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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

Barry Heneghan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
586. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average processing time for housing adaptation grant applications for 2025; how those compare with 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63359/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
589. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications on the social housing waiting list for County Mayo, by town, in tabular form, as of November 2025. [63530/25]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing applicants in County Mayo requesting one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom accommodation, in tabular form, as of November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63531/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
599. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of direct build LDA homes delivered and that are currently under construction, by local authority, between the years 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63653/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
604. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for the vacant homes refurbishment grant, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of new builds constructed, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63711/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current cost per social home and cost per affordable home delivered in Cork city and Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if these costs are expected to fall under the new plan. [63860/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with disabilities; the number of grants awarded; the average turnaround time; and whether funding will be increased to meet rising demand. [63944/25]
Robert Troy Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Social
727. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who are in receipt of Jobseeker's allowance unbroken continuously in excess of 12 months, 24 months and 36 months, in tabular form. [63791/25]
Robert Troy Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Social
728. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on disability allowance and invalidity benefit; and the percentage of the population. [63792/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
802. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas issued to nationals of South Africa since the introduction of visa requirements in July 2024, by visa category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63688/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
803. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications from nationals of South Africa that have been received, granted and refused since July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63689/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
944. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of older people and disabled persons assessed as medically fit for discharge from hospitals or nursing homes but awaiting suitable housing; and the measures included in Delivering Homes, Building Communities to address delayed discharges linked to housing shortages. [63949/25]
William Aird Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1038. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to report on the changes to the organ donation framework; the number of those opting out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63124/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1075. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been seen by the multi-disciplinary team established following the audit of surgeries on children with developmental dysplasia of the hip at CHI Crumlin, CHI Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Cappagh; the number eligible for these multi-disciplinary meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63…
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1092. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average cost of an ADHD assessment in each RHA; the number of assessments carried out privately and publicly in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63575/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1094. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of teams from the 11 catchment area ADHD teams that are fully operational; the teams which remain in the process of being established; the expected opening dates for the three remaining services funded in 2025; and the measures being taken to ensure these new services are operational without further delay. [63593/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1095. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of posts that remain vacant across the 11 ADHD catchment area teams; the reasons for delays in approving key positions, including the two posts in Dublin south central/west, and the nursing post in Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal; and the expected timeline for filling these posts and ensuring full service capacity. [63594/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1102. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if private health insurance claims at a group of hospitals are audited (details supplied); if these audits are conducted internally or externally and by whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63608/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1121. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing glucose monitoring devices to all individuals with diabetes in the State. [63698/25]
John Clendennen Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Housing
330. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of homelessness figures by nationality, including Irish, EU, and non-EU citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62653/25]
Mark Wall Oral 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
89. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has addressed the IT issue whereby historical fee data was unavailable on the national childcare scheme website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61745/25]
Paula Butterly Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
777. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the statistics for convictions under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 by county; to provide a breakdown of such convictions between juvenile and adult offenders; the figures for these convictions for the past five years, and for the previous five years; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Albert Dolan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1126. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide any available data on the proportion of graduates in each of the years 2000 to 2025 who emigrated within five years of graduation; and whether such data is gathered by the CSO Graduate Outcomes Survey or Revenue-HEA linkage. [60957/25]
Jen Cummins Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
101. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of all secondary schools in Dublin south central. [60212/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of enforcement inspections and confiscations of inferior or non-compliant batteries which have taken place at Irish ports and airports in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57894/25]