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Central Bank of Ireland

106 questions from 25 TDs, between 29 May 2025 and 6 October 2026.

106
questions
104 written, 2 oral
25
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

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 20250
March 20250
April 20250
May 20255
June 20254
July 20257
August 20250
September 202514
October 20252
November 20250
December 202519
January 202610
February 202617
March 202611
April 20263
May 20265
June 20263
July 20264
August 20260
September 20260
October 20262

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.

  • Fianna Fáil7 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland40 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 3 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin32 from 4 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Ken O'Flynn
    40
  2. Pearse Doherty
    24
  3. Cian O'Callaghan
    6
  4. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    4
  5. Paul Murphy
    4
  6. Malcolm Byrne
    3
  7. Ruairí Ó Murchú
    3
  8. Aidan Farrelly
    2

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The questions

Pearse Doherty Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance
291. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 28 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are allowed to own the legal title without beneficial ownership of the underlying loan related to the mortgage where the beneficial ownership of the loan is not with the original issuer of the mortgage; and if he will make…
Paul Murphy Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of the ongoing genocide carried out by Israel, he will direct the Central Bank to stop facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
40. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the value of all State investment in Israeli bonds; if he is concerned that a person (details supplied) told potential investors that purchasing bonds was the “best way” to help Israel support “the war campaign”, given that the Central Bank of Ireland is designated as the competent authority to approve prospectuses for Israeli bonds sold in the European Uni…
Paul Murphy Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
67. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether he has a duty under the Genocide Convention to stop the Central Bank from facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 May 2025 · to Finance
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Israeli war bonds, whose sale is facilitated by the Central Bank, are financing the genocide in Gaza; his further views on whether the Central Bank and his Department are complicit in genocide as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27949/25]