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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

Carol Nolan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1105. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health whether the pre-termination counselling protocols mandated under the 2018 Act require the provision of evidence-based information on foetal development at each stage of gestation up to 12 weeks, the physical and psychological risks of the procedure, and details of non-directive support services including adoption and financial assistance for continuing the pregna…
Carol Nolan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the assessment, if any, that has been made of the impact of the rollout of termination of pregnancy services on the capacity, staffing levels and reported morale within maternity and obstetric units in public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34621/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1137. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including hospital, primary care centre and other health infrastructure works delivered by her Department or the HSE, which have been completed on time and within budget in Cork North-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34735/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the level of agency spending per model four hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35330/26]
Brian Brennan Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1250. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford Constituency in each of the past five years, in …
Grace Boland Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1253. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Fingal in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he wil…
Micheál Carrigy Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1254. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Longford in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if h…
John Paul O'Shea Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1266. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including further and higher education campus, ETB and research infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of his Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Cork North-West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; …
Joe Neville Written 12 May 2026 · to Rural
1286. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects - including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in Kildar…
Brian Brennan Written 12 May 2026 · to Rural
1287. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects, including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in the W…
Grace Boland Written 12 May 2026 · to Rural
1289. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in Fingal …
Micheál Carrigy Written 12 May 2026 · to Rural
1290. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the Town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in Long…
John Paul O'Shea Written 12 May 2026 · to Rural
1292. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in Cor…
Shane Moynihan Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
182. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Acts for which her Department has responsibility; the number of these that have official texts available in both English and Irish; the number that are available in English only; the number that are available in Irish only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33852/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the average carriage capacity on services operating on the Maynooth train line, per day, in each of the years from 2019 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
214. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to account for the membership of the IAA working group on UAS Geographical Zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33920/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
219. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33960/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 7 May 2026 · to Enterprise
280. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies that the State has invested in that are also subject to State regulation by a body or agency for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the level of investment in total, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33921/26]
Paula Butterly Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
292. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Louth in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33636/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
293. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33675/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
299. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department or any bodies and agencies under her aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33718/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a list of all school building, extension, refurbishment and other capital projects delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33823/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
311. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected number of primary classes of 30+ pupils for 2026/2027, by class level, with specific reference to infant classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33913/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Education
313. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33949/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Culture
326. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of civil and public servants employed by his/her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33947/26]