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Topics / Climate Change Policy

A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Climate Change Policy

128 questions from 37 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

128
questions
123 written, 5 oral
37
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
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 20258
March 20252
April 202520
May 202511
June 20253
July 20255
August 20250
September 20257
October 20252
November 202516
December 20253
January 20265
February 202614
March 20260
April 20263
May 20265
June 20266
July 20262
August 20260
September 202613
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú4 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil13 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael26 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party10 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent9 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party18 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin29 from 7 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Pa Daly
    16
  2. Ciarán Ahern
    14
  3. Roderic O'Gorman
    10
  4. Jennifer Whitmore
    9
  5. Eoin Hayes
    8
  6. Barry Ward
    6
  7. Naoise Ó Muirí
    6
  8. Sorca Clarke
    5

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of global food security concerns, if he will explain how Ireland is balancing climate policies with maintaining national food production capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4595/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
61. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a public consultation will be held on the proposed carbon budgets to 2040; the timeframe for a consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/25]
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update of the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; if there will be any changes in the mandate as part of the new mandate for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/25]