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Departmental Functions

An official questions-paper heading. 149 questions (3 oral, 146 written), first 2025-02-11, latest 2026-07-15.

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Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.

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2025-02-13 Departmental Functions
2025-02-13 Departmental Functions

The questions

Richard Boyd Barrett written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
68. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [46917/26]
Paul Murphy written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
69. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [46923/26]
Albert Dolan written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
70. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [36903/26]
Tony McCormack written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
71. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [36904/26]
Shane Moynihan written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
72. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [36965/26]
Louis O'Hara written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
73. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [45467/26]
Ruth Coppinger written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [50913/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [53178/26]
Jennifer Whitmore written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
76. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [53687/26]
Peadar Tóibín written 2026-07-14 · to Rural
947. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the mechanisms his Department is utilising to develop robust rural intelligence that will be made available to other Departments to help tailor national policies to rural realities. [52687/26]
Ken O'Flynn written 2026-07-14 · to Rural
955. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the existing legal requirements, if any, for religious and charitable organisations to disclose the source of foreign funding; and whether his Department has considered introducing a foreign funding disclosure regime similar to those in place in other EU states. [53240/26]
Ken O'Flynn written 2026-07-14 · to Rural
956. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any risk assessment has been conducted into foreign funding of religious or community organisations operating in the State; and if not, whether such an assessment is planned. [53241/26]
Aidan Farrelly written 2026-07-07 · to Transport
206. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify in the context of Circular 14/2021 the role of the Project Management Office in his Department; and if he will clarify the date on which his Department notified the Digital Government Oversight Unit (DGOU) and or the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of issues relating to the train management sy…
Shane Moynihan written 2026-07-07 · to Further and Higher Education
880. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50803/26]
Shane Moynihan written 2026-07-07 · to Rural
904. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50808/26]
Cian O'Callaghan written 2026-06-30 · to Taoiseach
69. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [47278/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2026-06-24 · to Taoiseach
103. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [43528/26]
Malcolm Byrne written 2026-06-23 · to Finance
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if in the hosting of future national economic dialogues that representatives of local government would be invited to attend. [47505/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2026-06-18 · to Transport
175. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the grants and supports that are available to organisations and charities to cover the purchase of specialist transport or vehicles for disabled visitors and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45427/26]
Albert Dolan written 2026-06-16 · to Enterprise
391. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Albert Dolan written 2026-06-16 · to Enterprise
392. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Cian O'Callaghan written 2026-06-09 · to Taoiseach
101. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [39722/26]
Ken O'Flynn written 2026-05-26 · to Health
1406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal governance framework exists defining the respective responsibilities of the Department of Health and the HSE in circumstances where operational responsibility is delegated to the HSE but safeguarding, audit, patient-safety or oversight concerns arise. [39755/26]
Ken O'Flynn written 2026-05-26 · to Health
1410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department considers reliance on general HSE governance structures, in the absence of pathway-specific audit systems or national datasets, sufficient to satisfy the State's safeguarding and patient-safety obligations. [39759/26]
Catherine Callaghan written 2026-05-14 · to Justice
50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his work to date in the area of home affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/26]
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