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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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The questions

Frankie Feighan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1194. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide the annual spend in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by An Garda Síochána on the rental and leasing of vehicles; the absolute number of rented and leased vehicles in the Garda fleet in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the number of those were BEVs and PHEVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1200. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in community policing in the Dublin Metropolitan North Central area from 2018 – 2025, per station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1201. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice the number of newly trained Gardaí allocated to stations in counties Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12345/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1203. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports made to An Garda Síochána in 2024 regarding breaches of protection orders, safety orders, and barring orders (including interim orders); the number of subsequent arrests made following these reports; the number of convictions secured on foot of these reports; and the breakdown of the victim-offender relationship in cases involving repor…
Maeve O'Connell Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1206. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice to report on the current Garda staffing numbers as of 17 February 2025 at Dundrum, Stepaside and Cabinteely stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1207. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice to report on the efforts of officials within his Department to encourage the recruitment of new Gardai; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of instances of visa fraud identified from 2020 to date in 2025, by visa category, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/25]
Matt Carthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1215. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications from 2020 to date in 2025, by visa category, by year, the successive rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12841/25]
Gary Gannon Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1221. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if an assessment has been conducted on the impact of criminal feuds on community safety in the areas affected in Dublin; the current initiatives being considered to engage with local communities to prevent such violence from escalating further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12850/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Transport
210. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if An Garda Síochána has the legal powers to pursue motorbikes and scramblers being driven dangerously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
248. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the full amount expended on the upgrade of a Garda station (details supplied); the works undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10302/25]
David Cullinane Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
321. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the average timeline for each stage in the recruitment of a new Garda, from application to job offer, by county, in tabular form. [10262/25]
John Lahart Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
325. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the number of EVs within the Garda fleet at present; if he will outline how the numbers have grown in the past two or three years; the number of Garda stations fitted with EV charging facilities in the time prior to his own appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
326. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number of Community Gardaí assigned to the DMR north district, per year from 2015 to date in 2025; and the breakdown of these Gardaí by station within the DMR north area, in tabular form. [10305/25]
Albert Dolan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
338. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to the Galway division as of 17 February 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 31 January 2021, in tabular form. [10469/25]
Alan Kelly Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Justice
132. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of the Garda National Technical Bureau who are currently certified in the area of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE). [10080/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
497. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the amount seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date; the amount returned to the Exchequer; the amount of which was invested in communities, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9150/25]
Matt Carthy Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
498. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the allocation to the Criminal Assets Bureau in the years 2014 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9151/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
506. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value of claims by Gardaí that were injured during the course of their duties, processed by the State Claims Agency, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [9216/25]
Thomas Gould Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
509. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Garda buses in Cork city in 2019; and the number currently by station, in tabular form. [9299/25]
Mark Ward Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
526. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if Deputies will sit on local community safety partnerships similar to the joint policing committees; the reason for this decision; if he will provide details of the membership of the partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
528. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been made available this year for the replacement of Garda prisoner transport trucks and the current ages of those trucks that are currently in use. [9597/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
529. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on Operation Táirge and the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation to date. [9599/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
530. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of marked vans withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [9600/25]
Alan Kelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
532. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the date his Department was made aware that the last intake of trainee Gardaí to Templemore in 2024 were not going to be vetted before they entered training. [9616/25]