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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

Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he plans to introduce a right to repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72918/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
203. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken in the area of consumer affairs and competition during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73146/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
204. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the key measures taken in the area of company and corporate affairs during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73147/25]
Sean Fleming Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Social
320. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of notifications being issued by his Department in each year from 2020,to date in 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73253/25]
Emer Currie Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
337. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of court notifications received by the District Court in each of the years since 2022, to date in 2025, of drivers convicted of penalty point offences; the number of penalty points attached to each conviction; the number of notifications that included a valid driver number; the number of convictions that could not be matched…
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
347. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of partnerships registered annually under the succession farm partnership measure since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72858/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
353. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Meath waiting on an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72824/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
354. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average wait time for an assessment of need in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72825/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
355. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with a disability awaiting placement into residential care in County Meath if she will make a statement on the matter. [72826/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
357. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children's respite services in County Meath for children with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72828/25]
Johnny Guirke Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
358. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adult respite services in County Meath for individuals with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72829/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Children
366. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72943/25]
Joe Cooney Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
383. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologist based at University Hospital Limerick in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72766/25]
Joe Cooney Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Shannon Health Centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72767/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioner posts that were filled at Dundalk minor injuries unit in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72834/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
400. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultants that have been engaged as part of the North Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; any reports produced and the cost associated with their services. [72904/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultant reports commissioned as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report; the actions that arose from each report; the progress to date on said actions; and the costs associated with each report. [72905/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
402. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultant reports commissioned as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the objective of each report, and any actions that arose from each report; the progress to date on said actions; and the costs associated with each report. [72906/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
403. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health for a list of all consultants that have been engaged as part of the south Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; any reports produced; and the cost associated with their services. [72907/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
404. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72944/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
405. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72945/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
407. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72971/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
408. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72972/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
415. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of vacant beds in each community hospital in County Donegal; the reason in each case they are vacant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73075/25]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
420. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs and other termination of pregnancy service providers reimbursed (PCRS) for the year 2023, in tabular form, for first and second consultations for terminations of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73081/25]