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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

Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
554. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists posts that were filled at CAMHS, Malahide Road, Dublin 3 in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form. [71279/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
555. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts that were filled at Roselawn health centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form. [71283/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
564. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of long and short-stay community beds delivered to date in 2025, by site and region, in tabular form. [70970/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
587. Deputy Shane Moynihan 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. [71118/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
588. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health for a 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. [71119/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
599. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the key improvements delivered in acute hospital services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71240/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
600. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2025. [71241/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
601. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours currently being provided in each LHO area as of 1 December 2025 or the latest date available; the way that compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3, 3-6, 6-12 and the number waiting 12 months plus, in …
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
603. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges at the end of November 2025 for each public and voluntary hospital; and the total number to date in 2025, in tabular form. [71244/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
604. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost owing to delayed discharges to date in 2025, for each public and voluntary hospital, in tabular form. [71245/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
614. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at CHI Temple Street. [71270/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
615. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres at St. James's Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital; and if each of the theatres are in full use. [71271/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Health
616. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses posts filled at Granard health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71272/25]
Grace Boland Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Transport
127. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current number of international trading ships on the Irish Ship Register; the names of each of these ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70674/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Finance
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current reporting framework for monitoring non-resident and foreign-controlled company acquisitions of residential and commercial property; the data gaps his Department has identified in the tracking of overseas investment flows into the Irish property market; and whether reforms are under consideration to improve transparency, including mandator…
John Clendennen Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Housing
233. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all organisations which the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in place with; if all of the MoUs with these organisations are subject to the current review of MoUs being undertaken by NPWS; the process and timeline for the reviews; the way in which the organisa…
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Housing
234. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number and amount of vacancy grants funded by his Department each year since it was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70658/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Housing
235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of residential property purchases completed by non-resident buyers in each of the past five years, disaggregated by price band and county; the proportion of these purchases completed without mortgage finance; and the actions his Department is considering to protect housing affordability for domestic buyers in li…
Cathal Crowe Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
259. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70528/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
266. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of firearm licenses issued for handguns, broken down by county, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70653/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Justice
272. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of charges or penalties issued for non-compliance with registration, tax, or insurance requirements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71509/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
289. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff that have been assaulted whilst on duty in RHO3 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70393/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Health
290. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of medical staff that have been assaulted whilst on duty nationally in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70394/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
379. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule to include the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to include the amount expended by event in respect of venue hire, food, drinks and alcohol in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will provide same for events hosted within this jurisdiction to include event. [70351/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
380. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a schedule to include the IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland of the amounts expended by event in respect of the engagement of an external events management company, in the years 2024 and 2025 [70352/25]