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Departmental Bodies

745 questions from 84 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

745
questions
738 written, 7 oral
84
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked

This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.

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 20251
February 202520
March 202599
April 202523
May 2025227
June 20259
July 202521
August 20250
September 20259
October 20252
November 202528
December 20259
January 202624
February 202663
March 202613
April 202697
May 202660
June 20263
July 202613
August 20260
September 202618
October 20266

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% RDR6 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú7 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil90 from 18 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael188 from 14 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party20 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent22 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland194 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party54 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity16 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin114 from 22 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 190
  2. 91
  3. 67
  4. 34
  5. 27
  6. 21
  7. 20
  8. 20

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Finance
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22895/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
61. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22901/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
66. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22894/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Social
188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22903/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
418. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22898/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
457. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22897/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Rural
467. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22902/26]
Pa Daly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
526. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the membership of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforces; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19643/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial relations dispute within Tailte Éireann given the Government's failure to implement a pay agreement which was agreed between the trade union (details supplied), Tailte Éireann and Government Departments following the merging of Ordnance Survey Ireland into Tailte Éireann; t…
Paul Murphy Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
442. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of, and the reason for delay in publishing the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland's annual report and financial statement. [17983/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
108. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of female WTE accounts executive and senior accounts executive posts employed by IDA Ireland as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15340/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Culture
146. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he last met formally with the CEO of Screen Ireland; and the topics discussed. [15436/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Transport
299. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Finance
374. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
636. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Monuments Service will provide a wheelchair accessible entrance at a cemetery (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14197/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
657. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14394/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
658. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14412/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
863. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all State agencies within her Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14384/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Children
864. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the State agencies within her Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14402/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what formal mechanisms exist at Secretary General or Management Board level to ensure consistency of governance, reporting, and compliance standards across different departmental line units when administering direct funding to non-statutory bodies; whether such oversight arrangements are documented; and whether any consolidated compliance report is prepared at de…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the statutory, contractual, or policy basis her Department requires non-statutory bodies that are not aegis bodies of the Department to operate in line with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; whether any internal legal advice was obtained regarding the applicability of that Code to such bodies; and whether any formal determination was made a…
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department conducts documented risk assessments prior to awarding direct funding to non-statutory bodies; whether a standardised risk assessment template is used; and whether such assessments are subject to review by the Department’s Internal Audit Unit. [14677/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in the absence of an internal audit or evaluation since 2020 of the adequacy of governance and oversight arrangements for non-statutory bodies funded directly by her Department, if any review is now planned; and, if so, to state the anticipated timeframe and scope. [14678/26]