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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

Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1087. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the governance structure approved by her Department for oversight of delayed transfers of care linked to housing or home support gaps; the reporting duties placed on the HSE; and the dates and findings of the most recent Departmental reviews. [72295/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has not produced a national financial impact assessment of delayed transfers of care arising from housing shortages; and the date by which she will introduce regular cost reporting for this cohort. [72296/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national datasets her Department requires for planning and oversight of gender identity services for minors, including referral numbers and diagnostic profiles; the datasets that are not yet in place; and the timeline for establishing a national dataset that meets evidence-based standards. [72298/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1092. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE on acquiring the shingles vaccine in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of people administered the shingles vaccine by county in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72313/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of work to establish a national data-collection framework for pregnancy-loss outcomes, including counselling access, waiting times, and follow-up; the governance structure responsible for delivery; and the expected timeline for the first dataset. [72315/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1100. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by Food Safety Authority of Ireland and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past two years; the types of breaches detected; the follow-up actions taken in each category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72331/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1108. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of current staffing in community nursing in each HSE region, by function and by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72366/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1109. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of RGNs in community nursing roles in each HSE region; the measures being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72367/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1111. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of walk ins that have presented to the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital in each of the first 11 months of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72401/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Naas primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72402/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1114. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of HSE funded organisations who provide pregnancy related counselling and/or post abortion counselling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72436/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1116. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operational CAMHS-ID teams; the current staffing of these teams; the number of children waiting for CAMHS-ID services; and the plan and timeline to fill all posts recommended under national policy. [72439/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1117. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of all recommendations of a report (details supplied), including clinical audits completed; numbers of children receiving re-evaluation; compensation payments made to date; and the measures in place to ensure no recurrence of the failings identified. [72440/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for primary care psychology, by CHO, in tabular form ; and the current funded staffing versus the recommended level. [72441/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1119. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the latest figures for adults on waiting lists for community mental health teams; primary care psychology; counselling in primary care (CIPC); other community therapeutic supports, by CHO including wait times, in tabular form. [72442/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1121. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for public ADHD assessments for both children and adults, by CHO; the number of referrals accepted and refused in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the budget allocation for ADHD services this year. [72444/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1123. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the crisis resolution teams which are currently operational; the staffing levels for each, the caseloads, associated crisis cafés; and the timeline for full national rollout. [72446/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1125. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of model 4 hospitals now operating specialist mental health emergency departments support teams; the staffing levels and training provided; and the impact on emergency department waiting times for people presenting in crisis. [72448/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1126. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS inpatient beds currently in operation; the number closed due to staffing shortages; the occupancy rates, and the expected timelines for reopening Linn Dara beds and the commissioning of beds at the National Children’s Hospital. [72449/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1146. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details on the way in which each RHO is resourced in terms of meeting the needs of the regional patient base with gastroenterology problems, particularly Crohn's disease, colitis, and irritable bowel disease, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72559/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1152. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place to ensure every GP in Ireland is trained in the latest understanding and teachings on Menopause; the number of GPs licensed to practice in Ireland, by county; and the number of GPs who have completed menopause training in the past 12 months, by county, in tabular form. [72572/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1156. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if information will be provided on the results of the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71366/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1162. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the measures being introduced to improve pay and conditions for teachers of English as a second language to adult immigrants. [71531/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1167. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the WTE staff, by job title currently working in the National Apprenticeship Office. [71704/25]
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1173. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the college campus on the northside of Cork city. [72120/25]