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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

James Geoghegan Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
52. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will meet next. [9827/25]
Emer Currie Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
53. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [12073/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
54. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12276/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
69. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [9293/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
70. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [12277/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
97. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [9165/25]
Brendan Smith Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
99. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [11061/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with social affairs and public services last met. [7688/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
102. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [9167/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [9458/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
112. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [10134/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
206. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Water Quality will meet next. [15023/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will meet next. [9171/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will meet next. [9482/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [9489/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [9492/25]
Ivana Bacik Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [9457/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will meet next. [10805/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [10807/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [12369/25]
Michael Cahill Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [12409/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [12468/25]
Rory Hearne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
53. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach if he has plans to establish a cabinet sub-committee on the delivery of Metrolink. [6425/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [7686/25]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [5804/25]