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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

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The questions

Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [3770/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
116. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [3772/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
117. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [3783/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
118. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [3790/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [4089/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
46. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [4028/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [4041/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
61. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [74326/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
62. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [74417/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
64. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [72587/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
88. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [1411/26]
David Cullinane Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
89. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [4025/26]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [1249/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
60. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [71904/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [71905/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [71908/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
68. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [72005/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [65714/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [65718/25]
Pádraig Rice Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [68414/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [69322/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [69705/25]
Pádraig Rice Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [70180/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [71907/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will meet next. [74327/25]