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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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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Peadar Tóibín Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
45. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [37566/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
46. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Coordination will next meet. [37504/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
47. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [39270/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
48. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet [39273/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
58. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will next meet. [28975/25]
James O'Connor Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
59. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will next meet. [33857/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
85. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [39420/25]
Ivana Bacik Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [22233/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [23201/25]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [23202/25]
John Connolly Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [30268/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [32141/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [32399/25]
Barry Heneghan Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [32402/25]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33552/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [33564/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33565/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33779/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [33926/25]
Conor D McGuinness Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [35041/25]
Ivana Bacik Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [25318/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [26018/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [32570/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33559/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33566/25]