178. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice his plans to support the Garda to use artificial intelligence in criminal investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24738/25]
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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
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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The questions
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Meath division on 30 April 2025; the efforts he is making to increase the number of gardaí in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/25]
181. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the staffing resources of each Garda station in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/25]
264. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice the Garda numbers, by station, in County Wicklow for 2025 compared with 2020, in tabular form. [24900/25]
268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has carried out any research as to the minimum and maximum potential pensions cost to existing gardaí who apply for the job of Garda Commissioner. [24976/25]
269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there will be any change to the pension penalty being applied to gardaí who apply for the newly advertised position of Garda Commissioner. [24977/25]
270. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if he has analysed any possible threat to national security of employing a candidate from outside the Garda force as the new Garda Commissioner. [24978/25]
275. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the average duration of suspension for members of An Garda Síochána. [25016/25]
276. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the most common reason for which members of An Garda Síochána are suspended from duty. [25017/25]
277. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a person entering An Garda Síochána. [25018/25]
278. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the psychological evaluation that is carried out on a member of An Garda Síochána prior to firearms training. [25019/25]
135. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025 across the Dublin region, in tabular form. [24636/25]
136. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made in relation to knife seizures across the Dublin region in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24637/25]
137. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that have been recorded in which a knife has been used as a weapon across the Dublin region in 2024 and to date in 2025. [24638/25]
138. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of seizures of knives in each county in each of 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. [24715/25]
496. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW plans to refurbish the Garda Immigration Unit at Shannon Airport this year. [23660/25]
846. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently attached to a station (details supplied); the hours that the station is open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23258/25]
854. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the current number of Gardaí assigned to Waterford Garda Division, broken down by rank and station, and to detail how these figures compare to staffing levels in 2011 and 2020. [23410/25]
855. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí currently deployed in Waterford. [23411/25]
856. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a detailed update on the protective services unit in Waterford, including current staffing numbers, ranks and specialisms, and to report on gender- and sexual-based violence, coercive control and non-consensual sharing of intimate images reported in the division over the past three years, as well as the response measures in place to sup…
874. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda Immigration Bureau based at Shannon Airport as of 2 May 2025. [23665/25]
875. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to Clare-Tipperary divisional drugs unit as of 2 May 2025. [23666/25]
876. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 25 March 2025, regarding the details of all new Garda stations planned to be commenced within the next five years, if the requested information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23682/25]
877. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 574 to 582 of 25 March 2025, regarding Garda recruitment, if the requested information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23683/25]
879. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to Santry Garda station, by grade, at the end of April 2025, or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23695/25]