72. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed whether Ireland is out of step with other European Union member states in not maintaining a trade or representative office in Taiwan; and if consideration has been given to reopening an Irish Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei to strengthen economic, trade, cultural and links with Taiwan. [69001/26]
Topics / Departmental Offices
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Offices
45 questions from 28 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 1 October 2026.
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questions
37 written, 8 oral
28
TDs have asked
7
parties and groups
Independents counted together
14
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.
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 2 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
1222. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to update on the National Genetics and Genomics Office priority deliverables for 2026; the additional resources required to fully ensure the KPIs are achieved within the timeframes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/26]
304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30691/26]
305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30709/26]
306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30729/26]
307. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30746/26]
308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30767/26]
606. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of her Department building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30694/26]
607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30712/26]
608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30732/26]
609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30749/26]
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30770/26]
615. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by her Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30840/26]
265. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total number of buildings leased by her Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14016/26]
284. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14029/26]
898. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74454/25]
899. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of the issues surrounding a new sign; if a new replacement sign will be supplied (details supplied); the way in which he will ensure that future signage issues of this nature do not continue to recur. [74532/25]
353. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the anticipated timelines in which vehicle registration books will move from hardcopy to digital format; the role staff in his Department who currently work in the printing & mailing unit of the Vehicle Registration Office will fulfil after records go ‘paperless’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62006/25]
190. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the staffing resources in the AI office that will be allocated to the office's planned regulatory function, in comparison to the other functions of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54213/25]
191. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the level of staffing resources being allocated to the new AI office, by grade; whether there is a timeline for filling those roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54214/25]
192. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to create the necessary independence in regulatory functions of the new AI office under article 70 of the EU AI Act; the way in which the work of staff tasked with regulatory functions is being separated from those with functions to do with promoting business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54215…
193. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department is using the services of consultancy firms in setting up the new AI office; and if so, the amount spent on fees to consultancy firms to date. [54216/25]
194. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the public sector duty is being integrated into the work of the new AI office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54217/25]
389. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether employment opportunities will become available in the near future with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52934/25]
1139. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the duties he intends to delegate to the strategic housing activation office within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45012/25]