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
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-02-25 · to Health
957. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of breast screening units, per county, in tabular form. [8052/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-02-25 · to Health
958. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Longford-Westmeath registered for bowel screening; and the number of people, according to the census, who are eligible for bowel screening. [8053/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-02-25 · to Health
959. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who are eligible for a cervical check; and the number of cervical checks that have taken place in 2024 to date, per county, in tabular form. [8054/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-02-25 · to Health
960. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetic retina screening units, per county in tabular form; and the way she plans on improving access and registration processes for diabetic retina screening. [8055/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-02-20 · to Enterprise
191. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of new businesses established in 2024; and the number established in rateable and non-rateable premises. [7062/25]
Keira Keogh
written
2025-02-20 · to Housing
237. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact number of persons on the social housing list in the electoral area in Mayo; the way the waiting list is devised, specifically the way an applicant is assigned their position on the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-02-20 · to Children
319. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of her Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if she has consulted with any consultancy firms in respec…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-20 · to Further and Higher Education
384. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of young people emigrating; and the professions from which those emigrating are leaving. [6933/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-02-18 · to Education
305. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools in County Sligo; and the location and name of those schools, in tabular form. [5463/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-02-18 · to Education
371. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more in County Kerry in each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to reduce the number of very large classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6183/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-02-18 · to Education
375. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6227/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-02-18 · to Housing
412. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the application for a gold mine by a company (details supplied) in the Sperrin Mountains, County Tyrone; if he has plans to publish a transboundary consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5488/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-02-18 · to Housing
475. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed breakdown and a full disclosure on several matters relating to the curlew conservation programme in operation since 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
476. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the current amount of funding allocated to the rural social scheme; and the number of individuals in receipt of payment under the scheme, by local area, in tabular form. [6218/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants to the rural social scheme; and the number of rejected applications to the scheme, from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [6219/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
478. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if his predecessor spoke formally with her US counterpart in 2024. [5470/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
495. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 5 February 2025, the average number of days between when a domiciliary care allowance application was received and the time period when the applicant was notified of each specified sub-category of appeal allowed (details supplied) in each of the years between 2020 and 2024; and if he w…
James Geoghegan
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
496. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 5 February 2025, if the reasons that a domiciliary care allowance application meets the application disallowed category are recorded; if so, the top five reasons a disallowed application meets this category in each of the years specified between 2020 and 2024; and if he will make a sta…
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-18 · to Agriculture
595. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the compensatory package and holidays of each CEO or CEO equivalent in each public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-18 · to Agriculture
596. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, since 1 January 2020, any HR department in any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department has been party to a non-disclosure agreement with any staff member in relation to issues of bullying, harassment, victimisation, confidential disclosures, data protection concerns, damage …
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-18 · to Agriculture
597. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the combined value of all art purchased or owned since 1 January 2020 by his Department or any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5887/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-02-18 · to Agriculture
598. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees or the WTE in each Department, public body or publicly funded body under his aegis; the corresponding number on 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/25]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2025-02-18 · to Children
627. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the assessment of needs for a child (details supplied). [5573/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-02-18 · to Health
684. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community nurses based in Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [5471/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-02-18 · to Health
685. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies across maxillofacial services across the public health service. [5472/25]