678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times a matter has been reported to a minister under section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2016-2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [34521/25]
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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
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1,855 written, 27 oral
135
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
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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
247. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans in place to improve the facilities at each Garda station in County Kildare; the timeframe involved in any such works; the cost of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33233/25]
346. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí stationed at each Garda station in County Kildare for each of the past three years; the total number of Gardaí for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33231/25]
347. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the opening hours of each Garda station in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33232/25]
120. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the review of the Garda vetting process; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33088/25]
122. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of the Garda stations to which Gardaí that attested in Templemore on 6 June 2025 were assigned. [33094/25]
309. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department or An Garda Síochána or the Office of Public Works or which agency has responsibility for the maintenance, the building, and the upgrading of Garda stations; to outline the process by which building or upgrading works on Garda stations is planned and actioned; and if he …
316. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a timeline for when works to Garda stations (details supplied) will be completed by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31996/25]
317. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the new Garda station in Bailieborough will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32088/25]
580. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooter related road traffic incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31802/25]
585. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Waterford/Kilkenny Division as of 9 June 2025. [31922/25]
602. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the current Garda vetting system with a view to streamlining the process, in particular by enabling a single vetting clearance to be recognised across multiple voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32052/25]
606. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to every Garda station in counties Carlow Kilkenny for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32089/25]
607. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí due to retire in 2026,2027 and 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32091/25]
608. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, per county, due to retire in 2026, 2027 and 2028, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32092/25]
618. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to issue specific guidelines for the submission of video content via the Garda traffic watch online reporting system, in order to avoid inconsistencies in how Gardaí investigate incidences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32246/25]
633. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí working in the bureau full-time; the number of applications to the bureau in each of the past five years; the number of cases taken on and dealt with by the bureau; and the rate of convictions by the bureau in the same years. [32545/25]
638. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a breakdown of the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet within the Clare-Tipperary division. [32609/25]
644. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide data on Garda staffing levels (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32755/25]
645. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda personnel attached to each divisional drug unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32760/25]
412. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations that have been closed permanently since 2000; to provide for a list of same; and the location of each closed station and the year it was closed, in tabular form. [31387/25]
413. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a breakdown of the locations where all newly attested gardaí have been stationed since the new Government took office. [31389/25]
420. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department has yet acquired water cannon to address public disturbances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31519/25]
437. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in reaching targets for Garda recruitment. [31744/25]
438. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in increasing the number of Garda reserves. [31745/25]