478. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection for the up-to-date position on his Department's engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to remuneration and related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46858/26]
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
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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
581. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will appoint a Director of Appeals within his Department given the long delays for decisions in the appeal office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47318/26]
129. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staffing levels at the visa office in Beijing and Abu Dhabi; and the number of applications that were received in each of those offices in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [46064/26]
253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within his Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering employment in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/26]
195. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Taoiseach the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date [42433/26]
206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE local employed staff by job title currently working at the Irish Embassies based in Bangkok and Lisbon, in tabular form. [41794/26]
207. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE housekeeper posts filled at Irish Embassies based in Warsaw and Toronto, in tabular form. [41795/26]
224. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of internships that were offered at Irish Embassy in Athens in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42345/26]
226. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of drivers post filled at the Irish Embassy in Ankara in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42347/26]
229. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42425/26]
256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of executive assistant posts that are currently filled at the Irish Embassies in Bogota and Brasilia, in tabular form. [43841/26]
300. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42419/26]
339. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of WTE qualified quantity surveyors employed by his Department as of 1 June 2026, in tabular form. [43847/26]
356. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42421/26]
446. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date [42434/26]
550. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42424/26]
637. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42430/26]
695. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42423/26]
712. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the precise arrangements in place in his Department to comply with the requirements of section 25 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 , in respect of the grades of principal officer and assistant principal, excluding those hours recorded on a flexi time system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43496/26]
846. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the staff turnover rate in her Department in the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42422/26]
992. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42420/26]
1068. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42428/26]
1184. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by job title and grad working in each INTREO office within Kildare, in tabular form. [42344/26]
1197. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42432/26]
1358. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42429/26]