Ministerial Responsibilities
An official questions-paper heading. 132 questions (0 oral, 132 written), first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | 75 |
| Mar 2025 | 5 |
| Apr 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 19 |
| Jun 2025 | 5 |
| Jul 2025 | 5 |
| Sep 2025 | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 15 |
| Housing | 14 |
| Environment | 8 |
| Foreign | 8 |
| Public Expenditure | 8 |
| Education | 7 |
| Health | 7 |
| Further and Higher Education | 7 |
| Children | 7 |
| Transport | 6 |
| Enterprise | 6 |
| Rural | 6 |
| Social | 6 |
| Agriculture | 6 |
| Taoiseach | 5 |
| Tourism | 5 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Defence | 5 |
| Climate | 1 |
The questions
John Brady
written
2026-07-28 · to Foreign
88. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58625/26]
John Brady
written
2026-07-28 · to Health
4024. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58627/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-04-28 · to Education
601. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is the current policy of her private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if she will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if she will …
Ged Nash
written
2026-04-28 · to Education
602. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of her ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by her office to all local Oireachtas members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30613/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
855. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; a…
Ged Nash
written
2026-04-28 · to Justice
856. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30620/26]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-02-25 · to Housing
153. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt s…
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-02-25 · to Further and Higher Education
282. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body…
James Geoghegan
written
2026-02-19 · to Education
311. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will o…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-02-17 · to Public Expenditure
519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the policy rationale for proposals to bypass ministerial involvement in the approval of major infrastructure projects; whether he accepts that these proposals represent a reduction in direct ministerial accountability to the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-02-17 · to Public Expenditure
520. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the proposed removal or reduction of ministerial decision-making roles in major infrastructure approvals is reconciled with the constitutional principle of ministerial responsibility to Dáil Éireann; and if he will outline the legal basis for this approach. […
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-02-17 · to Public Expenditure
522. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the person that will bear political and administrative responsibility where a major infrastructure project approved under the proposed streamlined arrangements is delayed, over budget, or fails to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11930/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-02-17 · to Public Expenditure
523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the mechanisms will remain in place to ensure democratic oversight, transparency, and parliamentary scrutiny of major infrastructure projects where ministerial involvement in approvals is reduced or removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11931/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-02-11 · to Enterprise
124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the cross-departmental data analytics working group established under Housing for All has assigned clear Ministerial accountability for the measurement of residential construction productivity; whether any recommendation was made to establish a dedicated residential productivity framework; and if no such reco…
Cormac Devlin
written
2025-11-18 · to Justice
790. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a matter (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63546/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-10-21 · to Housing
508. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the transfer of responsibility for the regulation of owners’ management companies from the Department of Justice to his Department; and if he will confirm that this transfer will be completed before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57416/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
990. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the responsibilities that have been devolved to the Minister of State with responsibility for disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47555/25]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-09-08 · to Climate
134. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to identify which Minister of State has responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45996/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Foreign
66. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Foreign
67. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any messaging provider downloaded on his ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/25]
John Brady
written
2025-07-29 · to Social
1819. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42152/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
2471. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the responsibilities that have been devolved to the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43543/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-07-15 · to Housing
568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the powers that have been delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department and to set out what those powers are. [38967/25]
Ruth Coppinger
written
2025-06-26 · to Justice
287. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will move from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-06-25 · to Agriculture
160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline by which he expects ministerial functions to be delegated to the Minister of State for Fisheries and the Marine, if he will account for the delay of almost five months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34663/25]
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