Departmental Functions
An official questions-paper heading. 149 questions (3 oral, 146 written), first 2025-02-11, latest 2026-07-15.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Feb 2025 | 12 |
| Mar 2025 | 6 |
| Apr 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| Jun 2025 | 12 |
| Jul 2025 | 5 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 15 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 24 |
| Taoiseach | 23 |
| Housing | 17 |
| Enterprise | 14 |
| Public Expenditure | 9 |
| Foreign | 8 |
| Children | 8 |
| Further and Higher Education | 8 |
| Health | 7 |
| Agriculture | 6 |
| Education | 6 |
| Rural | 5 |
| Finance | 4 |
| Transport | 4 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Social | 2 |
| Culture | 1 |
| Climate | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 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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