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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

Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [29736/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [29737/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32103/25]
Barry Heneghan Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32403/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach for a schedule of all cabinet sub-committees and the membership of each committee. [30740/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
34. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [25610/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach the number of times since February the Cabinet committee dealing with national security has met; the attendance at each meeting; and the actions that were decided. [25521/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
55. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [18695/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [25707/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing is expected to meet next. [25323/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
76. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [25611/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
77. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [25709/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach to list the Cabinet sub-committees set up since formation of Government; and the dates on which each of them has met since being established. [24888/25]
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
168. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates and attendees of all meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Housing since he took office, in tabular form. [29739/25]
Alan Kelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates and attendees of all meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure since he took office, in tabular form. [29744/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [16779/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [21096/25]
James O'Connor Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22203/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22205/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22480/25]
Ivana Bacik Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [15144/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22996/25]
Albert Dolan Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [22997/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [25526/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [27214/25]