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
Paul Murphy
written
2026-07-16 · to Education
77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to progress school divestment in response to the national survey findings that the majority of parents of preschool children would prefer multi-denominational education for their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54196/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-07-16 · to Education
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the full findings and analysis of the youth worker workforce survey and employer workforce questionnaire conducted to inform the Youth Work Workforce Development Strategy have not been published to date; whether comprehensive analysis of the data has been undertaken; whether such analysis has been shared with stakehol…
Joe Cooney
written
2026-07-16 · to Education
106. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to establish a fully independent, stand-alone Gaelcholáiste in County Clare; if she will address the limitations impacting students who wish to complete second-level education through the medium of the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53903/26]
Brian Stanley
written
2026-07-16 · to Defence
135. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence the full cost of using agency nurses to cover nursing duties in the Defence Forces in 2025; the number of hours this payment covered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53646/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2026-07-16 · to Defence
136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Defence Forces that have been received in 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53696/26]
Joe Cooney
written
2026-07-16 · to Defence
145. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Defence the extent of her Department's engagement with the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) at the University of Limerick; the details of all projects at CRIS for which funding is currently being provided by her Department; the plans to expand strategic funding for field robotics innovation; her plans to visit the facility; and if she…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-07-16 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants seconded to her Department for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [54297/26]
Pearse Doherty
written
2026-07-16 · to Enterprise
296. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of posts flagged by each ‘trusted flagger’ each month since they received their status, in tabular form. [54682/26]
Cathal Crowe
written
2026-07-16 · to Education
332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54543/26]
Danny Healy-Rae
written
2026-07-16 · to Culture
351. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on a matter (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54354/26]
Brendan Smith
written
2026-07-16 · to Children
457. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a project (details supplied); if she will ensure that this project moves to the next stage at the earliest possible date in view of the urgent need for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54500/26]
Michael Cahill
written
2026-07-15 · to Education
206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53990/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Education
220. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children eligible for a special school place aged 12 years or up availing of the Home Tuition programme in the 2025-2026 school year. [54110/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Education
228. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided through the ICT grant to Cork schools, or nationally, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54146/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Education
229. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received from schools in Cork under the emergency works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2026. [54168/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
263. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of issues identified by stock audits; the number of units for which issues were identified; and the estimated cost of these works. [54081/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
264. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the €16million allocated for planned maintenance that has been spent on stock audits to date; and the amount spent on addressing works identified by these audits. [54082/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
268. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of funded cost rental units to be delivered in Cork in each of the next three years, in tabular form. [54149/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
269. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans/local authority home loans from Cork in 2026 to date; the total number that have been successful; the total number that have been refused; the average time from application to decision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
270. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Voids Programme is currently open for applications; the number of applications approved to date in 2026; and the overall amount provided, by local authority. [54151/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mortgage to rent applications to date in 2026 through AHBs, local authorities and any private provider respectively. [54158/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Housing
277. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated under URDF funding, by project; and the amount drawn down to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54185/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-07-15 · to Social
280. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding provided to MABS in each of the past five years. [54161/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2026-07-14 · to Rural
40. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of town and village renewal, rural regeneration and development fund allocations, including applications refused, by county for the period 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53058/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-07-14 · to Taoiseach
59. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the work his Department has undertaken on fine-scale spatial demographic studies to inform policy through high-resolution geolocated population data and GIS analysis. [52692/26]