339. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider facilitating local Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) signing for people with deportation orders who are required to travel to GNIB in Dublin and attend in-person to sign once every 40 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14898/25]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
340. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí stationed at each Garda station in Offaly from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/25]
341. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice the number of patrol vehicles assigned to each Garda station in Offaly from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14955/25]
342. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in an investigation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14962/25]
343. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in restoring a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14963/25]
114. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for An Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association; and, if so, to outline the details of this discussion. [14277/25]
115. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-end ‘bait bikes’ purchased for use by An Garda Síochána; the cost of each ‘bait bike’; and, of those ‘bait bikes’ purchased, the number currently in use. [14278/25]
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of delivering an additional 500 community Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/25]
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda recruitment campaign was advertised in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/25]
123. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the Garda vetting process; when the review is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/25]
124. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the average timeframe a new Garda recruit can be expected to wait for their vetting application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14347/25]
125. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department’s officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for an Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association or the Garda Síochána leadership team or civilian Garda leadership team; and if so, to outline the details…
126. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-end ‘bait bikes’ that An Garda Síochána purchased in 2024 and to date in 2025; the totality of expenditure on these items; and if they have any other operational use. [14373/25]
152. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice when his Department was made aware by An Garda Síochána that defective ammunition was on issue to the Garda Emergency Response Unit. [14430/25]
158. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda training phases there are; the level and type of training occurring in each phase before attestation. [14492/25]
159. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the Garda station’s that trainee Gardaí who have not been attested have been located to train in as part of their phased training for the years 2020 to 2024 and as of 20 March 2025, by county and year, in tabular form. [14493/25]
160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if there is ever a situation where trainee Gardaí, who have never been attested, are put on patrol with attested Gardai as part of their training, even though the trainee Gardaí's vetting has not been fully concluded. [14494/25]
548. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on Garda numbers in a region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13481/25]
557. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána has spent on purchasing vehicle stinger devices in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if each divisional roads policing unit has its own supply of vehicle stinger devices for each category of vehicle. [13841/25]
559. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of indoor and outdoor firearm shooting ranges (excluding shooting ranges owned by the Defence Forces) to which armed Gardaí have access for firearm training practice, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13843/25]
560. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new unmarked Garda cars that came into the fleet in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of unmarked Garda cars withdrawn from the fleet during the same period, in tabular form. [13844/25]
562. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda command and control vehicles that came into the fleet in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the number of those vehicles withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [13914/25]
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of family liaison officer courses held for gardaí within Meath-Westmeath division. [13915/25]
572. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the work of the An Garda Síochána recruitment training capacity planning group, including any plans for the establishment of a second Garda training college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14016/25]
573. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the details of all new Garda stations planned to be commenced within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14017/25]