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An Garda Síochána

1,882 questions from 135 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,882
questions
1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202567
February 2025114
March 2025142
April 202586
May 202592
June 202581
July 2025128
August 20250
September 2025134
October 202587
November 202588
December 2025108
January 202678
February 2026125
March 2026112
April 202696
May 202692
June 202675
July 202664
August 20260
September 202643
October 202670

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.

  • 100% RDR7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú74 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil309 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael286 from 24 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party21 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent83 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland94 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party254 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity8 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin595 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 188
  2. 144
  3. 91
  4. 86
  5. 76
  6. 66
  7. 48
  8. 45

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
166. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations that are not currently open on a full-time basis; the operating hours of each such station. [44224/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vehicles currently out of service due to maintenance issues, by Garda division; the average repair time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44350/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason County Galway has only received one of the 193 new probationer Gardaí assigned to stations across the country, as reported by his Department on 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/26]
William Aird Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Justice
192. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda members assigned to roads policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44585/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Health
208. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of seizures of anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhancing drugs made by An Garda Síochána and the Customs Service in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44404/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
626. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the nature of refurbishment works in excess of €40,000 that the OPW will carry out at Garda stations within the Limerick division during the second half of the 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
646. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress achieved by the OPW regarding the development of a new Garda HQ in north Dublin. [42651/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
647. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW's rationale for engaging in discussion with Tailte Éireann and Dublin City Council regrading a new divisional headquarters for An Garda Síochána's northern division when a site has not been identified. [42693/26]
Paul Lawless Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1328. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí recruited to work in County Mayo in each of the past ten years; and the number of gardaí who have left the force in County Mayo in each of those years, in tabular form. [42018/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1343. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which funds are allocated from seized funds by the Criminal Assets Bureau. [42233/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1349. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current Garda staffing levels at each Garda station across Longford-Westmeath; and the number of vacancies currently unfilled. [42316/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1376. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stop and search incidents recorded for each of the years 2015 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the locations at which such stop and searches occurred; and the number of these stop and searches that resulted in successful prosecutions, in each years 2015 to 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1389. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of administrative staff in the Clare/Tipperary Garda division overall; the number of administrative staff in the Clare portion of the aforementioned Garda division; a breakdown of which stations they are based in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42899/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1393. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses currently operational per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; if there is funding for additional minibuses for the DMR to apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43036/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1406. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Garda vetting card; the timeframe for this to go live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43146/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of electric and non-electric bicycles, that are currently available to An Garda Síochána. [43198/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1421. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of crimes or incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána as having been committed under the influence of drugs in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43435/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1422. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of controlled drug seizures made by An Garda Síochána in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43436/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1423. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of seizures of nitazenes and other synthetic opioids made by An Garda Síochána in each year since 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43437/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1424. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to each Garda district in County Kildare over the past five years; the number currently assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43493/26]
William Aird Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1431. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the national rollout of body-worn cameras for members of An Garda Síochána; the expected date by which body-worn cameras will be available to all frontline Garda members nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43710/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1432. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to each Garda station in County Kildare on 1 January 2024, 1 January 2025 and 1 January 2026. [43759/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1435. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region north over the past five years; the number of Gardaí stationed at Coolock, Raheny, Howth, and Clontarf Garda Stations over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/26]
Paul Lawless Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1439. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average processing time for Garda Vetting applications where applicants have previously resided in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43822/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1440. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of quad bikes seized to date under the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43831/26]