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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

Marie Sherlock Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1372. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the screening target for the BowelScreen Programme, and the number of individuals who have received screening between the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49165/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1395. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on timelines, budgets and the terms of reference for a review of disability issues across further and higher education settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1396. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of plans for capital investment in further and higher education facilities in Louth over the next number of years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47617/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1398. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline any plans for a Colleges of the Future in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47619/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1406. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places currently available in veterinary medicine in each institution across the country; if he intends to make more spaces available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47823/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1411. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of pipe fitting apprentices who registered their four-year apprenticeship in 2021; and the number that have completed their course, in tabular form. [48117/25]
Paul Lawless Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1413. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students ordinarily resident in the State who enrolled in third-level education institutions; the number of international students who enrolled in third-level education institutions in each of the past five academic years; the total revenue generated by the State from student fees during each …
Alan Kelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1416. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average time it took from phase 1 to completion of each apprenticeship, by trade in County Tipperary in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48408/25]
Robert Troy Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1441. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will ensure that a CLÁR appeal (details supplied) is granted. [48052/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider an application under CLÁR 2025 measure 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48109/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1445. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to urgently assist with a Clár application for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to urgently assist with a Clár application for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48310/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if any agreements or lists have been made or exchanged with independent TDs who now support the Government since he became Taoiseach, to include projects in their constituencies in the future National Development plan and/or the HSE Capital Plan; and if so, whether there are documents, notes, messages, communications of any kind that relate to this between him and/or his advis…
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times reports, statements or other documents authored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have contained the term “sexual and reproductive health and rights” (SRHR) from the period 2016 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial electricity customers in arrears; the number of domestic gas customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial gas customers in arrears; the number of domestic electricity customers i…
Séamus McGrath Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
248. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the amounts paid to vehicle owners for damage caused to vehicles on public roads from potholes, poor surface and other reasons; the amounts paid in 2022, 2023, 2024 in each local authority area; the amounts from the national figure for example number of claims paid less than €250, €500, €750, €1,000, €1250 and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a st…
Jen Cummins Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
345. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport for the percentage of appeals granted by the Dublin Street Parking Services and the NTA, in tabular form. [46032/25]
Michael Lowry Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
700. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; the number of persons employed directly by companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
947. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department holds figures on the number of primary school pupils nationally who were placed on reduced school hours during the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will provide a breakdown by county. [46465/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
948. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of cases where primary school pupils were placed on reduced school hours for the entire 2024-2025 school year; and if she will outline what steps her Department is taking to address such practices, given that reduced timetables are intended to be short-term and exceptional. [46466/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
949. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the monitoring and oversight mechanisms that her Department has in place to ensure that reduced school hours are only used in line with Department guidelines; and if she will outline how compliance is tracked across schools. [46467/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
950. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the assessment her Department has carried out on the educational, social, and emotional impact on children placed on reduced school hours for extended periods; and if she will confirm whether additional supports are made available to such children. [46469/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
951. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions or sanctions available to her Department in cases where schools fail to comply with the guidelines on reduced school hours and maintain children on reduced timetables beyond what is permitted. [46470/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
1048. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Dublin Bay North that have access to full-time home school community liaison teachers in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47436/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Housing
1117. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable properties delivered through the Part V system in 2023 and 2024; and if he would outline his expectation for 2025. [44523/25]