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
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Tourism
394. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5862/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-02-18 · to Housing
448. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff sanction requests for housing staff currently awaiting decision with his Department, with a breakdown by local authority. [5995/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
494. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5860/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-18 · to Social
509. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific training on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder that each deciding officer, appeals officer and medical assessor involved in the disability allowance process are required to undertake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6357/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Justice
543. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5857/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Agriculture
594. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5846/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Children
646. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the gender breakdown of her Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5847/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Health
755. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the gender breakdown of her Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5855/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Further and Higher Education
861. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5854/25]
Ivana Bacik
written
2025-02-18 · to Rural
874. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5859/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-02-12 · to Foreign
77. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the third secretary hiring competition; the number of persons recruited as part of this competition; how many are currently on the recruitment panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4913/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-02-12 · to Foreign
78. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their associated grades, assigned to each division within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4914/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-02-12 · to Foreign
79. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacancies, including the grade, within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4915/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-11 · to Public Expenditure
223. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the past ten years via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-02-06 · to Social
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE quantity surveyors employed by his Department as of 30 January 2025; and if he provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [3759/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU Presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge-Irish language policy and promotion; and if he will…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach the number of requests to his Department, including the Office of the Attorney General and Government agencies, that have granted requests for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Foreign
23. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of requests to his Department that were granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they were refused. [2499/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-05 · to Foreign
46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to his office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU Presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge-Irish language poli…
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-05 · to Environment
94. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Environment
104. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks, or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU Presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge-Ir…
Ged Nash
written
2025-02-05 · to Defence
121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Defence
133. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks, or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU Presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge-Irish language policy and…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
134. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the number of requests to his Department that were granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]