Departmental Policies
An official questions-paper heading. 1,030 questions (13 oral, 1,017 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 8 |
| Feb 2025 | 35 |
| Mar 2025 | 29 |
| Apr 2025 | 51 |
| May 2025 | 30 |
| Jun 2025 | 57 |
| Jul 2025 | 68 |
| Sep 2025 | 89 |
| Oct 2025 | 24 |
| Nov 2025 | 38 |
| Dec 2025 | 102 |
| Jan 2026 | 28 |
| Feb 2026 | 83 |
| Mar 2026 | 69 |
| Apr 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 89 |
| Jun 2026 | 83 |
| Jul 2026 | 71 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Date | Debate 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
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-01 · to Enterprise
307. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his Department’s position on regarding platforms as publishers to ensure better accountability for tech companies for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/25]
Brian Stanley
written
2025-07-01 · to Enterprise
323. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department considered supporting the re-development of a sugar processing industry in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36094/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
333. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter of policy (details supplied) affecting wage increments for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35241/25]
John Lahart
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
346. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the MGLD designation from a school (details supplied) was removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35365/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
355. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will instruct her Department to investigate the proposed redesignation of mild general learning disability (MGLD) schools, allowing for a full consultation to take place and ensuring that children with MGLD continue to have the right to access special school placements that suit their needs; and if she will make a statement …
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
372. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide an urgent update regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35685/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for the July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35709/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
376. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an appeal for the July Provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35710/25]
Ann Graves
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
378. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify a matter regarding a school (details supplied). [35718/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
380. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the summer camp services in a school (details supplied) have not been run in the past number of years. [35830/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
385. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans for increased ASD class capacity at primary level for boys in the Clondalkin area for 2025-2026, and 2026-2027, given some ASD classes in the locality are situated in mixed-sex junior schools that progress to single-sex female senior schools and do not cater for boys in their ASD units; and if she will make a statement o…
Jen Cummins
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) have a class of 35 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35948/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
390. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she still expects to meet the target of 19 pupils per class as set out in the Programme for Government. [35949/25]
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
402. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the sanctioning of an ASD classroom for a school in Wicklow town (details supplied) was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36078/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a primary school (details supplied) has not had a whole school evaluation since 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36175/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-01 · to Education
415. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth under what grounds a school is classified as a special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-07-01 · to Justice
583. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will support the formation of a permanent stakeholders’ forum for licensed firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-07-01 · to Agriculture
605. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to implement a ban on glyphosate use as has been done in other countries due to increasing research that it is probably carcinogenic to humans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35277/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-07-01 · to Agriculture
619. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered reintroducing or substituting a safe chemical alternative to Asulox for bracken control in uplands. [35817/25]
Brian Stanley
written
2025-07-01 · to Agriculture
623. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration given by his Department to re-establishing sugar beet processing in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36091/25]
Martin Daly
written
2025-06-26 · to Health
316. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given under the National Development Plan to the inclusion of Galway University Hospital as a designated Model 4 Hospital incorporating a regional cancer network to serve the north west region, in line with the objectives of balanced regional development and Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-06-26 · to Health
317. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of all single-use e-cigarette devices in this jurisdiction. [30313/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-06-26 · to Health
318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of flavoured and coloured e-cigarettes in this jurisdiction. [30314/25]
Pádraig Rice
written
2025-06-26 · to Health
329. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Sláintecare recommendation to remove private care from public hospitals on a phased basis; the timeline now being worked towards to implement this recommendation; the steps that have been taken to progress the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35055/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-06-25 · to Public Expenditure
56. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline a procedure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34770/25]