Official Engagements
An official questions-paper heading. 220 questions (17 oral, 203 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-15.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | 20 |
| Mar 2025 | 26 |
| Apr 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| Jun 2025 | 8 |
| Jul 2025 | 11 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 |
| Jan 2026 | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Foreign | 71 |
| Taoiseach | 26 |
| Health | 15 |
| Defence | 12 |
| Transport | 10 |
| Environment | 10 |
| Justice | 9 |
| Climate | 8 |
| Agriculture | 7 |
| Enterprise | 7 |
| Tourism | 6 |
| Social | 6 |
| Finance | 6 |
| Further and Higher Education | 5 |
| Rural | 4 |
| Housing | 4 |
| Education | 4 |
| Culture | 4 |
| Public Expenditure | 3 |
| Children | 3 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | Official Engagements |
| 2025-05-08 | Official Engagements |
| 2025-05-01 | Official Engagements |
| 2025-02-11 | Official Engagements |
The questions
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Foreign
185. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he met with the US House of Representatives Minority Leader during his visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day events. [13866/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-03-25 · to Foreign
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has met with the Malaysian ambassador to Ireland to date in 2025. [13926/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-03-25 · to Foreign
187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Qatar in 2024 and to date in 2025. [13927/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Environment
201. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he met with the mayor of Miami during the recent Saint Patrick's Day events. [13846/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Transport
255. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the Minister of State at his Department, Deputy Buttimer, met with the New Zealand Prime Minister during the recent Saint Patrick's Day events. [13853/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-03-25 · to Transport
261. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has spoken with his UK counterpart since his appointment. [13921/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Public Expenditure
299. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if Minister of State Higgins met with the Governor of Western Australia during her visit there for Saint Patrick's Day events. [13867/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Education
373. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education if she met with her Australian counterpart during her recent visit to Australia for St. Patrick's Day events. [13871/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Tourism
433. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he met with a person (details supplied) during his recent visit to the west coast of the United States. [13838/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Housing
464. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he met with the Chinese foreign minister during his visit there for St. Patrick's Day events. [13870/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-03-25 · to Social
486. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on his visit to Atlanta and Savannah in the United States of America for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings he attended, the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13399/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Social
516. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he engaged with a person (details supplied) during his visit to Atlanta for St. Patrick's Day events. [13872/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Justice
558. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if the Minister of State at his Department, Deputy Niall Collins, met with the Mexican President during the recent St. Patrick's Day events. [13842/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Agriculture
623. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Minister of State at his Department, Deputy Dooley, met with the Canadian foreign minister during the recent St. Patrick's Day events. [13851/25]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2025-03-25 · to Agriculture
624. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken with his UK counterpart since his appointment. [13925/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-03-25 · to Children
646. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will report on her visit to London for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings she attended, the issues that were discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13401/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-03-25 · to Children
647. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will report on the visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability to Japan for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings she attended, the issues that were discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13402/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
714. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the visit of the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health to Denmark and Sweden for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings she attended, the issues that were discussed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13403/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Health
784. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she visited any medical facility during her visit to New York for St. Patrick's Day events. [13862/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-25 · to Further and Higher Education
880. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited the University of Delhi during his visit to India for St. Patrick's Day events. [13848/25]
Liam Quaide
written
2025-03-25 · to Rural
889. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the visit of the Minister of State with special responsibility for community development, charities, the Gaeltacht and the islands to New Zealand for St. Patrick's Day; the meetings he attended, the issues that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/25]
Denise Mitchell
written
2025-03-19 · to Foreign
132. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the correspondence or discussions he has had with representatives of the Republic of Lithuania in relation to that country’s formal withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12479/25]
Paul Donnelly
written
2025-03-04 · to Foreign
191. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to invite his Australian counterpart to Dublin for a bilateral meeting later this year. [9575/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the informal EU leaders' retreat on 3 February. [4507/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-02-25 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the informal EU leaders' retreat on 3 February. [4510/25]