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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

Paul McAuliffe Oral 16 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [64266/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 16 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [64814/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 16 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will meet next. [64832/26]
Mark Ward Oral 16 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [65610/26]
John Connolly Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
48. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [46914/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [46916/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
50. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [46922/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
51. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [32133/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
52. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet [32143/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
53. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [32151/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
54. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [36936/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
55. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [48150/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
56. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [48669/26]
James O'Connor Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
57. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [49103/26]
Mark Ward Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
58. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [49326/26]
Brendan Smith Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
59. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [49737/26]
Liam Quaide Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
60. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [50819/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [50894/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
62. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [50912/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
63. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [51118/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
64. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [51501/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
65. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [51512/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
66. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [53177/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
67. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Children and Education will next meet. [53686/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
77. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [36937/26]