202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice in view of the fact that it is a requirement that applicants to join An Garda Síochána must be proficient in Irish or English to outline the purpose of providing leaflets for the 2025 Garda Recruitment campaign in multiple other languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/25]
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 |
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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
388. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of all new Garda stations planned to commence between now and end of 2027, in tabular form. [16870/25]
395. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Garda stations that were refurbished by the OPW where the value of works was in excess of €50,000 within Galway division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the nature of these refurbishments, in tabular form. [17388/25]
700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when he expects to receive an updated analysis of knife crime from An Garda Síochána, similar to that produced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/25]
739. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing additional Garda public order equipment in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [17393/25]
746. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed charge notices issued to motor vehicle owners in respect of motor vehicles registered outside of the State in 2024 and to date in 2025; the name of the jurisdiction in which each vehicle is registered; the county in which each notice was issued; the offence for which the fixed charged notice was issued, in tabular form; and if he will provi…
111. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for the up-to-date position on delivery of a new purpose-built Garda Station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/25]
138. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a progress report on the new Laois-Offaly Garda Divisional Headquarters in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/25]
204. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the proposed new divisional Garda headquarters at Northern Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/25]
267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice when the last competition was held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda band; and the number of Gardaí that have applied to join the band. [16494/25]
268. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice with regard to Garda Public Order instructors posts in either Templemore Training College and Garda Headquarters, the number of posts filled; the number of vacant posts; and when those vacant posts will be filled, in tabular form. [16496/25]
269. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked Garda cars and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 28 March 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [16497/25]
270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if An Garda Síochána plans to introduce measures (details supplied). [16498/25]
220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice his views on the criticisms from the Garda Representative Association regarding the conduct and performance regulations for An Garda Síochána due to come into force on the 2 April 2025, including that they have not yet had the opportunity to meet with the Department to discuss their submission on this matter; that they are concerned that under the new regulations…
221. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice to provide full details regarding where the Garda 2025 recruitment campaign was advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16219/25]
223. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16260/25]
252. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the maximum amount of parental leave days that can be transferred between parents under current legislation within An Garda Síochána; if there are any specific circumstances under which this limit can be increased, and if so, what those circumstances are. [15904/25]
533. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the protocols for Garda when a member of the public can track their stolen items to a specific location as a consequence of GPS or mobile tracking of devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/25]
534. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people accepted into the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by gender, ethnicity and the age groups under 21, 21 to 25, 26 to 30, 31 to 35 and over 35; and the number of persons that dropped out of college before attestation. [15064/25]
535. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that deferred a place to the Garda college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that declined a place to the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [15065/25]
536. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of probationer Gardaí in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, that resigned and were dismissed before passing their probationer period; and the number that had the probationer period extended. [15066/25]
537. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been drawn to the Garda Representative Association's reported shortfall of 125 Gardaí in Cork city [15119/25]
541. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Kildare division as of 24 March 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [15246/25]
547. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if he will seek an update from the Garda Commissioner on the status of the plan to build a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal. [15330/25]
548. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice whether he or his Department are aware of the any situations in the State, outside of criminal law enforcement by An Garda Siochana, that journalists or public representatives or members of civic society are in any way being targeted with the use of spyware technologies (details supplied). [15344/25]