1599. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if an organisation (details supplied) had signed up to the Garda security protocols introduced by the then-Commissioner in early 2009, prior to an incident. [20109/25]
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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
1606. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team in respect of Garda trainees commencing training on the first point of the Garda payscale; if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team in respect in the context of a retainment strategy of existing garda officers; the plans if any to further incre…
1610. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice the names of projects within Limerick Garda division that received funding under Community Safety Innovation Fund in 2024; and he amount received per project, in tabular form. [20251/25]
1611. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Department funded youth division projects workers based in Limerick in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [20252/25]
1623. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the staffing resources of each Garda station in the Cork city divisions; and if he will contact the Garda Commissioner to ensure the required additional Gardaí are allocated from Templemore this June. [20571/25]
1626. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has received an interim report from the Recruitment and Training Capacity Group in respect of Garda recruitment; if he has received advance recommendations; the date on which it will finalise its work and report to him; if the group, or his Department, has utilised external consultancy in respect of the group's work; the cost of same; and the service pr…
1629. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai by rank attached to community policing units at both Coolock & Raheny Garda stations Dublin 5, as of 22 April 2025. [20844/25]
1636. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 25 March 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [20916/25]
1637. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken with the Garda Commissioner in relation to the scrambler and quad crisis on public roads and parks. [20917/25]
1638. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken to the Garda Commissioner on the provision of a dedicated and specially trained unit to deal with the pursuit of illegal scramblers and quads on streets and in parks. [20918/25]
1639. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank, within the DMR region that have been fully trained in the usage of drones and the legislation regarding drones being used in public areas. [20919/25]
1640. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 3 April 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [20920/25]
1642. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 3 April 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [20922/25]
1644. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers based in Cork county Garda division. [21029/25]
1645. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice if he will ensure sufficient resources are available to allow Youghal Garda station in County Cork to have a 24-7 Garda presence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/25]
1646. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice if his Department maintains any guidelines around Garda resource allocation for towns based on population size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/25]
1647. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars allocated to Carrigaline Garda station in 2024 and to date in 2025, and the units assigned to same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/25]
308. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to County Wexford, by rank, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18117/25]
314. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to roll out live facial recognition technology as a policing tactic; the safeguards that will be put in place to protect the privacy and civil liberties of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18323/25]
68. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of languages the recruitment leaflet for the 2025 Garda recruitment campaign was translated into; the cost of translating the leaflet into these languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/25]
175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the measures An Garda Síochána are taking to curb aggravated burglary and vehicle theft in residential premises in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17712/25]
177. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported burglaries in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and Brittas; and the number of burglaries that were investigated and solved in these areas in the past five years, in tabular form. [17714/25]
179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 19 March 2025, the current number of community Gardaí in each Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17734/25]
191. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the role of Garda occupational health in the assessment and approval of ill health retirements; if there is an appeal mechanism or oversight when reports or decisions are withheld from the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/25]
192. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the supports available for Gardaí who have been injured in the line of duty and diagnosed with PTSD, including access to rehabilitation, mental health supports, and clear retirement pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/25]