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Departmental Correspondence

554 questions from 88 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

554
questions
554 written, 0 oral
88
TDs have asked
10
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 20250
February 20258
March 202515
April 202556
May 202512
June 202516
July 202534
August 20250
September 202528
October 202516
November 202520
December 202531
January 202650
February 202628
March 202645
April 202656
May 202642
June 202633
July 202638
August 20260
September 202614
October 202612

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.

  • Aontú10 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil243 from 21 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael109 from 15 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent14 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland23 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party35 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity11 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin76 from 25 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. James Geoghegan
    60
  2. Niamh Smyth
    60
  3. Michael Cahill
    51
  4. Niall Collins
    37
  5. Sean Fleming
    34
  6. Pádraig Rice
    26
  7. Seán Ó Fearghaíl
    19
  8. Barry Ward
    15

Asked of

The questions

Seán Fleming Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
779. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5937/25]
James O'Connor Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
198. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5290/25]
Paula Butterly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
478. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3069/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
480. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education to advise on a policy matter (details supplied) based on correspondence the Minister has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3125/25]