583. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if his office was made aware of hundreds of non-official, non-Garda firearms being discarded by An Garda Síochána’s firearms stores section in a poorly secured steel container within the confines of Garda Headquarters prior to the Garda firearms stores section being transferred under the management of the Garda National Technical Bureau in September 2019. [6350/25…
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
244. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the current opening hours of Fethard Garda station; and the number of Gardaí attached to the station. [5267/25]
250. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the number of superintendents in each Garda division in the southern region. [5302/25]
251. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice in cases in which a Garda division in the southern region includes more than one county; and the details of which station or specific geographic area that superintendents are based in. [5303/25]
252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if information (details supplied) will be provided in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5304/25]
253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the opening hours of the Garda station in Templemore, by day of the week. [5319/25]
254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí in the roads policing unit in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5320/25]
261. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if his Department has considered a recruitment scheme or campaign that would see former Defence Forces personnel join An Garda Síochána at a point on the salary scale that takes into account their period of service and rank in the Defence Forces. [5378/25]
210. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to bring in more civilians to work in An Garda Síochána; and the new roles they will have. [5131/25]
211. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has plans to increase the retirement age for An Garda Síochána members; if so, what age he is going to look to implement; and his timelines for doing so. [5132/25]
214. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice a breakdown of total Gardaí numbers by Garda division and by rank. [5135/25]
217. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of members in the Garda reserve; and the plans to increase the numbers. [5140/25]
218. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice how many Gardaí currently have body cams, by divisional area. [5141/25]
219. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice his plans to bring in facial recognition technology to help An Garda Síochána. [5142/25]
223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the reforms he is encouraging the Garda Commissioner to implement to ensure there is less time spent by Gardaí doing office work. [5146/25]
439. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice his immediate plans to help address with the recruitment and retention issues of Gardaí. [4402/25]
441. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of increasing the number of Garda Síochána to 16,000 between now and end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4458/25]
449. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí that attested from the Garda Training College in 2024. [4645/25]
451. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and parentage of the overall Garda force that are due to retire in 2025, and in each of the subsequent four years, broken down by rank and Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/25]
452. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number and parentage of the overall Garda force that retired in 2024, broken down by rank and Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/25]
453. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown, by Garda division, of Garda response times to calls between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4658/25]
461. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to proactively support community policing forums, including through increased funding, in cities; if he plans to implement changes to improve the efficacy of community policing forums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4752/25]
462. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of vehicles available to An Garda Síochána detailing the type and age of each vehicle and which division it is attached to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4761/25]
463. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the procurement process of vehicles for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4762/25]
464. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of vehicles in use by An Garda Síochána that are fully electric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/25]