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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

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1049. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda vehicles attached to the north Dublin roads policing unit as of 4 June 2025. [30405/25]
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1050. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí within the Kildare division that are in specialist units. [30406/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1054. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Gardaí assigned to Arklow, Avoca, Rathdrum, Carnew, Aughrim, Tinahely and Gorey stations each year over the past five years, by station and not division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30473/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1056. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí to date in each of the stations in Arklow, Avoca, Aughrim, Carnew, Tinahely and Gorey, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30475/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1058. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the opening hours for Graiguenamanagh Garda station; the number of Gardaí assigned to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30478/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1060. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the opening hours for Goresbridge Garda station; the number of Gardaí assigned to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30485/25]
Michael Murphy Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
101. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the commencement date for the construction of the new south Tipperary Garda Community HQ based in Clonmel; and if the project is still on track for a completion date of the end of 2026. [23200/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
308. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on a new Garda station in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28428/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
454. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the opening hours for Rush Garda station; the number of Gardaí assigned to the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28438/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
466. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of electric bikes that have been allocated to each Garda community engagement functional area or district. [28769/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
468. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the location of each of the domestic abuse units established within each Garda community engagement functional area/Garda districts across the country. [28771/25]
Matt Carthy Written 28 May 2025 · to Justice
309. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the total accommodation capacity of the Garda training college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/25]
Matt Carthy Written 28 May 2025 · to Justice
310. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered increasing the Garda retirement age to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28339/25]
Matt Carthy Written 28 May 2025 · to Justice
311. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he has examined the potential impact on the numbers of Gardaí in An Garda Síochána of increasing the Garda age of retirement to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28340/25]
Matt Carthy Written 28 May 2025 · to Justice
312. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the impact in terms of Garda numbers that was achieved as a result of increasing the Garda retirement to 62; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28341/25]
Matt Carthy Written 28 May 2025 · to Justice
313. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of employing 1000 additional Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
454. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans added to the Coolock and Raheny Garda districts in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans withdrawn from these districts during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26797/25]
Alan Kelly Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
472. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of internal competitions within An Garda Síochána in 2024 and to date in 2025 for roads policing personnel; the number of applicants that were successful from these competitions; and the number that were deployed to roads policing, by competition date, number of successful Gardaí in each competition (by rank) and number of successful Gardaí that have be…
Barry Ward Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars in operation per station in DMR West on 17 and 18 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27663/25]
John Connolly Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
303. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí and their rank assigned to Salthill Garda Station, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26528/25]
John Connolly Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
304. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the full breakdown of the number of Gardaí in the Galway division, by the station to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/25]
Matt Carthy Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
307. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will publish any analysis that has been received by his Department into exit interviews carried out with members of An Garda Síochána since they were introduced in May 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26587/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
649. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice to outline the number of gardaí assigned, by rank, to each station in the Dublin metropolitan region. [25156/25]
Duncan Smith Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
650. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice to provide a list of all new Garda stations opened in the last eight years by location, excluding renovations to existing Garda stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25219/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 20 May 2025 · to Justice
651. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of hours training provided to student gardaí in relation to disability awareness training; the nature of this training; who provides the training to the students whilst in the Garda Training College and 'on the job' placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25222/25]