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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

Michael Cahill Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Rural
555. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason a Clár application by a club in County Kerry was unsuccessful (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68889/25]
Emer Currie Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Education
145. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68393/25]
Emer Currie Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Education
146. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to the Castleknock Dublin15 school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68394/25]
Emer Currie Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Education
147. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for data relating to the Castleknock Dublin15 school planning area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68395/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Finance
176. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 18 November 2025, to provide a further breakdown of the number of properties and multiproperty owners owning over 100 properties, by 100 to 199, 200 to 299, 300 to 399, 400 to 499, 500 to 599, 600 to 699, 700 to 799, 800 to 899, 900 to 999, and 1000 or more, excluding AHBs and local authorities, in tabu…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
290. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to use data from the school admissions pilot to forecast demand and prioritise capacity expansion, including new builds or extensions, in oversubscribed growth areas such as Maynooth, Kilcock and Celbridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68015/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Justice
392. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of firearm certificates issued, broken down by county, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67274/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Justice
393. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of firearm certificates refused, broken down by county, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67275/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
262. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering proposals regarding e-scooters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67214/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the review of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67217/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the funding required to provide additional services on a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67230/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the prioritised list of bus routes with over-capacity issues (details supplied); the routes provided with additional capacity; the routes not provided with additional capacity, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67231/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
274. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans for a piece of land (details supplied). [67102/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
290. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budgetary provision made by her Department since 2020 to support programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66782/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
300. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of providing State indemnity to community and comprehensive schools; the cost on a per student basis; the estimated gross cost of the community and comprehensive schools of accessing private insurance prior to the extension of state indemnity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66863/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Galway currently in Stage 2B of the development process; the date each project entered stage 2B, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67087/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
316. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new school development projects in County Galway currently in stage 3 of the development process; the date each project entered stage 3, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67088/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
400. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all services which have been subject to tender processes related to the My Future Fund and the auto-enrolment retirement savings system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66847/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
401. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all companies who have submitted tenders to provide services to the My Future Fund and auto-enrolment retirement savings scheme, and where applicable, which companies have been awarded the contracts in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66850/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
402. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide information on any requests from his Department to other Government departments for support or advice during the design and planning of the auto-enrolment retirement savings system, and on the management of the My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66851/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
418. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of emergency callouts by An Garda Síochána to Ballybunion cliffs, County Kerry, in the past three years relating to rescue incidents, suicide interventions or water-related emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66768/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
420. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average Garda response times to emergency and non-emergency calls for each Garda division; and the number of calls that were not responded to. [66794/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
422. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to Garda stations in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66878/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
426. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on plans to transfer responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 from the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration to the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage as promised in the Programme for Government; if this will require primary legislation; the Department which will lead on t…
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
430. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí that have availed of the opportunity to continue working after the increase in September 2024 in the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 62. [67035/25]