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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

Shay Brennan Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will meet next. [9483/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12376/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12379/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [13703/25]
Emer Currie Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
27. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [13707/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [13795/25]
Emer Currie Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [13709/25]
Séamus McGrath Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
30. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [13972/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
31. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [14195/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
32. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [15528/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
33. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [15529/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [17122/25]
Emer Currie Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
35. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee for transport will meet next. [17217/25]
Emer Currie Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
36. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [17218/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
41. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [13702/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [13708/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
43. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [13710/25]
Matt Carthy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [13735/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [13728/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
214. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [15663/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
216. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [16743/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
64. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Cabinet Sub Committee on Water Quality and Nitrates, if the subcommittee has been convened and started its work [15857/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
47. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will meet next. [8321/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
49. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [9163/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
51. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [9459/25]