652. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the number of current serving members of An Garda Síochána competent or proficient in the use of Irish Sign Language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/25]
Topics / An Garda Síochána
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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
658. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of D19 applications submitted by members of An Garda Síochána to Garda management; and the breakdown of the current locations of applicants and the locations requested, in tabular form. [25325/25]
659. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within Dublin metropolitan region trained in the use of Garda command and control vehicles, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the duration of these courses, in tabular form. [25365/25]
662. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda mountain bikes allocated to Dublin metropolitan region in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of these mountain bikes withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [25368/25]
663. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to Dublin crime response team. [25369/25]
672. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to confirm the current Garda numbers at Westport and Claremorris Garda stations, given their frequent role in covering calls for Castlebar. [25437/25]
704. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of dogs currently in training to get into the Garda dog unit. [25850/25]
705. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will clarify the extent to which gardaí who are not part of the dog handling unit are trained to deal with and-#or engage with dogs that are on the schedule of restricted breeds. [25851/25]
706. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of occasions that An Garda Síochána have hired out an external forensic archaeologist to carry out work on its behalf, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25852/25]
707. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of horses currently in training to get into the Garda mounted unit. [25853/25]
711. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the types of offences committed by minors that led to arrests over the period 2024 to date in 2025, by county and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26004/25]
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the selection competition for identifying and recommending to the Government a person for appointment as Garda Commissioner has commenced; if he expects that a new Garda Commissioner will be in place when the extension of the current Commissioner's contract ends on 1 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24687/25]
126. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the number of new class intakes that will enter Templemore this year; the expected overall number of students to enter Templemore in 2025; and the number of recruits in 2023 and 2024. [24765/25]
127. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the number of gardaí who have resigned from the force in each of the past three years, broken down by rank; if his Department has conducted any analysis into the reasons behind the increase in resignations; if it is intended to introduce specific retention initiatives, to stem attrition and retain experienced members of An Garda Síochána; …
137. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice to outline the steps he is taking to increase the number of gardaí on the beat in the Dublin metropolitan region north. [24736/25]
141. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who left the force within five years of joining the force, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [24062/25]
147. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice for an update on his work on recruitment to An Garda Síochána. [24781/25]
148. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice for his position on the use of facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána, particularly in the context of combating serious crime and retail theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24663/25]
150. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there will be any changes regarding the rationalisation of Garda stations to reflect growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24833/25]
159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the reason he declined to attend the annual Garda Representative Association, GRA, conference; if he acknowledges his responsibility to hear the concerns of those in the GRA, especially considering the 2023 vote of no confidence in the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/25]
163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; and the number of gardaí recruited to the force in the same period. [24061/25]
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide detail on the age of the Garda fleet of vehicles available to the Clare side of the Clare-Tipperary Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/25]
167. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice given there were only 700 community gardaí in the State at the end of 2024, compared with 1,113 at the end of 2011, despite an increase in the population over the same period, what plans are in place to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/25]
170. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of An Garda Síochána personnel currently serving in the Fermoy and Midleton districts in County Cork, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24850/25]
172. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he intends that forthcoming legislation on facial recognition technology, Garda body cameras and prohibiting the wearing of face coverings at protests will be used in combination to prosecute protesters for public order offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24604/25]