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Arts Council

53 questions from 18 TDs, between 6 February 2025 and 7 May 2026.

53
questions
51 written, 2 oral
18
TDs have asked
6
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
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 202524
March 20256
April 20251
May 20254
June 20254
July 20257
August 20250
September 20251
October 20251
November 20251
December 20250
January 20262
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20262
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 20260

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.

  • Fianna Fáil2 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael5 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Labour Party8 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin34 from 8 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    20
  2. Pearse Doherty
    4
  3. Réada Cronin
    4
  4. Brian Brennan
    3
  5. Robert O'Donoghue
    3
  6. Sinéad Gibney
    3
  7. Alan Kelly
    2
  8. Eoghan Kenny
    2

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Debated under the same heading

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The questions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
172. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the 2023 annual report for the Arts Council has not been published or laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will do so without delay. [5202/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when his Department was first made aware of the overspend by the Arts Council on a digital transformation programme; to confirm that this overspend amounts to €7 million; the original estimated cost was for this digital transformation programme; if he is aware of the reasons for the overspend; if a new IT system wi…
Conor D McGuinness Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
115. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the proportion of An Chomhairle Ealaíon funding awarded to Irish language projects in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3611/25]