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Court Accommodation

38 questions from 17 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.

38
questions
36 written, 2 oral
17
TDs have asked
7
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
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 20252
March 20255
April 20250
May 20252
June 20250
July 20257
August 20250
September 20250
October 20251
November 20256
December 20252
January 20263
February 20260
March 20261
April 20261
May 20262
June 20263
July 20260
August 20260
September 20261
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.

  • 100% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú2 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil6 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael9 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent3 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Sinn Féin13 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 11
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

John Brady Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
597. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of the costings-options for full restoration of Wicklow Courthouse that the OPW provided the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36025/25]
John Brady Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
598. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of all costs, including nature of cost for the closed Wicklow Courthouse for each year between 2010 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36026/25]
John Brady Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
599. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to handing the Wicklow Courthouse over for community usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/25]
John Brady Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Justice
600. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline any capacity issues in Wicklow in relation to the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36028/25]
William Aird Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
142. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on funding for a new courthouse and services, in Portlaoise, County Laois; to give a timeframe around commencement and completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24769/25]
John Brady Written 13 May 2025 · to Justice
848. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on his plans to refurbish Wicklow district courthouse in Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
160. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the efforts to source a new courthouse for Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/25]
Catherine Ardagh Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
180. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Justice his plans for a purpose-built family law court complex at Hammond Lane in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12740/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
466. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 24 November 2020, the cost of scaffolding that has been positioned around the dome of the Four Courts for the past number of years. [11288/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1104. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if we will address an ongoing issue in relation to plans for a new courthouse in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1107. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if a Court Service (details supplied) will be provided in Killorglin town, to serve Killorglin and the greater Mid Kerry region as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10998/25]
William Aird Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Justice
222. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for a new Courthouse in Portlaoise; to provide a timeframe around commencement and completion of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8401/25]
Brian Stanley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
825. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice to ensure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the new courthouse on the site acquired in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/25]