An Garda Síochána
An official questions-paper heading. 1,769 questions (25 oral, 1,744 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 67 |
| Feb 2025 | 114 |
| Mar 2025 | 142 |
| Apr 2025 | 86 |
| May 2025 | 92 |
| Jun 2025 | 81 |
| Jul 2025 | 128 |
| Sep 2025 | 134 |
| Oct 2025 | 87 |
| Nov 2025 | 88 |
| Dec 2025 | 108 |
| Jan 2026 | 78 |
| Feb 2026 | 125 |
| Mar 2026 | 112 |
| Apr 2026 | 96 |
| May 2026 | 92 |
| Jun 2026 | 75 |
| Jul 2026 | 64 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Justice | 1,611 |
| Public Expenditure | 126 |
| Transport | 21 |
| Health | 3 |
| Children | 3 |
| Finance | 2 |
| Defence | 2 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
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| 2026-07-01 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-07-01 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-05-14 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-04-16 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-04-16 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-19 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-03-18 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2026-01-27 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-12-04 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-10-09 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-07-03 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-24 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-18 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-06-10 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-05-15 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-04-08 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
| 2025-03-20 | An Garda Síochána |
The questions
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether An Garda Síochána has raised any operational, safety, ligature-risk, containment or fire-performance concerns regarding custodial window assemblies installed within Garda detention facilities since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36637/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works maintains a central register of custodial security systems and associated certification documentation used within Garda detention-cell environments nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36638/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Public Works has carried out any review of the long-term maintenance, replacement or remedial liability exposure associated with custodial window systems installed in Garda station projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any Garda station projects currently under construction or active delivery contain custodial window assemblies subject to ongoing technical review, dispute, assessment or protected disclosure processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36640/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-19 · to Justice
716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list, by county, of named solicitors who are currently on criminal legal aid panels, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36596/26]
Paul Donnelly
written
2026-05-19 · to Justice
722. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2164 of 14 April 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities in order to answer this PQ. [36835/26]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-05-19 · to Justice
724. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda community relations vans based within Kildare-Carlow division, as of 11 May 2026, in tabular form [36894/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-05-19 · to Justice
732. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda vehicle fleet attached to Garda National Immigration Bureau. [37278/26]
Michael Murphy
written
2026-05-19 · to Justice
753. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to roads policing units in March 2026 and April 2026, by Garda division; the current number in roads policing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
oral
2026-05-14 · to Justice
4. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the deployment of 1,000 additional gardaí to Dublin city centre, in line with the recommendations of the Dublin city task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36142/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
17. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí stationed in Clare-Tipperary division in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35700/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
20. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the recent roll-out of high-visibility policing in south and west Dublin, if he will consider a further roll-out of this model to districts K and H, including the urban villages across north Dublin, including Santry, Beaumont, Finglas and Ballymun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35729/2…
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
22. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department or An Garda Síochána has examined the feasibility of modernising the current physical firearms certificate system through the introduction of a secure digital licensing system accessible only to authorised members of An Garda Síochána; whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding dat…
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
30. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí in County Meath; if he is aware that County Meath has, for years, had the lowest number of gardaí per population in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34344/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
36. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a review of the Garda vetting procedure to reduce the timelines and administrative burden placed on schools, clubs and other organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34396/26]
Joe Cooney
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
38. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current strength of An Garda Síochána in the Clare-Tipperary division, by each county, in whole numbers and as a percentage of the national figure; the total number of probationer gardaí allocated to stations in County Clare since January 2025, as a whole number and as a percentage of the total; the plans to incre…
Noel McCarthy
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
42. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work of the Garda Vetting Review Group since its establishment; if the group has proposed any recommendations to date for the improvement of the vetting system nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35590/26]
Emer Currie
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
43. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the programme for Government commitment to consider allowing Garda trainees to undergo part of their training course in regionally based universities or technological universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35402/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any comparative assessment carried out between Garda vetting procedures and the equivalent process in other EU countries; his views that any lessons can be learned from this type of analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34397/26]
Edward Timmins
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
58. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans there are to expand the Garda presence in Blessington, County Wicklow, given the large population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35713/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
60. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new gardaí who have graduated to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35610/26]
James O'Connor
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
61. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Garda numbers in Cork county, in particular the Midleton District. [35714/26]
Séamus McGrath
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
62. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; the overall number at the end of 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the equivalent figures for civilian support staff. [35702/26]
Brian Brennan
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
66. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there is scope for a member of the uniformed services to apply for an extension of their service beyond the mandatory retirement age of 62; if not, if he would consider introducing criteria to accommodate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35786/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-05-14 · to Justice
67. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recruits he expects to graduate at the next passing out ceremony in the Garda College in Templemore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35699/26]