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Assisted Decision-Making

54 questions from 20 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

54
questions
54 written, 0 oral
20
TDs have asked
7
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
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 20251
February 202510
March 20250
April 20254
May 20255
June 20259
July 20256
August 20250
September 20251
October 20253
November 20250
December 20250
January 20261
February 20263
March 20260
April 20261
May 20260
June 20262
July 20266
August 20260
September 20260
October 20262

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 Fáil21 from 6 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael11 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent6 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party3 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin7 from 3 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Catherine Ardagh
    12
  2. Barry Ward
    8
  3. Barry Heneghan
    5
  4. Réada Cronin
    5
  5. Aidan Farrelly
    4
  6. Aisling Dempsey
    4
  7. Marie Sherlock
    2
  8. Tom Brabazon
    2

Asked of

The questions

Tom Brabazon Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
184. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of enduring powers of attorney that have been created since the commencement of the Assistant Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [6467/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Children
243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is satisfied that the intent of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 is working as intended given that a tiny number of solicitors (details supplied) across the State will only provide the legal practitioner statement as part of the Decision Support Service enduring power of attorney …
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Children
244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she intends to engage with the Law Society of Ireland on their practise decision of 15 February 2024 which appears to advise against solicitors only providing the legal practitioner statement with the Decision Support Service enduring power of attorney process and that the ideal is to participate from start to f…
Niamh Smyth Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1190. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review matters (details supplied) regarding the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; to provide clarity on these three specific questions regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/24]