Departmental Staff
An official questions-paper heading. 907 questions (5 oral, 902 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 67 |
| Feb 2025 | 82 |
| Mar 2025 | 60 |
| Apr 2025 | 70 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| Jun 2025 | 81 |
| Jul 2025 | 62 |
| Sep 2025 | 16 |
| Oct 2025 | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 87 |
| Dec 2025 | 14 |
| Jan 2026 | 50 |
| Feb 2026 | 33 |
| Mar 2026 | 110 |
| Apr 2026 | 32 |
| May 2026 | 55 |
| Jun 2026 | 35 |
| Jul 2026 | 12 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 91 |
| Health | 64 |
| Children | 62 |
| Agriculture | 61 |
| Social | 55 |
| Transport | 54 |
| Education | 54 |
| Justice | 53 |
| Public Expenditure | 51 |
| Housing | 49 |
| Rural | 42 |
| Defence | 40 |
| Further and Higher Education | 40 |
| Taoiseach | 36 |
| Finance | 36 |
| Enterprise | 34 |
| Climate | 33 |
| Culture | 23 |
| Environment | 15 |
| Tourism | 14 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Departmental Staff |
| 2025-02-18 | Departmental Staff |
The questions
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-11-04 · to Health
1823. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in each endometriosis hub by total WTE and filled WTE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58730/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-11-04 · to Further and Higher Education
2120. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58494/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-11-04 · to Rural
2176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58499/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-10-21 · to Education
438. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options in place for the provision of education to secondary school students where there is a shortage of teachers for a core curriculum subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57382/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
written
2025-10-21 · to Housing
476. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 60 positions for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, announced by the previous Minister on 4 May 2022 for the Strategic Action Plan, that have been filled. [57071/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-10-21 · to Social
518. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals officers assigned to assessing both applications and appeals, respectively, for the State pension contributory. [56743/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2025-10-21 · to Further and Higher Education
899. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of WTE senior application specialist at the grade of higher executive officer level within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56884/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-10-16 · to Culture
242. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE staff, by grade and gender working in the major events unit of his Department as of 7 October 2025, in tabular form. [56067/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
410. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to make provisions for teachers who currently remain on the supplementary redeployment panel each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54609/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
417. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of full-time teacher roles (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54656/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-10-14 · to Education
450. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the staffing schedule at primary schools to ensure greater fairness and equity, especially for smaller schools in order to ensure equal access to quality education for every child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54955/25]
Marie Sherlock
written
2025-10-14 · to Health
800. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialists employed by the HSE, broken down by year from 2018 to 2024; the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialist positions advertised by the HSE in each of those years; the number of applications received for each of these positions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54562/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-10-09 · to Education
184. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the staffing schedule for primary schools for the 2026/2027 school year to address the inequities in the appointment figures for certain categories of schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54257/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-10-09 · to Justice
268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process; and the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54360/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-10-01 · to Defence
12. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of his Department’s staff using the Trinity Point building, the grades of those staff, the percentage of those staff using the building on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52263/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-09-23 · to Climate
120. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the WTE staff by job title working within the Geological Survey Division of his Department as of 10 September 2025; the number of WTE vacancies currently in this division, by job title; and when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [49809/25]
Mairéad Farrell
written
2025-09-23 · to Climate
122. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm that there are two principal officers assigned to the Inland Fisheries Division, as stated by his Departments website on 12 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-09-18 · to Health
331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if all frontline health staff, carrying out the same work as their colleagues, are in receipt of the same pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49342/25]
Malcolm Byrne
written
2025-09-17 · to Public Expenditure
391. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the gender breakdown of secretary generals and assistant secretaries across all Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48892/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-09-17 · to Social
741. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE qualified legal advisors working in his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48211/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-09-17 · to Justice
942. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.333 of 27 March 2025, with regard to the four vacancies in the driving training school in a college (details supplied), if these posts have been filled; if not the reason; when is it intended that these posts be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49266/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
997. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the unfilled positions, by CDNT team; the plans to fill these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47562/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
998. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the progress being made in workforce planning for staffing CDNTs and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47563/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
1001. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the positions and teams unfilled for community neuro rehabilitation teams, by region; the plans to address this, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47566/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
1002. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and the estimated cost to deliver 222 extra posts in adult multidisciplinary therapies as promised in the action plan for disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47567/25]