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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

Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
858. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the net number of jobs provided, by each local enterprise office, in each local authority area in each of the years 2015 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form [40762/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the IDA client companies with operations in Drogheda, County Louth and in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41283/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
887. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the IDA-backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each IDA-backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
888. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to name all of the Enterprise Ireland client companies with operations in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41286/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
889. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to list all of the Enterprise Ireland backed client companies located in County Louth; to provide details of the number of whole-time equivalent employees at each Enterprise Ireland backed firm in County Louth, as of 1 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
936. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what the full complement of staff at the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland should be at present; and the number of vacancies. [43255/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
937. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the criteria which were applied to the appointment of Chief Executive Officer of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland; his role and that of his Department in the process; and an outline of the process for the appointment of the most recent CEO. [43256/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1010. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students participating in extracurricular activities in schools, including a breakdown by type of activity and student demographics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40951/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1014. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teaching posts that remain unfilled in Cork primary and post-primary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, by subject and school type, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40955/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1148. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action taken to improve the pay and working conditions and opportunities for career development for primary school teachers since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42717/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1149. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42718/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1150. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2024- 2025; the provisional allocation in each county for 2025-2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42719/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1151. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary school teachers in each county in 2024-2025; the provisional allocation in each county for 2025-2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42720/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average class size of primary schools, by county and local authority area, in the 2024-2025 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42721/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1155. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level; the number enrolled at post-primary level, by county as of June 30 2025 or latest date available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42724/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1159. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary school teachers in full-time employment as a proportion of overall participation; the number in part-time employment; the number of secondary school teachers in full-time employment as a proportion of overall participation; and the number in part-time employment. [42744/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1162. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department or any agency operating under the aegis of her Department, have used reserved contracts or social clauses in their public procurement tenders in the past five years; if so, the nature of the reserved contract or social clause; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42847/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1169. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42917/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1171. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42945/25]
Sean Fleming Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1172. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42953/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing a €100 allowance towards iPads for students in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43022/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of nurture groups in schools across the State, broken down by primary and post-primary school level, in tabular form. [43024/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1189. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of carrying out a review in her Department, for example, a review of the Professional Master of Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43030/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average salary of one full-time home school community liaison coordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43031/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to Traveller/Roma/Refugee capitation supports in primary and post-primary schools respectively, in tabular form. [43034/25]