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Departmental Data

4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
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 202534
February 202583
March 2025109
April 2025199
May 202570
June 2025294
July 2025286
August 20250
September 2025289
October 2025144
November 2025345
December 2025296
January 2026192
February 2026284
March 2026121
April 2026263
May 2026415
June 2026310
July 2026260
August 20260
September 2026124
October 2026118

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% RDR9 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú222 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil647 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael454 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party29 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent202 from 13 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland671 from 4 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party364 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity83 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin1,203 from 38 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 651
  2. 167
  3. 111
  4. 110
  5. 96
  6. 93
  7. 91
  8. 86

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated additional LPT yield for each local authority if the 2026 band structure results in upward band movement above the Revenue Commissioner's assumed four percent. [64975/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined whether hidden credit line exposures influenced lender decisions on small business loans; and the number of cases identified. [65110/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether any lenders applied hidden credit line structures when pricing credit for SMEs farms or sole traders; and to provide details of any cases under review. [65111/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether hidden credit line exposures affected the approval rates for business loans in any region including Cork and to indicate the evidence available. [65112/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any lender reported errors in business customer credit assessments are linked to hidden credit line exposures; and the number of accounts remain unresolved. [65113/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to indicate whether hidden credit line exposures contributed to inconsistencies in loan restructures offered to small businesses; and the actions which have been taken to correct these inconsistencies. [65114/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether hidden credit line exposures affected interest rate setting for SME loans and to state whether any rate corrections are expected. [65115/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline whether hidden credit line exposures influenced decisions to sell or transfer SME loan portfolios and to say how many relevant transactions have been examined. [65116/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
391. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to state whether his Department has reviewed any impact of hidden credit line exposures on the credit guarantee schemes offered to small businesses and to provide the findings. [65117/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
392. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether lenders have been directed to review all business loan accounts for links to hidden credit line exposures; and when this review will be completed. [65118/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
393. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether regional business borrowers in Cork city and county were disproportionately affected by hidden credit line exposures; and whether regional data will be published. [65119/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
394. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has examined whether hidden credit line exposures influenced lenders treatment of savings accounts deposits or term accounts and the findings. [65120/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether any regulated lender reported the use of hidden credit line structures in managing customer deposits; and to indicate how many such reports have been received. [65121/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether hidden credit line exposures affected interest rate setting for deposit holders including regional customers in Cork; and to provide any evidence available. [65122/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has reviewed whether hidden credit line exposures created liquidity risks that could impact deposit holders; and the measures which have been taken in response. [65123/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any lenders have acknowledged errors in deposit account classifications linked to hidden credit line structures; and the number of accounts which were involved. [65124/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if hidden credit line exposures were considered during assessments of bank resolution planning including the treatment of depositors and to outline any risks identified. [65125/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether hidden credit line exposures interacted with the Deposit Guarantee Scheme; and whether any adjustments to the scheme are under review. [65126/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
401. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether hidden credit line exposures created inconsistencies in lenders reporting of deposit inflows or outflows; and whether corrections have been ordered. [65127/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined any link between hidden credit line exposures and the capital or liquidity positions of banks that could affect depositor security; and to provide the conclusions reached. [65128/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm whether an independent review will be commissioned to assess the full impact of hidden credit line exposures on both borrowers and depositors; and when the results will be made available to the Oireachtas. [65129/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will grant full approval to a school (details supplied). [64729/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
489. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proportion of Irish land which has been sold to individual and investment firms outside the State of Irish land is owned by foreign investors; to provide a list of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64718/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
502. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of offences of poisoning under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 recorded for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64704/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
503. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions for poisoning, under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, per county, in tabular form. [64705/25]