/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-04 · to Social
474. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of single persons with no dependents that received more than €24,000 in social welfare payments administered by his Department during 2024 and to provide a breakdown of those recipients by the total amount received. [9596/25]