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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

John Paul O'Shea Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
620. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s and An Garda Síochána's plans for the future use of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65225/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
622. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the net change in gardaí stationed in Kildare after intake 251, accounting for retirements and other departures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65286/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
636. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in the month of October 2025 by Garda division; the number currently in roads policing units nationwide; the number of additional assignments to RPUs between 2024 and to date in 2025, by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65380/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
637. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of vehicles assigned to roads policing units by Garda divisions; and the number of additional vehicles added to the RPU fleet in October and to date in November 2025. [65381/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
639. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions to date in 2025 where Garda members have requested the assistance of the Garda water cannons. [65449/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
640. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions held in 2024 and to-date in 2025 for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the divisional protective services bureau; and the number of Gardai, by rank that applied in each competition to join the bureau, in tabular form. [65450/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
641. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda cars and vans that were added to the Garda fleet in the Sligo-Leitrim division in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from this division in the same period, in tabular form. [65451/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
642. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to DMR north roads policing unit as of 18 November 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 30 November 2022, in tabular form. [65452/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda divisions that currently have forensic collision investigation unit marked vans within their fleet, in tabular form. [65453/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to road policing in each district, in each of the past five years. [65518/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
668. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda recruits that were allocated to each station within Kildare-Wicklow Division following the Garda graduation on 14 November 2025, in tabular form. [65883/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
669. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within Kildare-Wicklow Division who have successfully completed the mountain bike course in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65884/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
675. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet within the Kerry Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65962/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
504. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if incidences of spiking with a needle have been recorded on the Garda PULSE system in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of incidences, by county, in tabular form. [64706/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
505. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if incidences of drink spiking have been recorded on the Garda PULSE system in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of incidences, by county, in tabular form [64707/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
510. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the up-to-date crime statistics for all crimes for both the Dublin west and Dún Laoghaire areas. [64735/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
511. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of full-time and part-time Garda stations for both the Dublin west and Dún Laoghaire areas. [64736/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
512. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the up-to-date Garda members and rank for both the Dublin west and Dún Laoghaire areas. [64737/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
515. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Garda stations within the Galway Garda division in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of Garda officers who retired from Garda stations in the Galway division in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65011/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
516. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district within the Galway division in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65012/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
517. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of traffic offences recorded in each Garda division under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 2006, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65017/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
521. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of penal warrants that are currently outstanding within Meath-Westmeath division. [65046/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
522. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí within the Meath-Westmeath division who have been fully trained in each level of public order training in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [65048/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Justice
191. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bike thefts reported to An Garda Síochána, per county, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [64268/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Justice
194. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking in response to a series of serious assaults and violent incidents reported in the Fairview park area; how his Department is supporting An Garda Síochána, who do excellent work locally, in providing the increased visibility, resources and operational capacity needed to respond to these incidents; if he accept…