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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| Sep 2025 | 7 |
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| 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 |
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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
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-12 · to Further and Higher Education
1143. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61663/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-11-12 · to Rural
1168. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61668/25]
Sean Fleming
written
2025-11-05 · to Public Expenditure
42. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will report on the work of the new infrastructure division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60202/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Finance
511. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the methodology used by his Department to calculate general Government debt; to outline the categories of liabilities which are excluded from that measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59722/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-11-04 · to Finance
514. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the liabilities of the Housing Finance Agency, the Land Development Agency, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and similar entities are included in the calculation of the general Government debt; if not, to state the aggregate borrowing levels of those entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59727/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-11-04 · to Children
1589. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the terms of reference for the new future planning section within her Department; and her views in relation to same. [59518/25]
John Clendennen
written
2025-09-25 · to Enterprise
70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the progress of the establishment of the new small business unit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-09-18 · to Foreign
156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work his Department has undertaken ahead of the tenth session of the UN Open-Ended Inter-Governmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-09-17 · to Housing
666. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the full transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Integration to his Department has been completed. [48338/25]
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-09-17 · to Agriculture
953. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing eviction and seeking to relocate to a new property in Longford-Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-09-17 · to Agriculture
961. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance his Department can provide to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) can continue operating; if his Department has taken or plans to take any action to maintain the necessary services provided by the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48644/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-09-08 · to Housing
1148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the promised updated planning guidelines for rural houses for a period of public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-09-08 · to Housing
1149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out concisely the delegated sanction that local authorities have to purchase second-hand acquisitions and the categories of housing involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-29 · to Housing
1572. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on all European Commission infringement proceedings currently underway related to the functions in his Department; and to provide an update on compliance and fines related to each enforcement action. [42751/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-07-08 · to Justice
665. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oversight and accountability mechanisms his Department is putting in place to ensure transparent expenditure and effective governance in relation to the immigration and integration functions transferred from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the transfer of integration and immigration functions to her Department has impacted the residual budget allocations and responsibilities of the Department, particularly in the context of early learning and childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37740/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-07-02 · to Education
99. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the work of her Department in completing the transfer of outstanding functions to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and when this transfer will be completed. [36391/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-07-01 · to Housing
464. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the transfer of responsibility for OMCs from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to his Department will happen before the summer recess; if the regulations concerning sinking funds and service charges will be in place by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35583…
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-06-19 · to Enterprise
53. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has considered the establishment of a workers' co-operative development unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33194/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-06-17 · to Taoiseach
140. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit within his Department. [32520/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
411. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, following the change of Departments, the full transfer of functions from the Department of Children, Equality and Disability has taken place yet; if not, the reason; and when it will happen. [31386/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
429. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s progress on publishing its new Statement of Strategy. [31736/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
430. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently employed under his Department. [31737/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
431. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Ministerial Management Board Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31738/25]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2025-06-12 · to Justice
432. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of MinMAC Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31739/25]