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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

Alan Kelly Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a list of all capital upgrades to Baltinglass Garda station since 2005. [35112/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
53. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail all capital works done on Santry Garda station since 2000; by year, in tabular form. [34595/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Justice
137. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 20 May 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [34723/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Justice
139. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within the DMR north division, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34725/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Justice
140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 20 May 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34726/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Justice
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within the Sligo-Leitrim division, in tabular form. [34727/25]
John Brady Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
324. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the works that have been carried out on Garda stations in Wicklow to remove asbestos (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34504/25]
John Brady Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
325. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Garda stations in Wicklow (details supplied) still contain asbestos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34505/25]
John Brady Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
326. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for when works will be carried out to remove asbestos from Garda stations in Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34507/25]
John Brady Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
327. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost breakdown for works to be carried out in Garda stations in Wicklow (details supplied) to remove asbestos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34508/25]
John Brady Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
328. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for when concerns were first raised the Garda stations (details supplied) in Wicklow had asbestos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34709/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
623. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been presented with a copy of and briefed on the report on the pilot scheme of Garda body-worn cameras (details supplied); if he will publish the report to allow for an independent assessment of the pilot's findings and to examine how the code of practice was applied, in advance of any further roll out; and if he will make…
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
631. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 898 of 13 May, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [33965/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
632. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 896 of 13 May, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [33967/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
634. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 899 of 13 May, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [33969/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
635. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of the number of instances in which a Garda has utilised their telescopic baton; has utilised incapacitant spray; has utilised non-lethal ballistics and or taser use; and has discharged a firearm in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [33996/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
645. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount the OPW spent on installing high-speed electric vehicle charging points at Garda stations in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will provide a schedule of Garda stations that have and do not have EV charging points.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34257/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
649. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the number of full EV and hybrid EVs in the Garda fleet, by vehicle type. [34296/25]
Matt Carthy Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
651. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 20 May 2025, if the information is now available regarding the number of officers assigned to each of the 28 victim service offices within An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34362/25]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
669. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary Garda division each year since 2020; the number of non-civilian Garda staff based in Clare at the end of each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34422/25]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
670. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to the drugs unit of the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary division; the ranks of each of those Gardaí; if any are appointed detectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/25]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
671. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of simple possession searches for drugs undertaken in Clare for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of drugs sale and supply searches undertaken in Clare for 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/25]
Joe Cooney Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
672. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing in the Clare-Tipperary division for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form, broken down by numbers assigned in County Clare and County Tipperary; the number of positions in roads policing vacant in the division, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Alan Kelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the year in which his Department was made aware of the review of asbestos surveys of Garda buildings by the Office of Public Works, An Garda Síochána and State Claims Agency. [34519/25]
Alan Kelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when was the number of times the Garda Commissioner has reported to him matters under section 41 of the Garda Siochana Act 2005. [34520/25]