880. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to Ballymun 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. [23696/25]
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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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a breakdown, by rank, of the number of officers stationed out of Kildare’s ASU base in Newbridge; and the number of unfilled posts at the base. [24175/25]
896. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join divisional collision forensic investigation units in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of gardaí who applied during each competition held, in tabular form. [24279/25]
897. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the date of the last occasion on which the Garda dog unit kennels were upgraded. [24280/25]
898. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing anti-ram vehicle bollards in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24283/25]
899. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the Garda driver training unit at Garda HQ, the number of filled posts, the number of vacant posts; when will those vacant posts be filled, in tabular form. [24284/25]
904. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of offences recorded in each Garda station in County Mayo in each of the most recent five years; to provide a breakdown of these offences, specifying the number that relate to theft, public order offences, criminal damage and fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/25]
905. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the total number of offences recorded in each of the past five years according to newly released crime statistics for each Garda district in County Mayo; to provide a breakdown of these offences, specifying the number that relate to theft, public order offences, criminal damage and fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24375/25]
906. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice to provide the total number of reported crime offences recorded in County Mayo over the past five years; to request a breakdown of how these offences were reported, specifying the number recorded via front desk reports, 999 call reports, email reports, phone call reports and-or other means of reporting crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2437…
913. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the details of the Garda fleet in each Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24478/25]
914. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice the number of e-scooters, e-bikes, motorbikes, mopeds and quad bikes, respectively, confiscated by An Garda Síochána in 2024, by Garda division, in tabular form. [24499/25]
307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount still due to An Garda Síochána as of 28 April 2025 in respect of non-public duty events that occurred in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, and where policed by An Garda Síochána. [22016/25]
308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai assigned to Clare-Tipperary Garda division each year since 2019; the number of new Garda recruits that have been allocated to the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division each year since 2019; the number of Gardai resigned or retired from the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division, each year since 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the …
309. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai assigned to each Garda station in Clare (details supplied), in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [22083/25]
322. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí based in the Garda Mounted Unit, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22344/25]
329. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that thousands of firearms surrendered in response to S.I. No. 187/1972 - Firearms (Temporary Custody Order), 1972, commonly referred to as the 1972 weapons, are still held by An Garda Síochána some fifty years later, despite the order being in force for only a month; and the action he proposes to take to return those 1972 firearms to their rightful…
330. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda Commissioner has provided him with a copy a report (details supplied) [22429/25]
331. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau each year from 2020 to date in 2025; the amount returned by CAB to the Exchequer for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22444/25]
332. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for each of the Garda college recruitment processes since 2000; the number in respect of each process that have been recruited; the number still under consideration for each of these processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22449/25]
336. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if the requirement for multiple vetting process be removed, due to the problems caused, particularly if people have already been vetted for previous employment or charity work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22553/25]
337. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice for clarity on Garda vetting fees to be given; if this charge will be eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22554/25]
338. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the Garda vetting is taking a very long time, which is preventing people from starting employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22555/25]
196. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he has reviewed the recent increase in unaccompanied learner driver offences in the Dublin Metropolitan Northern region, where Garda figures show a rise from 200 incidents in Q2 2023 to 324 in Q2 2024, with vehicle seizures also rising from 142 to 203; if he will consider the introduction of a pilot Learner Driver Support Programme in high-need areas such…
109. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the divisions currently without a crime prevention officer, in tabular form. [21329/25]
110. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to Garda dog unit as of 22 April 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 1 April 2021, in tabular form. [21331/25]