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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

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Donna McGettigan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
684. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to Clare-Tipperary divisional protective service bureau as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38789/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
685. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to community policing unit in each Garda district within Kildare-Carlow division as of 7 July 2025. [38822/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
686. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí in each Garda station in Cork; and the number of probationer Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in each of the past five years. [38831/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
699. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí deployed on regular policing units in each Garda division in June 2023, June 2024 and June 2025 (details supplied). [39067/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
700. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations that have closed in each county, in each year from 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [39075/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
701. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the location of each Garda station that has closed, in each county, in each year from 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [39076/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
702. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 913. the number of Gardaí by rank attached to community policing unit of Coolock Garda Station, Dublin 5, as of 8 July 2025 [39085/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
704. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to each divisional scenes of crime unit as of 8 July 2025. [39087/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
705. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1046 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order provide an answer. [39088/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
706. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each district within Clare-Tipperary division as of 7 July 2025. [39089/25]
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
707. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within Cork city division that received method of entry training courses in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39090/25]
Sean Fleming Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
709. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the role of Gardaí in relation to issues raised about animal cruelty and neglect of animals and steps that are in place where people believe welfare of animals is a serious threat and the approach by An Garda Síochána to respond to these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39113/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
710. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fixed penalty notices that Gardai issued per division for parking on a footpath in the from 1 January 2025 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39129/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
711. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing Garda public order equipment, by item type, to date in 2025. [39131/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
715. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of standard and advanced motorcycles courses held for Gardaí within DMR west division in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39179/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
716. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1639 on 29 April 2025, if the necessary information has been supplied to him in order for this PQ to be answered. [39180/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
718. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to have this PQ answered. [39182/25]
Joe Cooney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
719. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers within Clare- Tipperary division. [39192/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
721. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time for processing an appeal against a decision of the Garda Vetting Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
729. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of female Gardaí currently in the force, broken down by county, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39338/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
730. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail the total combined overtime monies paid to Gardaí, broken down by county, and by rank, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39339/25]
Matt Carthy Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
731. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of exit interviews carried out with members of An Garda Síochána to date in 2025; the issues highlighted in those exit interviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39370/25]
Matt Carthy Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
732. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has yet brought a proposal to Government with the name of a person to be appointed by his as the new Garda Commissioner; if not, when he will be in a position to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39372/25]
Matt Carthy Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 20 years, or more, of service; the number of members of An Garda Síochána with 25 years or more of service; the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have 30 years or more of service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39373/25]
Matt Carthy Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for each intake to the Garda training college since 2022, the number of trainee Gardaí who were between the ages of 18 and 25; the number that were between the age of 25 and 30; the number that were between the age of 30 and 35; the number that were between the ages of 35 and 50, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …