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]
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in France, 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. [36196/25]
146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Germany, 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. [36197/25]
147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Greece, 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. [36198/25]
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Hungary, 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. [36199/25]
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Latvia, 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. [36200/25]
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Lithuania, 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. [36201/25]
151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Luxembourg, 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. [36202/25]
152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Malta, 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. [36203/25]
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in the Netherlands, 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. [36204/25]
154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Poland, 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. [36205/25]
155. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Portugal, 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. [36206/25]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Romania, 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. [36207/25]
157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Slovakia, 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. [36208/25]
158. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Slovenia, 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. [36209/25]
159. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Spain, 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. [36210/25]
160. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an activity report on the Embassy of Ireland in Sweden, 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. [36211/25]
368. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the estimated full-year cost of running NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35655/25]