288. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11181/26]
Topics / Departmental Inquiries
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Inquiries
634 questions from 119 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 15 October 2026.
634
questions
634 written, 0 oral
119
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 38 |
| April 2025 | 67 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 98 |
| July 2025 | 35 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 49 |
| January 2026 | 42 |
| February 2026 | 95 |
| March 2026 | 24 |
| April 2026 | 71 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11187/26]
309. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11180/26]
342. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11121/26]
343. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 27 January 2026, if she will provide an update on the appeal underway. [11130/26]
345. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's position on calls by an organisation (details supplied) for 'Seizure Safe Schools'; if she will meet to discuss their proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11171/26]
346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a canteen in her Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11179/26]
362. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11495/26]
363. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1183 of 13 January 2026; if an update is available regarding progress; if a lease has been provided to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11520/26]
379. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11177/26]
380. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of sets of uilleann pipes currently held by State bodies and national cultural institutions, including museums such as the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks; whether these instruments are fully catalogued and assessed as to their condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11218/26]
408. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11185/26]
442. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11189/26]
457. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11186/26]
482. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11174/26]
545. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if there is a canteen in her Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11184/26]
621. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11183/26]
623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11188/26]
27. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the details of the settlement in a dispute between an individual and their former employer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/26]
38. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the information his Department was provided during the process of forming a settlement deal for the outgoing CEO of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority, which he is the sole official shareholder of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10879/26]
39. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given his role as the sole official shareholder of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority, to confirm the amount of the exit payment to the outgoing CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority as part of the DAA’s recent settlement deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/26]
40. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given his role as the sole official shareholder of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority, whether he had to approve or sanction the exit payment to the outgoing CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority as part of the DAA’s recent settlement deal; if not, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/26]
41. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given his role as the sole official shareholder of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority, whether he will publish the terms and details of the recent settlement deal with the outgoing CEO; if not, the rationale for not providing this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/26]
42. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given his role as the sole official shareholder of the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority, whether the Department of Public Expenditure; Infrastructure; Public Service Reform, and Digitalisation, Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (details supplied) applies to the recent settlement deal with the outgoing DAA CEO; if not, the rationale for not…
52. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the resignation of the chief executive of Dublin Airport Authority; the cost of any settlement/severance package as applicable to the semi-State corporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10909/26]