358. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33494/25]
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
380. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people working full-time and part-time in her Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33495/25]
430. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the number of people working full-time and part-time in her Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33504/25]
436. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33503/25]
439. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/25]
155. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of temporary administrative and policy officers expected to be hired by his Department, in either Dublin or Brussels, in the lead up to and hosting of the European Presidency in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32666/25]
156. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional budget being made available for the hiring of temporary staff to assist in the lead up to and hosting of the European Presidency in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32667/25]
612. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of WTE staff, by job title, working at a location (details supplied). [32164/25]
733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff employed in her Department's equality division and at which grades. [32769/25]
219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has been refused a disability pension even though they developed psychosis after taking the drug larium while serving in Chad in 2009; and if he will request his Departmental officials to review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31393/25]
319. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will request her Ministerial colleagues to grant immediate pension parity to school secretaries and caretakers, as they are integral to the daily operations of schools and are paid by her Department. [31422/25]
331. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the geographic areas in Wicklow the three educational welfare officers in Tusla cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31395/25]
332. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is currently an educational welfare officer employed by Tusla which covers the area of north Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31396/25]
462. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing enough staff to reduce assessment of need waiting times to six months. [31575/25]
581. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of staff, and from which units, who make up the team from his Department that has been charged with the periodic critical review of SOLAS. [31718/25]
7. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31280/25]
18. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their service…
44. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31268/25]
75. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31281/25]
89. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31271/25]
98. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest …
109. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. …
143. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by her Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if her Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31269/25]
159. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. […
179. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their service…