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Crime Prevention

121 questions from 51 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 7 October 2026.

121
questions
114 written, 7 oral
51
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
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 202515
April 20255
May 20255
June 20251
July 202511
August 20250
September 20255
October 202511
November 20256
December 20254
January 20267
February 20263
March 20262
April 20267
May 20265
June 20269
July 20266
August 20260
September 202610
October 20261

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.

  • Aontú2 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil21 from 14 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael23 from 10 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent13 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland13 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party8 from 3 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin30 from 12 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 13
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 5
  8. 4

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
587. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the status of local community safety partnerships in each local authority and Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14170/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
588. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice when he expects that each local community safety partnership will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14171/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
589. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the role he plans for elected representatives, local councillors and Oireachtas members, within the local community safety partnership structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14172/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will advise local authorities to re-establish joint policing committees until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14173/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if there are joint policing committees operating until such stage as local community safety partnership structures are in place; the local authorities where this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14174/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
598. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the local community safety plan; how it is proposed to be set up; who appoints the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14205/25]
Matt Carthy Oral 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
116. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions he will take to address the fact that the suspects for 40,348 crimes carried out in 2024 were on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
136. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the figures for knife crime convictions from 2020 to 2024; if he is considering progressing legislation similar to the UK's !stop and search" campaign to deter knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12429/25]
Mark Ward Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
146. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the resources that are available to an area that is experiencing high levels of violence and intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12735/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
161. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice for an update on his plan to tackle the issue of knife crime. [12675/25]
Matt Carthy Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
171. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the actions he intends to take to tackle the growing problem of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
177. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Justice the measures he is putting in place to tackle rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12521/25]
Jen Cummins Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1205. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice his plan to expand the youth diversion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
663. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of youth diversion initiatives per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
664. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the annual Government spend on youth diversion from 2014 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7599/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice to outline the Government’s youth justice strategy; if the age limit will be extended to 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Justice
682. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the plans in conjunction with the Garda Commissioner to urgently tackle knife violence on our streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7813/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Justice
289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that have been given the maximum sentence under revised knife crime legislation since it came into effect. [6932/25]
Joe Neville Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Justice
227. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Justice when the guidelines for the local community safety partnership initiative will be sent to Kildare County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5182/25]
Mark Ward Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
178. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the status of the rollout of local community safety partnerships; their status as statutory bodies; if they have referral pathways from local community safety forums and community transport safety forums as did the joint policing committees they replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3729/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
847. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the actions that are being taken to combat drug-related crime and gang activity in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3597/25]