528. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of each category of firearm training course that was held in either Garda headquarters or Garda training course in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026; and the name of each course and the duration of each course, in tabular form. [68057/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAn 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.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 67 |
| February 2025 | 114 |
| March 2025 | 142 |
| April 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| June 2025 | 81 |
| July 2025 | 128 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 134 |
| October 2025 | 87 |
| November 2025 | 88 |
| December 2025 | 108 |
| January 2026 | 78 |
| February 2026 | 125 |
| March 2026 | 112 |
| April 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| June 2026 | 75 |
| July 2026 | 64 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 43 |
| October 2026 | 70 |
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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.
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The questions
529. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of motorcycle instructor posts currently filled in both Garda headquarters and Garda training college; and the number of vacancies currently in both locations, in tabular form. [68055/26]
586. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of the Garda motorcycle fleet that also have off-road capabilities. [68642/26]
589. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of alcohol test purchases that Gardai within Clare-Tipperary division carried out on pubs, clubs and restaurants to ensure full compliance with alcohol licensing regulations in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of premises checked the number that were found in breach of alcohol licensing regulations …
213. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the Minister for Justice; Home Affairs and Migration and An Garda Síochána on the urgent strengthening of dedicated roads policing units; whether roads policing should operate within a dedicated command structure; and whether Garda allocations should better reflect factors such as the scale and length of the road network in each county…
383. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current Garda strength assigned to the Mayo Garda Division, including community policing personnel; the number of Garda vacancies in the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67828/26]
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current whole-time-equivalent strength of the divisional drugs units in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67944/26]
393. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of nominated Garda Inspectors currently assigned to the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme in the Cork City and Cork/Kerry divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67942/26]
394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases referred by An Garda Síochána to the Criminal Assets Bureau arising from drug-related debt enforcement and intimidation in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67948/26]
136. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Gardaí gaining access to driving licence photographs from his driver file database as the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026 is in the Dail. [66945/26]
142. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 16 June 2026, to provide a further update on the matter. [67015/26]
166. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Gardaí gaining access to driving licence photographs from his driver file database as the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill is in the Dáil. [66944/26]
195. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the new Garda station in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if a review of the operational requirements has been completed by An Garda Síochána. [66325/26]
414. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of allegations of penalisation arising from the making of a protected disclosure by a member of Garda personnel recorded in each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of such allegations that were upheld, partially upheld, not upheld, discontinued or remain under examination; the median time taken to determi…
415. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reports received through the internal protected-disclosures channels of An Garda Síochána in each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number in each year that were assessed as protected disclosures, referred for investigation, substantiated in whole or in part, not substantiated, discontinued or awaiting deter…
418. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department maintains a consolidated implementation register in respect of recommendations concerning the treatment and protection of Garda reporting persons arising from the Morris Tribunal, the O'Higgins Commission of Investigation, the Disclosures Tribunal and the 2016 report of the Policing Authority on the Garda protected-di…
422. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized by Gardai within Kerry Division for having no tax in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [66561/26]
426. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí that are currently fully trained and licensed in the use of drones. [66722/26]
427. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has received a request from Garda management for additional funding to purchase additional water cannons and other public order equipment in 2026 to date. [66720/26]
435. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí that are being moved from stations around the Country to cover EU presidency events. [66842/26]
439. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times spiking was mentioned on the Garda PULSE system for the years 2021 to 2026. [66965/26]
440. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank currently attached to Galway Divisional Immigration Unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66987/26]
444. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2216 of 28 July 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [67072/26]
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of years experience a member of the Garda force must have, before applying to join the Roads Policing Unit. [67183/26]
290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by Gardaí on replacing musician instruments for the Garda band in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [66279/26]