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Asylum Applications

56 questions from 21 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.

56
questions
56 written, 0 oral
21
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
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 20251
March 20251
April 20259
May 20251
June 20252
July 20257
August 20250
September 20251
October 20258
November 20251
December 20252
January 20267
February 20267
March 20260
April 20261
May 20260
June 20264
July 20261
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.

  • Aontú6 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil6 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 2 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent7 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland19 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party3 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin6 from 4 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Ken O'Flynn
    15
  2. Carol Nolan
    6
  3. Peadar Tóibín
    6
  4. Michael Fitzmaurice
    4
  5. Barry Ward
    3
  6. Gary Gannon
    3
  7. Claire Kerrane
    2
  8. Ivana Bacik
    2

Asked of

The questions

Michael Fitzmaurice Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1513. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the longest timeframe a person seeking asylum and started with application and is in courts appealing in the current cases that have not been finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1553. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will instruct his Department to simplify the process of asylum seeking for Palestinians and make any relevant information regarding the process easily accessible to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1575. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice the status of an asylum application appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19616/25]
Martin Kenny Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
554. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the Afghan Admissions Programme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13617/25]
Barry Ward Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the application process for a Palestinian national to apply for asylum, including the specific procedure for a person still resident in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4282/25]
Carol Nolan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
960. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will be supporting at European Union level the processing of asylum and international protection applications in a safe third country prior to such applicants arriving in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46568/24]