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Departmental Staff

An official questions-paper heading. 907 questions (5 oral, 902 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.

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Jan 202567
Feb 202582
Mar 202560
Apr 202570
May 202529
Jun 202581
Jul 202562
Sep 202516
Oct 202512
Nov 202587
Dec 202514
Jan 202650
Feb 202633
Mar 2026110
Apr 202632
May 202655
Jun 202635
Jul 202612

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DepartmentQuestions
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.

DateDebate section
2025-05-29 Departmental Staff
2025-02-18 Departmental Staff

The questions

Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Culture
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22869/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Housing
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22878/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Social
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Justice
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of employees in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22880/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Justice
199. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Agriculture
262. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22866/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Agriculture
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22888/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Children
306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of employees in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22867/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Health
417. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22876/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Further and Higher Education
456. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/26]
Barry Ward written 2026-03-25 · to Rural
466. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/26]
Colm Burke written 2026-03-19 · to Agriculture
110. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past six months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19343/26]
Donna McGettigan written 2026-03-19 · to Foreign
148. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title and gender based at the Irish Embassies in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Singapore and Jakarta, in tabular form. [21056/26]
Aidan Farrelly written 2026-03-19 · to Culture
318. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE qualified Historians employed by his Department as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21288/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18601/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18619/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18637/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Foreign
20. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18593/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Foreign
21. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18611/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff from her Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18629/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Climate
76. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18587/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Climate
77. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18605/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Climate
78. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18623/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Defence
157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff from her Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18589/26]
Liam Quaide written 2026-03-18 · to Defence
158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff from her Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18607/26]
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