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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

Johnny Guirke Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1385. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí assigned to all stations in county Meath in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60098/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
107. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí stationed in County Kildare each year from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57473/25]
Brian Stanley Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the budget allocation and full contract cost for construction works and refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
344. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024 and No. 427 of 10 June 2025, the progress made on the provision of a planned new Garda station in Laytown, County Meath; if he will provide a detailed update the development of a business case; the timeline for the completion of th…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
346. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new Garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57043/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
605. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Gnóthaí Baile agus Imirce cad iad na hiarrachtaí faoi leith a rinneadh chun breis Gaeilgeoirí a mhealladh isteach sna Gardaí le linn an fheachtais le deanaí (18 Meán Fómhair – 9 Deireadh Fómhair 2025), an raibh aon iarracht bhreise ann seachas mar a bhí le haon fheachtas eile agus, má bhí, conas a d’éirigh leo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
610. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí stationed in DMR west in each of the years, 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí allocated to the Ballyfermot Station for the same period; and the number who were community Gardaí for these years. [57186/25]
Emer Currie Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
614. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda numbers in Anglesea Street and Ballincollig Garda Stations, broken down per rankings (details supplied) per station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57314/25]
Emer Currie Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
615. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda numbers in Abbeyfeale and Adare Garda Stations, broken down per rankings (details supplied), per station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57315/25]
Pat Buckley Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
621. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vetting applications currently being processed for individuals living in County Cork. [57402/25]
Pat Buckley Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Justice
622. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for Garda vetting applications for individuals living in County Cork. [57403/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
277. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing anti-spit hoods in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56068/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
278. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked vans that came into the fleet to date in 2025; and the number of marked vans withdrawn from the fleet to date in 2025. [56069/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
281. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for members of An Garda Síochána to be in a position to issue fixed charge notices from their mobility devices for non-compliant number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56116/25]
Carol Nolan Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times An Garda Síochána have been deployed for protest management at Leinster House in 2024 and to date in 2025; the total expenditure incurred by An Garda Síochána for these deployments in both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56225/25]
Emer Currie Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána are in a position to issue summonses for registration plate offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56302/25]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
674. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda transfers in and out within Kildare-Carlow division in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [54581/25]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
675. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 17 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [54582/25]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of suspicious transaction reports submitted to Garda financial intelligence unit in 2024 and to-date in 2025 in relation to identity fraud and financial fraud; and the number that resulted in investigations and or prosecutions, in tabular form. [54583/25]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 887 of 17 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [54584/25]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within Limerick division. [54585/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
685. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proportion of applications to join An Garda Síochána that are responded to within three months; the current average processing time of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/25]
Emer Currie Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
691. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful applicants currently waiting to be called to begin training in a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54801/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
692. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54835/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
693. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time in the Garda application process from the final interview to notification of acceptance for those who conducted their final interview in a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54836/25]