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Bench Warrants

5 questions from 4 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
4
TDs have asked
2
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.

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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.

  • Labour Party2 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Matt Carthy
    2
  2. Alan Kelly
    1
  3. Conor Sheehan
    1
  4. Sorca Clarke
    1

Asked of

The questions

Conor Sheehan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
563. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bench warrants that are over 18 months old and that are currently outstanding in each Garda Division, in tabular form. [72132/26]
Matt Carthy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
901. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bench warrants issued in each month of 2025 and in each month of 2026 to date, in tabular form. [65075/26]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Justice
142. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants currently outstanding in each Garda division as of 25 April 2025; the number older than 6 months, older than 12 months, and the longest outstanding issue date; the total number of outstanding bench warrants that predate 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21626/25]
Matt Carthy Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
518. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding in each Garda division as of February 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5543/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
438. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Meath/Westmeath Garda division as of 4 February 2025. [4348/25]