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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

Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38906/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
79. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38907/26]
Albert Dolan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
80. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38908/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
81. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38910/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
82. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51505/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
83. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51508/26]
Mark Ward Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
84. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51510/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
85. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [36938/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
86. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38909/26]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38911/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
88. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38912/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
89. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38913/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [51506/26]
Paul Murphy Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
91. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [51509/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
92. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [42079/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
93. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [49237/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [49319/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [49238/26]
Pa Daly Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
97. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [49320/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
98. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [51119/26]
James Geoghegan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
100. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness will next meet. [49217/26]
James Geoghegan Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
101. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [49218/26]
David Cullinane Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [46894/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet [46895/26]
Mark Ward Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [46911/26]