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Artists' Remuneration

127 questions from 59 TDs, between 18 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

127
questions
119 written, 8 oral
59
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
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 20250
February 20252
March 20255
April 202511
May 202515
June 202518
July 202515
August 20250
September 20259
October 202510
November 202514
December 20251
January 20263
February 20263
March 20267
April 20263
May 20267
June 20261
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú4 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil28 from 16 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael18 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent10 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party18 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity14 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin19 from 10 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Barry Ward
    9
  2. Sinéad Gibney
    8
  3. Richard Boyd Barrett
    6
  4. Malcolm Byrne
    5
  5. Paul Murphy
    5
  6. Robert O'Donoghue
    5
  7. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    4
  8. Brian Stanley
    4

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Willie O'Dea Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
391. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to continue with the basic income pilot scheme for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
397. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe for the assessment of the basic income for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5977/25]