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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

Mark Wall Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
372. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the updated position on the availability of primary school places for the coming year in in County Kildare (details supplied); if the number of places per school at the location could be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29327/26]
Jen Cummins Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
389. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a full publication of the parents survey will be available. [29475/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
423. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of summonses that have been issued to farmers and protestors who were part of the price of fuel protests. [29286/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
431. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions and convictions secured under the offence of stalking introduced under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, since its commencement in November 2023, broken down by year; the number of stalking-related incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána over the same period, in tabular form; and…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
433. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review has been undertaken, or is planned, into the effectiveness of the stalking legislation introduced in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29349/26]
Matt Carthy Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
437. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the rate of recidivism in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29413/26]
Barry Ward Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
443. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions in the past five years specifically related to sulky racing and related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29523/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Justice
447. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases dealt with by the Irish Central Authority within his Department, on a year-on-year basis over the past five years, in relation to international parental child abduction under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980; the number of those cases that remain active; and if he wil…
Emer Currie Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Climate
15. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on …
Réada Cronin Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of infrastructure projects completed by public State bodies from 2022 to 2025; to provide a breakdown of the costs to the Exchequer for each of these projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29187/26]
Emer Currie Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will make a statement on t…
Emer Currie Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
204. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland benchmarks ophthalmology surgical outcomes against international clinical standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28792/26]
Emer Currie Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
213. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of legal actions against her Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if her Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28837/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
230. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the cost incurred annually by University Hospital Galway to have Pet scans completed over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28966/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
231. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the cost incurred annually by University Hospital Galway to have Pet scans completed externally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28967/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 22 Apr 2026 · to Health
243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of patients diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia in the State; the number currently under active neurological care; and whether a national clinical pathway or specialised service model exists for this condition. [29082/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
265. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current balance of the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; the approach and timing for depositing in each fund; the purpose for which these funds will be utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26896/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Transport
414. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles supported under the electric small public service vehicle grant scheme in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively; the total funding allocated and drawn down in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
427. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of visits to Donegal and the IDA over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27926/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any product or service purchased from the United Arab Emirates by his Department in 2025, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28262/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
470. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2202 of 14 April 2026, to provide the exact asbestos concentrations levels (ppm or percentage) of asbestos found at a location (details supplied); the type of asbestos identified (chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, and so on); the testing methodology and laboratory standards used the risk asses…
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
481. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school closures that have been recorded over the past year in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27927/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
520. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28530/26]
Barry Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Education
521. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at county-by-county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28531/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Housing
572. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1066 of 18 March 2026, the grounds upon which he feels unable to provide the figure requested for the value of sponsorship received; and the criteria by which he deems this figure to be 'commercially sensitive' [28253/26]