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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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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
676. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the horsebox vehicles currently available to the Garda Mounted Unit, in tabular form. [71420/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
689. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have retired or left the force in Dublin to date in 2025; the number of new Gardaí assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71487/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
690. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who have retired or left the force in Dublin DMR west to date in 2025; the number of new Gardaí assigned, broken down by station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71488/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
691. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationer Gardaí allocated to Dublin DMR west in 2025, broken down per station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71489/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
692. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date for the next Garda attestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71490/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
705. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 20 November 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [71682/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
706. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to Meath-Westmeath roads policing unit as of 5 December 2025. [71683/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
707. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí that transferred into the Meath-Westmeath division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of Gardai that transferred out of this division in the same period, in tabular form. [71684/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
708. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of divisional asset profilers in each Garda division as of 5 December 2025, in tabular form. [71696/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
709. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda driver instructor courses that were held at either Garda headquarters or Garda Training College in each of the years of 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [71699/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
710. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles that were crushed due to the registered owner failing to collect their vehicle at a vehicle recovery pound after being seized by Gardaí within specific allocation time in 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71700/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
711. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 12 November 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda Authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [71761/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
712. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of advanced Garda motorcycle riders that are based in each Garda Division, within DMR Region. [71763/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
713. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda authorities expect to receive the new helicopters and aircraft for Garda Air Support Unit before the end of 2025; and if not, when the new aircrafts will be received. [71764/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
717. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the trend in reported burglary activity across the Coolock, Raheny, Howth and Clontarf Garda districts including any notable increases or decreases compared with 2022 to 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71946/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
725. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Gardaí have coded offences under the Control of Horses Act 1996. [72088/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
726. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations in Cork open during the hours of 9pm and 9am. [72089/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
727. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the opening hours of each of the Garda stations in the Cork city and county divisions, in tabular form. [72090/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
728. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civil servants working in Garda stations currently, by county, in tabular form. [72091/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
730. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date of her last meeting with the Chief Superintendent in Cork city; and whether Garda numbers arose as an issue. [72095/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
731. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized in Cork in 2025. [72096/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
735. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí trained and currently deployed in specialist units for serious and organised crime, immigration, public order and cyber-crime within Cork city division. [72167/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
736. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within Laois-Offaly division, in tabular form. [72168/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
737. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai trained and currently deployed in specialist units for serious and organised crime, immigration, public order and cyber-crime within the Limerick division. [72169/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
744. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on installing high speed EV charging points at Garda Stations in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the budget allocated in 2026 for same. [72268/25]