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Commonage Land Use

2 questions from 2 TDs, between 18 February 2025 and 12 May 2026.

2
questions
2 written, 0 oral
2
TDs have asked
2
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.

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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 Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. John McGuinness
    1
  2. Robert O'Donoghue
    1

Asked of

The questions

John McGuinness Written 12 May 2026 · to Agriculture
895. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issues concerning 19 shares of commonage relative to lands at a location (details supplied) and recorded under a number of herd numbers, have now been resolved; and if all payments due to those involved are up to date. [35046/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
599. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the scale of commonage dormancy in Ireland; if there are any individual commons parcels where all shareholdings have become dormant; what plans exist for these commons and if he would like; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/25]