2237. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18630/26]
Topics / Departmental Staff
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Staff
940 questions from 87 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
940
questions
935 written, 5 oral
87
TDs have asked
11
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
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 82 |
| March 2025 | 60 |
| April 2025 | 70 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| June 2025 | 81 |
| July 2025 | 62 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 16 |
| October 2025 | 12 |
| November 2025 | 87 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 50 |
| February 2026 | 33 |
| March 2026 | 110 |
| April 2026 | 32 |
| May 2026 | 55 |
| June 2026 | 35 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 21 |
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
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The questions
2239. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE qualified architects employed by his Department as of 27 February 2026, in tabular form. [18658/26]
2283. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18599/26]
2284. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18617/26]
2285. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18635/26]
2301. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE qualified accountants working within his Department as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [20027/26]
2303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff recruited to his Department in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer, and Higher Executive Officer in each of the past five years; and if he will provide the figures in tabular form. [20039/26]
2304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff recruited to his Department in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer in the past five years who did not successfully complete their probationary period; and if he will provide the figures broken down by grade and by year. [20040/26]
2305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if records are maintained regarding the stage of probation at which employment ceased for staff who did not complete probation in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer in the past five years; and if so, the number whose employment ceased within the first three months, six months, …
2306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer who transferred to another Department or public body during their probationary period in the past five years. [20042/26]
2307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in the grades of Clerical Officer, Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer within his Department whose probationary period was extended in each of the past five years; the reasons such extensions may be applied; and the number of those staff who subsequently successfully completed probation or …
291. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of interest betw…
316. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of in…
330. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the mea…
333. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential c…
419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of inter…
431. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential …
468. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his/her Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential…
604. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned …
608. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard agai…
73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport in light of safety recommendation no. 28 of the Air Accident Investigation Unit's final report into the crash of Rescue 116 (Sikorsky S-92A, EI-ICR, Black Rock, Co. Mayo, 14 March 2017), which recommended that the he ensure the Department has "sufficient specialist aviation expertise" to discharge its oversight function; the number of staff currently assigne…
74. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has established specific recruitment criteria, qualification requirements, or technical training programmes for staff in its Aviation Division who are responsible for oversight of organisations (details supplied); if so, to provide details of same; if not, the reason no such standards have been established given the AAIU's recommendati…
75. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has the capacity to independently assess technical claims made by the aviation bodies it oversees, including organisations (details supplied), without relying on those same bodies for the assessment; if not, the way this is consistent with the AAIU's finding that his Department lacked the specialist aviation expertise to discharge its …
228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to staffing shortages in an Irish embassy (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17005/26]
239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of Departmental principal officers who were representing his Inland Fisheries Section or managing Inland Fisheries policy in general through June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16180/26]