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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

John Brady Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Housing
573. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding that was provided by his Department to carry out works at a location (details supplied) in order that it could provide accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/26]
Charles Ward Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Housing
581. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the proposed relocation plan relating to Elm Park, Buncrana, County Donegal; the scope and objectives of this plan; if a final decision has been made in respect of the relocation; to provide a timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28606/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Housing
583. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason women and children residing in domestic violence refuges are not included in the official homeless figures; if he acknowledges that their exclusion may underrepresent the true scale of homelessness, particularly among women and families; and if he will consider revising the methodology used in the compilation of hom…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
630. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for delay in processing an application (details supplied); if a further timeframe is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
741. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons based at UHW that are currently only treating and dealing with only public patients. [28017/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
742. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of children that travelled to the US for paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant surgery in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [28018/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
753. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service on respiratory medicines under the general medical services scheme in each month from January 2024 to date in 2026; and the proportion of this expenditure attributable to salbutamol nebules. [28040/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
935. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of funding for the senior alert scheme in each of the past five years; the number of applications approved in each year; the number of applications rejected in each year; whether the funding for 2026 has been exhausted or whether new applications will be accepted; and if so, the waiting times that will…
Michael Cahill Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Health
296. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown of the percentage of people who were readmitted to University Hospital Kerry within 30 days following medical treatment during the past five years; the way in which this compared to all other hospitals throughout the country; if a review or an analysis of these figures has been undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
270. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payment recipients who have had a reduced rate of payment applied due to penalties or sanctions, broken down by type of penalty, the duration, age group, social welfare office and the total aggregate value of payment reductions arising from such penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27373/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
272. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all academic or independent research projects on unemployment, jobseeker activation or welfare conditionality that his Department has commissioned, funded or co-funded, formally collaborated on or granted access to administrative data for, in each of the past three years; and to provide the titles of such projects; the institutions involved; the …
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
273. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any external academic researchers have been granted access to anonymised or administrative data relating to jobseeker payments or activation measures in the past three years; if not, the policy basis for restricting such access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27376/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
274. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will share any research, evaluation, or administrative analysis undertaken by his Department to assess the social, economic, or behavioural impacts of penalty rate reductions or sanctions on jobseeker recipients; if no, such analysis has been conducted to confirm this explicitly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
275. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures by which external researchers may apply for access to administrative data held by his Department in relation to unemployment and jobseeker payments, including the number of applications or approaches for access received and approved in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/26]
Liam Quaide Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Social
280. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension made by people with dementia under 66 years-of-age for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications that were accepted, rejected and under review; the main reasons those applications were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/26]
Holly Cairns Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Justice
288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if data is available on the number and type of complaints made under Coco's law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/26]
William Aird Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Children
326. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether all relevant service providers in Laois have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE in respect of unmet residential support needs; the steps being taken to move from crisis-based emergency placements towards planned, long-term supported housing in line with the objectives of a campaign …
Claire Kerrane Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Children
329. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an increased allowance for special care has been rejected by the Department of Public Expenditure; Infrastructure; Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, if so, the reason for this; the action she will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27678/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Health
370. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated and paid by the Health Service Executive under wig grant schemes (including medical wig or hairpiece supports) in each of the past five years; and the number of recipients in each year, broken down by county, in tabular form. [27591/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
254. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach the number of people who emigrated from Ireland in 2025 and the number of those who were Irish citizens. [26232/26]
John Lahart Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach to provide data on the total amount of private equity invested in Irish businesses in each of the years from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [27071/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
260. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year. [25043/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by her Department in data centres in Ireland, data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union, data centres outside of the European Union and data storage facilities within her own Department; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
465. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total pay bill for the Civil Service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive. [25438/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
516. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by his Department in data centres in Ireland, data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union, data centres outside of the European Union and data storage facilities within his own Department; and if he will make a statement…