809. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and proportion of operational members of An Garda Síochána who had completed training on the Health Diversion Approach prior to its commencement on 1 September 2026, broken down by Garda division; the nature and duration of that training; and the arrangements in place to train members who had not completed it before the comm…
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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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
820. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of garda interviews of persons in custody that have taken place in Garda stations since 1 July 2026 without the accused having consultation or representation by defence solicitors. [64128/26]
833. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the net number of Garda members assigned to DMR north in each year since 2022, having regard to recruitment, retirements and all other departures from the force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64515/26]
851. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the effectiveness of Operation Tara in tackling street-level drug dealing; the number of arrests and charges made; the quantity and value of drugs seized under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64664/26]
852. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Táirge in tackling retail theft; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64663/26]
853. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Saul in improving safety on public transport services in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64662/26]
854. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Irene; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64660/26]
855. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the effectiveness of Operation Citizen in improving public safety in Dublin city centre; the number of arrests and charges made under the operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64659/26]
902. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda interviews conducted in respect of criminal investigations without a solicitor present; and the number of such interviews where a solicitor had been requested by the detained person but was not available to attend, by month in 2025 and by month to date in 2026, in tabular form. [65057/26]
934. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of stinger courses held for gardaí within Waterford-Kilkenny division in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of gardaí that participated in each of those courses, in tabular form. [65420/26]
954. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda Public Order Unit vans attached to Wexford-Wicklow division, as of 9 September 2026, and in tabular form. [65591/26]
966. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on purchasing specialist public order equipment to date in 2026. [65784/26]
643. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if An Garda Síochána has doubled fees to retrieve impounded vehicles, including scramblers; if so, the date on which the fee increase came into effect; the date on which the fee increase will also apply to E-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64106/26]
324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed legislative changes regarding the standard against which a garda's driving is measured during pursuits will be brought forward; if a timeline has been agreed with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55450/26]
373. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans, in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner, to develop a driving permit specific to members of An Garda Síochána who drive service vehicles in the course of their duties, similar to the Defence Forces AF154 permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55290/26]
429. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles detected by Gardaí with non-compliant number plates; the number of fixed charge notices issued to drivers for this offence, broken down per year from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56025/26]
430. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 23 June 2026, his views on a matter (details supplied). [56026/26]
431. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 23 June 2026, the reason his Department could have only been notified 17 times by An Garda Síochána of offences pertaining to non-compliant number plates between May 2025 and January 2026, and to not receive any notification of any associated court offences during this period given that Parliamentary Question No. 132…
864. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the proposed new Garda station at Northern Cross. [55436/26]
927. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the former Hollywood Garda Station in Wicklow; if title issues have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58992/26]
391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of seizures recorded by An Garda Síochána of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, including vapes, since the ban on the sale of such products in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53761/26]
399. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) personnel assigned to each port and airport in the State, broken down by location; the grade and rank of such personnel at each location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54324/26]
405. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers seized by Gardaí in Cork in 2025 and to date in 2026. [54351/26]
406. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooters seized by Gardaí in Cork in 2025 and to date in 2026. [54352/26]
407. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of calls recorded for scrambler usage in Cork to date in 2026. [54353/26]