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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

Pa Daly written 2025-03-06 · to Transport
223. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10413/25]
Peadar Tóibín written 2025-03-06 · to Finance
237. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a lower corporation tax for small Irish businesses with profits below €100,000 per year to help generate more indigenous enterprise. [10245/25]
Niamh Smyth written 2025-03-04 · to Public Expenditure
325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the recruitment rules regarding recruitment of citizens based in Northern Ireland to departments and agencies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2025-03-04 · to Education
395. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her policy on twins in primary schools remaining in the same class or being separated; if it is at the discretion of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9619/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan written 2025-03-04 · to Education
404. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy or guidelines regarding a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9711/25]
Michael Murphy written 2025-03-04 · to Housing
433. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.125 of 19 February 2025, the policy rationale for the 2023 Payment and Availability and Capital Advance Leasing Facility financial assessment circular; and the impact this has had for development financing for approved housing bodies since its introduction. [9070/25]
Brendan Smith written 2025-03-04 · to Housing
449. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/25]
Barry Heneghan written 2025-03-04 · to Social
479. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the retirement policies for various professions, specifically regarding the recent extension of retirement ages for guards, prison officers, firefighters, and in the case of a person (details supplied); and if there are plans to address the retirement age policies for other professions or provide any guidance on…
John Paul O'Shea written 2025-03-04 · to Justice
503. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice when his Department will create a new profession of conveyancer; the timeline for when this will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/25]
Barry Ward written 2025-03-04 · to Justice
507. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to a case of guardianship issues for persons (details supplied); the actions he will take to address cases such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9221/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-03-04 · to Agriculture
554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a horse must be tagged; if not, the options that are available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/25]
Thomas Gould written 2025-03-04 · to Agriculture
556. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is an offence not to tag a horse; and the consequences of same. [9105/25]
Paul Murphy written 2025-02-27 · to Transport
182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of abolishing fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/25]
Michael Cahill written 2025-02-27 · to Transport
191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider in conjunction with the Minister for Transport introducing a small grant for example of €60 per km for landowners and farmers to cut roadside hedges and €100 per km to cut roadside trees, ensuring the safety of all road users given increasing strong winds and storms here (details supplied); and if he will make a statem…
Mattie McGrath written 2025-02-27 · to Social
316. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection when the means testing for carer’s allowance will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/25]
Michael Lowry written 2025-02-27 · to Children
358. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss their priorities for the youth work sector and young people; if she will consider how she can collaborate with the National Youth Council of Ireland over the next five years to ensure that the needs, interests, and perspectives of young…
Aidan Farrelly written 2025-02-27 · to Children
359. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish the offer from a provider (details supplied). [8892/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh written 2025-02-26 · to Defence
35. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on his Department’s framework for resilience in essential services; the development of an enhanced national risk assessment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6036/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh written 2025-02-26 · to Public Expenditure
113. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the safeguards and oversight procedures, if any, that are put in place by his Department to monitor the projects of State agencies following sign-off on expenditure by the Department, and if his Department's officials followed up with the Arts Council following the sign-off provid…
Mark Wall written 2025-02-26 · to Tourism
166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to community/sporting/private companies seeking to develop new or ancient attractions along the blueways around the State; if so, the type of grant is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/25]
Cian O'Callaghan written 2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
41. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach to report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [2960/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl written 2025-02-25 · to Housing
552. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a statutory register for architectural technologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/25]
Louise O'Reilly written 2025-02-25 · to Social
572. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that persons wishing to become funeral/wedding celebrants who hold a Master's in chaplaincy are required to undertake a course at considerable expense to be entitled to become a celebrant; if he will examine an exemption from this for holders of relevant qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Gary Gannon written 2025-02-25 · to Children
735. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to give effect to the ban on the practice of conversion therapy at national level (details supplied). [7168/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú written 2025-02-20 · to Enterprise
17. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline how he is preparing for the threatened imposition of tariffs on EU-origin goods and services by the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6760/25]
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