Departmental Inquiries
An official questions-paper heading. 630 questions (0 oral, 630 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-16.
Questions under this heading, per month
Feb 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 3 |
| Mar 2025 | 38 |
| Apr 2025 | 67 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| Jun 2025 | 98 |
| Jul 2025 | 35 |
| Sep 2025 | 19 |
| Oct 2025 | 27 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 |
| Dec 2025 | 49 |
| Jan 2026 | 42 |
| Feb 2026 | 95 |
| Mar 2026 | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 71 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Education | 119 |
| Health | 83 |
| Housing | 60 |
| Justice | 58 |
| Children | 44 |
| Finance | 39 |
| Enterprise | 31 |
| Transport | 31 |
| Public Expenditure | 29 |
| Social | 29 |
| Further and Higher Education | 23 |
| Agriculture | 21 |
| Foreign | 21 |
| Climate | 17 |
| Culture | 9 |
| Rural | 6 |
| Defence | 4 |
| Tourism | 3 |
| Taoiseach | 2 |
| Environment | 1 |
The questions
Paul Lawless
written
2025-06-12 · to Health
508. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if financial support is available to reimburse a person (details supplied) for expenses incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31441/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-06-12 · to Health
533. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 28 May 2025, to clarify a matter (details supplied). [31505/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-06-11 · to Justice
241. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has plans to use State-owned accommodation in Trim or the surrounding areas as an IPAS centre. [31089/25]
Noel McCarthy
written
2025-06-11 · to Agriculture
261. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES payment to a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31257/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
277. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31093/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
278. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31094/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
279. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 22 May 2025, if the HSE will reply to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31095/25]
John Clendennen
written
2025-06-11 · to Children
281. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31149/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
304. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no pelvis MRI scanning done for medical card holders in Our Lady’s Hospital Navan. [30844/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the children mentioned in an article (details supplied) as orphan patients at CHI are in fact children with scoliosis and spina bifida; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31024/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-06-10 · to Enterprise
461. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will confirm with his counterpart in the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications whether an individual’s complaint (details supplied) belongs with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission or with Coimisiún na Meán.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-06-10 · to Education
525. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of an issue with question 13(c) on the 2024 Junior Certificate home economics paper (details supplied); if she intends to have questions around diabetes accurately categorised in future exam papers and if she will make efforts to amend the referred to question. [29285/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-06-10 · to Culture
705. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the new State commemorations committee will include any member with experience of the labour or trade union movement or its history; if this was considered when appointing members; if not, whether he will rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29485/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-06-10 · to Culture
727. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 804, 805 and 806, if the steering group has communicated any issues of concern in respect of the project to date to the audit and risk committee off the sponsoring bodies; if so, the nature of same; if he will provide a schedule of any design changes made post-project commence…
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-06-10 · to Culture
733. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions he has sought from Eir following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30909/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-06-10 · to Culture
734. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the communication he has had with Eir following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
742. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
753. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Departmental Circular letter EL 02/2011 is still applicable; if so, to provide a rationale for this in the context of trying to attract Irish workers living abroad to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
756. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes will be set before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
757. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
765. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an exemption to the requirement for a property to be vacant for a minimum of 12 months in order to avail of the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) in circumstances where a person has passed away or moved to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29230/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
766. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to bringing legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny in autumn 2025 at the latest, and to ensure the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by the Easter r…
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
771. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29331/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
792. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most up-to-date resources with respect to design of social homes; and the guidelines in place at the national level for same. [29506/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-06-10 · to Housing
800. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to ensure that homeowners who are willing to reduce the size of their homes for the rebuild are not financially penalised for doing so and are paid an amount that reflects the square meterage of their …