An Garda Síochána
An official questions-paper heading. 1,769 questions (25 oral, 1,744 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 67 |
| Feb 2025 | 114 |
| Mar 2025 | 142 |
| Apr 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| Jun 2025 | 81 |
| Jul 2025 | 128 |
| Sep 2025 | 134 |
| Oct 2025 | 87 |
| Nov 2025 | 88 |
| Dec 2025 | 108 |
| Jan 2026 | 78 |
| Feb 2026 | 125 |
| Mar 2026 | 112 |
| Apr 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| Jun 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 64 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 1,611 |
| Public Expenditure | 126 |
| Transport | 21 |
| Health | 3 |
| Children | 3 |
| Finance | 2 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-07-01 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-05-14 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-04-16 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-04-16 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-18 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-01-27 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-07-03 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-24 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-18 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-10 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-04-08 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
The questions
Paul Donnelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases involving the seizure of scrambler bikes or quad bikes that resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by gardaí in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18688/26]
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1273. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of 999 calls made from 2020 to 2025 that resulted in a dispatch of a Garda resource within a day of the call, in tabular form. [18765/26]
Cormac Devlin
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1275. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued to e-bike, bicycle or e-scooter users in the Garda Dublin Metropolitan Region, by type during the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/26]
Cormac Devlin
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters, e-bikes and scramblers confiscated in the Garda Dublin Metropolitan Region, by type of vehicle and by district, during the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18818/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19258/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the way in which the equivalent to the Garda vetting process is carried out in the UK, which includes a single live register, where individuals are continuously monitored and relevant organisations can check status in real time; if a similar system could be implemented in Ireland; …
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1305. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationer gardaí who have had their probation period extended in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of probationer gardaí who resigned or were dismissed over the same time period. [19289/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1306. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of trainee gardaí who have had their initial trainee period extended in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of trainee gardaí who resigned and were dismissed over the same time period. [19290/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí who resigned early and were dismissed in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if rank can be included in the response. [19291/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1308. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were successful at all stages of the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruitment campaigns for An Garda Síochána who have not been offered a contract to become a trainee to date. [19292/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1309. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were successful at all stages of the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 recruitment campaigns for An Garda Síochána who have been informed that they will not be admitted to the trainee programme due to being deemed as generally unsuitable. [19293/26]
Eoin Hayes
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1311. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported car thefts in the Dublin metropolitan region, per district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19303/26]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1312. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda numbers per capita in each county, in tabular form. [19328/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been furnished with a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in an Garda Síochána; if he can confirm that protocol obliges that the pilot will be subject to an independent assessment and evaluate the impact of tasers on public trust, particularly among over-policed communities; and if he will m…
Albert Dolan
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1317. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to the Galway division as of each attestation in 2026, if further increases in Garda personnel for Galway are expected in upcoming Garda attestations in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/26]
Emer Currie
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1325. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles detected by gardaí with non compliant number plates each month since October 2025, by county and Garda district; the number of fixed charge notices, FCNs, issued to drivers each month for this offence by county and Garda district; the number of drivers summoned to court for failure to pay the…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1328. 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. [19669/26]
John Brady
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1329. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda reserve applicants who have passed the final interview in a Garda station but are awaiting vetting or drug testing clearance; the average processing time from the final interview to the vetting process being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19670/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1345. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of marked Garda roads policing vans in the fleet as of 10 March 2026; if he will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1346. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within Meath-Westmeath division that have completed each level of public order training as of 6 March 2026, in tabular form. [20030/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1355. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a copy of the protocol for the taser pilot in An Garda Síochána; if he will confirm that the protocol obliges that the pilot will be subject to an independent assessment and evaluate the impact of tasers on public trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20117/26]
Sean Fleming
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1358. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to consider the situation where an additional firearm can be added to an existing firearm's licence with the approval from the Garda Superintendent in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20228/26]
Shay Brennan
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1363. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost incurred to date by An Garda Síochána in maintaining a 24-hour security presence outside the Russian Embassy on Orwell Road, Dublin 14, since February 2022; the annual breakdown of these costs; and the cost of the rental and installation of the metal barriers and associated infrastructure at the loc…
Tom Brabazon
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1381. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of 999 calls from 2020 to 2025 which resulted in no Garda resource being dispatched, in tabular form. [20424/26]
Paula Butterly
written
2026-03-18 · to Justice
1382. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána who resigned, as opposed to retired for each year from 1 January 2022 to 4 January 2026, broken down by rank ,in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/26]