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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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The questions

Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
361. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where Garda personnel have requested the assistance of Garda Water Cannons, in tabular form. [21052/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
367. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the relevant information from the Garda Authorities in order to answer this PQ. [21286/26]
Emer Currie Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport 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 FCN; the penalties imposed. [19631/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1231. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of dedicated Garda roads policing personnel currently deployed in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; the way in which this compares with 2014 levels; the number of speeding detections in the Dublin region in each of the past five years; whether the Government has assessed the impact of the 43% national decline in speeding d…
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1233. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda community support vans that came into fleet in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those Garda community support vans that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18231/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1234. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the operating hours and staffing levels of Cobh Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18241/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 748 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18312/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [18313/26]
James Geoghegan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1259. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the commencement of Part 5 of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/26]
Joe Cooney Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1267. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 4 February 2026, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda to answer this parliamentary question. [18663/26]
Joe Cooney Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1268. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of the Garda roads policing motorcycle fleet that are 1250cc. [18664/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protests which took place outside Leinster House that required additional Garda resources and physical barriers to be erected in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18686/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1271. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 12 November 2025, if the necessary information from the Garda authorities has been supplied to him in order for this parliamentary question to be answered. [18687/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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; and if he will make …
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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 18 Mar 2026 · 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]