Departmental Staff

121. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the re…

126. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12154/25]

127. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairpe…

157. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11082/25]

228. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11079/25]

333. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11773/25]

398. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if all persons recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11083/25]

454. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11089/25]

519. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11081/25]

595. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if all persons that are recruited to work in her Department and all the related agencies of her Department are fully vetted before they are employed by her Department and-or said agencies. [11080/25]

707. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a transfer will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12042/25]

781. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11093/25]

819. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people employed in the planning division of his Department, by grade level. [10686/25]

844. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11087/25]

909. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included …

1036. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [1…

1111. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11088/25]

1257. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all persons who are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and-or said agencies. [11077/25]

1272. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in th…

1333. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all persons that are recruited to work in her Department and all the related agencies of her Department are fully vetted before they are employed by her Department and or said agencies. [11078/25]

1587. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if all persons that are recruited to work in her Department and all the related agencies of her Department are fully vetted before they are employed by her Department and-or said agencies. [11086/25]

1903. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11085/25]

1916. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related…

1949. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11090/25]

1960. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in th…