1003. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/2…
Topics / Ministerial Responsibilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMinisterial Responsibilities
133 questions from 23 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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questions
133 written, 0 oral
23
TDs have asked
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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
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 75 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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
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The questions
406. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his responsibilities in cases in which a special area of conservation in Donegal is under threat by a planning application (details supplied) in another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5604/25]
559. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to clarify, regarding comments he made on a television programme (details supplied) on Monday, 12 February 2025 that parts of Dublin were not safe, the specific Garda districts within the Dublin Metropolitan Region he was referring to; what actions he is taking to address the concerns for public safety that he referred to; and if he will make a statement on the m…
827. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of the Departmental brief presented to her upon her appointment. [6321/25]
880. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 733 of 11 February 2025, the exact date his Ministerial brief will be published; and the uniform resource locator (URL) for same. [6384/25]
56. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; and the timeframe when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil. [4616/25]
60. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4092/25]
70. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/25]
86. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4090/25]
96. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government; if he will outline what his brief mandates him to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/25]
100. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/25]
105. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4087/25]
121. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of those functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4603/25]
136. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to publish the Ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4101/25]
152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government; if he will outline what his brief mandates him to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/25]
160. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4618/25]
191. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4091/25]
207. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Finance to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/25]
222. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of this functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46…
235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4089/25]
249. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4605/25]
270. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education to publish the ministerial brief she received on commencing her role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4088/25]
310. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in her Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe for when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4604/25]
334. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4100/25]
343. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget heading for each of these functions; the timeframe when such delegated functions will be formally notified to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4617/25]