Topics / Departmental Properties

A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Departmental Properties

358 questions from 65 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 October 2026.

358
questions
357 written, 1 oral
65
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
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

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestions
January 202520
February 202541
March 202518
April 202530
May 20257
June 202515
July 20256
August 20250
September 202540
October 20256
November 202530
December 20258
January 20262
February 202620
March 20264
April 202637
May 202628
June 202623
July 20267
August 20260
September 202613
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú44 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil62 from 12 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael72 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent7 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland23 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party37 from 9 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin46 from 21 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 53
  2. 43
  3. 25
  4. 21
  5. 20
  6. 19
  7. 17
  8. 16

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
109. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of vacant or derelict properties owed by her Department; whether she has any plans to refurbish these properties as designated family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20983/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
119. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of vacant or derelict properties owed by her Department; whether she plans to refurbish these properties as designated youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20984/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
179. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20354/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
223. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20346/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
295. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20344/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Defence
335. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to retrofit or otherwise bring vacant married quarters previously used by the Defence Forces owned by his Department back into use as accommodation; his plans for any units deemed unfit to be brought back into use as accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Defence
349. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20341/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
485. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20356/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
661. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20351/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20343/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
981. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all properties her Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20342/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1113. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20355/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1306. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20349/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1452. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20353/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1614. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20350/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1738. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all properties his Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20339/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1894. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all properties her Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20340/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2276. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide a map, broken into lots, of a site (details supplied), clearly identifying lands to be sold and lands to be retained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20044/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all properties her Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20348/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2569. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20347/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2619. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20352/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Environment
255. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17476/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Defence
263. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will expedite a decision in relation to the 62 residential units under the control of his Department in County Kildare, with a view to refurbishment and reuse of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Defence
272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17473/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
745. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17482/25]