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Cabinet Committees

991 questions from 70 TDs, between 12 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

991
questions
248 written, 743 oral
70
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.

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 202551
March 202528
April 202559
May 202563
June 202530
July 202567
August 20250
September 202537
October 202548
November 202574
December 202537
January 202640
February 202671
March 202611
April 202645
May 2026122
June 202686
July 202643
August 20260
September 202625
October 202654

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.

  • Aontú58 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil269 from 28 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael60 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent35 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party60 from 9 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity123 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin276 from 14 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Ruairí Ó Murchú
    59
  2. Darren O'Rourke
    46
  3. Paul Murphy
    45
  4. Ruth Coppinger
    44
  5. Cian O'Callaghan
    43
  6. James Geoghegan
    42
  7. Ivana Bacik
    41
  8. Mary Lou McDonald
    40

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Jennifer Whitmore Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39343/26]
Paul Lawless Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39395/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39587/26]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39588/26]
Conor Sheehan Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next [39593/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39716/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39719/26]
Jen Cummins Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
44. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on housing will meet next. [36983/26]
Mark Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
45. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [37495/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
46. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will meet next. [37535/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
59. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [37342/26]
Jen Cummins Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
94. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [36985/26]
James Geoghegan Written 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
125. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [36952/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach to list all the Cabinet committees currently in operation. [38150/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7904/26]
Brendan Smith Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7905/26]
Erin McGreehan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7907/26]
Cormac Devlin Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [7908/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [30024/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [31756/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32082/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32449/26]
Ivana Bacik Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [34718/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [34828/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [34872/26]