Departmental Investigations
An official questions-paper heading. 72 questions (1 oral, 71 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
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| Health | 19 |
| Justice | 15 |
| Agriculture | 10 |
| Housing | 8 |
| Transport | 5 |
| Social | 4 |
| Children | 3 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Education | 2 |
| Foreign | 2 |
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Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Departmental Investigations |
The questions
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-11-25 · to Agriculture
695. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to an investigation by organisations (details supplied) regarding the availability of anti-biotics in Brazil; if they have raised such with their European counterparts with regard to the Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66291/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-11-20 · to Justice
501. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of an investigation (details supplied) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64670/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-10-21 · to Agriculture
647. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of illegal tree felling and hedgerow removal that have been reported to his Department; the number of investigations conducted into same; and the number of offences determined to be found, from 2023 to date, in tabular form. [56799/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-10-21 · to Agriculture
648. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions taken by his Department in instances of illegal tree felling and hedgerow removal; and to provide details of enforcement actions conducted, from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [56800/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-21 · to Health
796. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if consultation with families who are involved in the audit hip surgery for children will be included in the forthcoming external expert panel process on hips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56798/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-21 · to Health
800. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if children affected by the CHI hip surgery audit will be included within the terms of reference of the forthcoming State inquiry into paediatric orthopaedic surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56827/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-10-21 · to Health
860. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to an audit into spinal services and urology referred to at a recent meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (details supplied); if she is still expecting this audit to be completed at the end of November or December 2025; if she will commit to publishing that audit when she receives it; and if s…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-10-15 · to Justice
241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has commissioned or received any risk assessment concerning Chinese intelligence or influence operations within the State, particularly regarding the immigrant investor programme, foreign-linked lobbying or contact with public officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55932/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-10-15 · to Justice
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the measures in place to ensure that individuals associated with foreign intelligence or influence entities are not granted residency, citizenship or investor visas in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55934/25]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2025-10-15 · to Justice
244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has reviewed past decisions made under the immigrant investor programme to determine whether any approvals involved individuals now known to have links to Chinese intelligence or influence bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55935/25]
Pa Daly
oral
2025-09-30 · to Transport
92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department's investigation into overflights of munitions to Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51973/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-09-30 · to Health
930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health why was there no investigation into a matter (details supplied) regarding the sale of a property [52079/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-09-18 · to Justice
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he intends to take regarding the revelation that files and evidence in relation to the 1987 murder of a person (details supplied) have gone missing and the concerns that the investigation into the case has been substandard and inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49548/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-09-08 · to Housing
1276. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 February 2025, if his position has changed in respect of conducting an investigation into the sale and transfer of 44 homes in Cork (details supplied); if he has received and reviewed correspondence; if he will meet with the group concerned; and if he will make a …
Ged Nash
written
2025-09-08 · to Health
2580. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department has referred a formal complaint to the medical council in relation to the professional conduct of a medic who worked at a hospital (details supplied) whose work is the subject of the review into the mis-categorisation of pre-cancerous cells; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46812/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-29 · to Defence
381. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has investigated the credible allegations made by a person (details supplied); if this has prompted a review of any such purchase by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43996/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-07-16 · to Justice
182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an internal audit investigation into an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39826/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-06-24 · to Health
890. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she has commissioned an investigation into the response of CHI management and board to internal warnings that arose in 2022 that the allocation of €19 million of scoliosis funds were not being utilised for the intended purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34348/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-06-24 · to Health
894. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health whether CHI commissioned any internal investigation since 2020 into orthopaedic waiting-list practices; the details of any such investigations; whether the findings of any such investigation were shared in a timely matter with the CHI board, HSE or the Minister respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34352/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-06-12 · to Health
504. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the circumstances around the recent admission to a Dublin hospital for treatment for chronic pain, the management of the case and the subsequent discharge of a person (details provided); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31416/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HR investigations carried out in relation to the work of consultants at CHI since 2019, broken down by year and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31030/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
345. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reporting mechanisms in place at CHI in the event of a HR investigation, including reporting to the CEO, the Board, the Head of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31031/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-06-11 · to Health
346. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if an internal HR investigation carried out by CHI mentioned in an article (details supplied) was brought before the Board; when the Board was made aware of investigation; when the Board received a copy of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31032/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-06-10 · to Transport
322. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 21 May 2025, the total number of air operators that are the subject of examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-06-10 · to Justice
1004. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there has been any investigation to the alleged leak of the identity of an alleged Russian spy in the Oireachtas called Cobalt; if so, the results; and if there has been anyone working for State intelligence censured. [29416/25]