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An 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202567
February 2025114
March 2025142
April 202586
May 202592
June 202581
July 2025128
August 20250
September 2025134
October 202587
November 202588
December 2025108
January 202678
February 2026125
March 2026112
April 202696
May 202692
June 202675
July 202664
August 20260
September 202643
October 202670

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.

  • 100% RDR7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú74 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil309 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael286 from 24 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party21 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent83 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland94 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party254 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity8 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin595 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 188
  2. 144
  3. 91
  4. 86
  5. 76
  6. 66
  7. 48
  8. 45

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Cathal Crowe Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
477. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cost of recent restoration works at Quin Garda station, County Clare; the plans for the newly renovated building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11657/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1097. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties pre-2023 that were processed by the State Claims Agency (details supplied). [10769/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1098. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to An Garda Síochána in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10811/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1109. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Roads Policing Units, by division, in January and February 2025; the number of additional gardaí that were assigned to Roads Policing Units, by Garda division in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11024/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1110. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí attached to the roads policing unit in Donegal in February 2025; and the number of those Gardaí who are active members, in tabular form. [11026/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each Garda division in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11135/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1118. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí assigned to County Offaly, by rank, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11303/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1122. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider facilitating local GNIB signing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1136. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of probationer Garda officers assigned in each station in Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Meath and Wicklow for the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [11579/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1137. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to each station in Kildare. [11580/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1138. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to each station in Wicklow. [11581/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1139. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí attached to each station in Kildare and Wicklow. [11582/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1140. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí attached to each station in Kildare and Wicklow specifically trained to manage and or attend reports of sexual assault and domestic abuse. [11583/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1157. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above the mileage agreed that a Garda vehicle is at end of life; the number of the vehicles currently non-operational; the number of requests submitted for a new vehicle, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11726…
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of outstanding bench warrants and that remain unexecuted in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11754/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1167. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford roads policing unit as of 10 March 2025, by rank, in tabular form. [11859/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1170. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Gardaí assigned to each station in County Cork, following the recent assignment of Gardaí, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11982/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1171. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice the current ratio of Gardaí, per 1,000 of population in the State; the current ratio per 1,000 population in Shannon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/25]
Paul Lawless Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1177. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on the recent Garda recruitment campaign. [12087/25]
Paul Lawless Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1178. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the details of the marketing campaign to recruit more Gardaí, including company details, value of contract, and the details of the contract. [12088/25]
Paul Lawless Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1179. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in the regular unit, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [12089/25]
Joe Neville Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1180. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí stationed in Kilcock, Leixlip, Celbridge, Naas and Maynooth Garda stations in 2008, and as of 11 March 2025, in tabular form. [12101/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1187. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in each division for Enniscorthy/Gorey and for County Wicklow over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/25]
Liam Quaide Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1189. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice the total amount spent by An Garda Síochána on external veterinary services in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12235/25]
Liam Quaide Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1190. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Cork county division. [12236/25]