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
Mattie McGrath
written
2025-03-04 · to Children
600. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a building in Cork (details supplied) is currently in use as IPAS accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9056/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-03-04 · to Children
614. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children referred to Tusla in 2024; the professions of those making the referrals; and the types of referral, in tabular form. [9340/25]
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-02-27 · to Tourism
266. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of the divisions and units that operate within the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8779/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-02-27 · to Housing
278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all local authorities have furnished details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers; if so, if he will outline this information, by local authority; the number of actions and fines issued under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for each respective local authority in 2022, 2023 and 20…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-02-27 · to Housing
281. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Carlow and Kilkenny county councils; the number of these upheld; the number of these overturned, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/2…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-27 · to Justice
320. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of sham marriages that have happened in Ireland for each of the past five years; the proportion of these sham marriages of the total that his Department/Gardaí have investigated for each of the past five years; if it is the case that documents are not verified for their integrity in the EU Treaty Rights Division, Immigration Servi…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-27 · to Justice
321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if any banks have refused to verify the integrity of bank documents by those that seek to register a marriage under EU Treaty Rights; and the reason they have done this. [8653/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-27 · to Justice
322. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people for each of the past ten years that have applied through the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrant scheme; and the number of people that have applied for this scheme that have already received a deportation order for each of the past ten years. [8654/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-27 · to Children
352. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of providers currently accessing the Core funding steam for early childhood and education services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8731/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-02-27 · to Health
390. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy in primary care, by county; and the corresponding waiting time in weeks, in tabular form. [8733/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-02-27 · to Health
400. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing alcohol related health interventions in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form. [8827/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2025-02-26 · to Education
132. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the school planning areas, by the number of Irish medium primary schools, the total number of primary schools, the number of Irish medium secondary schools and the total number of secondary schools, in tabular form. [8306/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-02-26 · to Health
331. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the data provided to her regarding urgent and emergency care in February 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8547/25]
Richard O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-26 · to Health
337. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health for a table identifying the number of unscheduled downtimes: < 24hrs, < 48hrs or > 48hrs, including the various reasons for downtime, such as maintenance, technical issues, staffing shortages, or any other relevant factors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8556/25]
Richard O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-26 · to Health
339. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the national position on wind turbine noise and shadow flicker from a health perspective, specifically the position of the Department of Health, and not the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8569/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
172. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if when he was Tánaiste between 29 November 2024 and 22 January 2024, any agreements or lists have been made or exchanged with independent TDs who now support the Government to include projects in their constituencies in the future National Development plan and or the HSE Capital plan; and if so, if there any documents, notes and messages of any kind that…
Catherine Callaghan
written
2025-02-25 · to Education
394. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any historical information on the old Church of Ireland school that was once at a location (details supplied). [7222/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-25 · to Education
435. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin bay south, including their full address and Eircode, in tabular form. [7885/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-02-25 · to Education
449. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education for a list of all primary and secondary schools in the East Cork Constituency. [8067/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-25 · to Social
588. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 18 February 2025, if he can detail the specified medical criteria referred or provide a copy of the criteria upon which the assessment is made; if he can confirm that it is a medical assessor in his Department who determines whether the medical criteria is met in the first instance; if…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-25 · to Social
598. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February 2025, if he will confirm that the Department collates certain information in respect of applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-25 · to Justice
626. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that have been arrested for carrying a knife for each of the past five years; and the number of crimes that have been committed with a knife for each of the past five years. [7149/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-02-25 · to Justice
637. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have appeared before the courts in 2024 charged with offences under section 9: possession of knives and other articles, of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-02-25 · to Justice
674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total number of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland in 2024, broken down by month; and the average number of Ukrainian arrivals to Ireland in 2025 per day as of 18 February 2025, in tabular form. [7736/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-02-25 · to Justice
676. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the length of time it takes to process international protection applications, by country of origin including the designation of that country, that is, prioritised country, a safe country, country subject to accelerated procedures and so on; the length of time by country and designation it takes to process appeals to refusals to remain in the S…