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
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-29 · to Further and Higher Education
3416. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43661/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-07-29 · to Rural
3484. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43666/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-16 · to Rural
319. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies currently at each grade from administrative officer level and above within the Department, in tabular form. [39753/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Foreign
187. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional WTE local based staff, by job title, who were hired by the Department for the duration of the Osaka 2025 World Expo. [39127/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Enterprise
413. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE digital forensic specialists working for the Corporate Enforcement Authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39098/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Enterprise
414. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE digital investigation specialists, at the grade of higher executive officer level, within the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39099/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Enterprise
419. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE social media and content executives, by gender that are employed by Fáilte Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39142/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-07-15 · to Education
513. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of civil servant staff that are currently working in her Department; and the grades dedicated to youth and youth work in her Department, in tabular form. [39643/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Housing
580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE ecologists, wildlife inspectors and conservation rangers that were recruited by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39100/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-07-15 · to Agriculture
778. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title that are based at Shannon Airport; the hours of the week his Departmental staff are present at the Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38791/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-15 · to Children
817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior social work practitioners based at north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2023. [39093/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-07-03 · to Foreign
146. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that his Department recently advertised for two internships at the Embassy of Ireland, Paris, for which the advertised rate of pay was €4.35 per hour, that this rate of pay is far below the minimum wage in either France or Ireland, that this rate of pay would not even come close to covering accommod…
Paul Murphy
written
2025-07-03 · to Education
207. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of qualified teachers working in non-teaching posts in her Department, for example, in the inspectorate. [36709/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-07-03 · to Housing
263. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff currently employed in the vacant homes unit in his Department, by grade level. [36914/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-07-02 · to Transport
42. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacancies by job title currently within the railway investigation unit of his Department as of 25 June 2025; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-07-02 · to Agriculture
196. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past 18 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36365/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Austria, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36187/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Belgium, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36188/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Bulgaria, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36189/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Croatia, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36190/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Cyprus, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36191/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Czechia, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36192/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Denmark, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36193/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Estonia, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36194/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-07-01 · to Foreign
144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Finland, including the number of staff employed, when it was established, the number of consulates general it has, and the number of honorary consuls it has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36195/25]