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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

Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by gender and full-time or part-time status in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form. [3380/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2963/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach to list, by sex, the employment rate in County Clare for those aged 15 to 64 years for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2964/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by NACE Rev. 2 Economic Sector in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2965/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 15 to 89 years in employment classified by sex and full- or part-time status in County Clare for each of the years from 2011 to 2024, in tabular form. [2966/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a stateme…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
56. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that were refused; and the grounds on which they were refused. [2499/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
93. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
105. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that were refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
106. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a schedule of the costs of operating and maintaining the Government jet; and to provide a breakdown for operational costs, fuel, maintenance, annual depreciation of the craft and the total annual kilometres flown in each year from 2004 to date. [2155/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
120. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on t…
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on the work his Department is carrying out on climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
284. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total direct taxation raised from the investments funds sector in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3057/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
285. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of funds domiciled in Ireland; the total number of funds domiciled and under administration in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
306. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
310. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
371. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in Kilkenny and Carlow, at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2538/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
729. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the …
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
831. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32…
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
852. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that were refused; and the grounds on which they were refused. [2499/25]
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
890. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of requests to her Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]
Carol Nolan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1187. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of communications received by HSE MyOptions from women in unplanned pregnancies in 2020-24, inclusive, by category, by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2831/25]
Carol Nolan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the HSE environmental health service of each of manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of e-cigarettes and refill containers during 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2834/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1266. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to her Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1383. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and …