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Departmental Policies

An official questions-paper heading. 1,030 questions (13 oral, 1,017 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.

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Jan 20258
Feb 202535
Mar 202529
Apr 202551
May 202530
Jun 202557
Jul 202568
Sep 202589
Oct 202524
Nov 202538
Dec 2025102
Jan 202628
Feb 202683
Mar 202669
Apr 202676
May 202689
Jun 202683
Jul 202671

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DepartmentQuestions
Health 138
Education 138
Justice 99
Children 83
Foreign 77
Finance 65
Housing 53
Transport 53
Social 53
Enterprise 51
Public Expenditure 41
Defence 33
Culture 33
Rural 32
Climate 24
Agriculture 18
Further and Higher Education 17
Environment 9
Taoiseach 8
Tourism 5

Debates under the same heading

Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.

DateDebate section
2026-05-21 Departmental Policies
2026-04-28 Departmental Policies
2026-02-05 Departmental Policies
2025-05-08 Departmental Policies
2025-05-08 Departmental Policies
2025-05-08 Departmental Policies
2025-03-27 Departmental Policies
2025-03-20 Departmental Policies

The questions

Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [23085/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23077/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Climate
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Defence
27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23073/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Transport
34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Finance
56. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Public Expenditure
62. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Enterprise
67. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Education
142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Culture
147. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23072/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Housing
166. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23080/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Justice
217. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23081/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Agriculture
266. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Children
313. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23070/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Further and Higher Education
463. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23078/26]
Cathal Crowe written 2026-03-25 · to Rural
470. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/26]
Colm Burke written 2026-03-24 · to Foreign
227. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's collaboration with other neutral EU countries to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East from an EU perspective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22476/26]
John Clendennen written 2026-03-19 · to Transport
206. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if Ireland will pursue a formal exemption for short-term car rental operators in EU negotiations, recognising the sector’s distinct role in tourism and airport operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21321/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh written 2026-03-18 · to Defence
180. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the statutory basis, if any, under which troops may be deployed as aid to the civil power following the expiry of the Emergency Powers Act 1976 in 1995; who and in what circumstances may such deployment be authorised; and to provide details on any instances since 1995 where this has been authorised and implemented. [20565/26]
Michael Cahill written 2026-03-18 · to Transport
306. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19603/26]
Ruth Coppinger written 2026-03-18 · to Culture
947. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider implementing a policy to ensure that all sports clubs are required to have clear comprehensive adult safeguarding policies in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19587/26]
Ken O'Flynn written 2026-03-18 · to Culture
970. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has considered introducing a dedicated capital stream for large regional facilities in major urban areas such as Cork, where the scale of infrastructure required often exceeds the typical local grant thresholds. [20407/26]
Rory Hearne written 2026-03-18 · to Housing
1018. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the protocol to allow households fleeing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; when this protocol will be implemented, to outline the resources that will be provided to local authorities to support the…
Ged Nash written 2026-03-18 · to Justice
1288. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that the recently launched child maintenance calculator is intended as guidance only; that it is not intended to influence judicial decision-making in the area; the frequency with which the calculator will be reviewed to reflect changes in the rate of inflation; if international best practice informed the d…
Carol Nolan written 2026-03-18 · to Justice
1319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current legal status of so-called “non-crime hate incidents” in Ireland and any recent changes made to policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19584/26]
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