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Departmental Inquiries

634 questions from 119 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 15 October 2026.

634
questions
634 written, 0 oral
119
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 20250
February 20253
March 202538
April 202567
May 202520
June 202598
July 202535
August 20250
September 202519
October 202527
November 202531
December 202549
January 202642
February 202695
March 202624
April 202671
May 20269
June 20261
July 20261
August 20260
September 20261
October 20263

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% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú35 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil168 from 32 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael99 from 16 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent51 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland24 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party33 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity24 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin140 from 32 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 41
  2. 28
  3. 22
  4. 22
  5. 21
  6. 20
  7. 16
  8. 15

The questions

James Geoghegan Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Children
313. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 309, 310 and 311 of 26 June 2025, when replies will issue from the HSE; that they will be answered within the timeframe required under Standing Order 52; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38628/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
612. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the calls from some of the families who lost loved ones in the Omagh bombing on 15 August 1998 for an independent public inquiry into bombing in the State; to include in his views the Government’s plan to cooperate with the existing Omagh Bombing Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
130. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he can assist a couple in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35747/25]
Niall Collins Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
133. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 22 May 2025, if he examine documents and correspondence (details supplied); to advise in context of this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35980/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Climate
178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the change in name of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35543/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Transport
211. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on an application (details supplied) under the shared island fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Education
340. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35329/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Education
354. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a special school issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35580/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Education
223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine a pay-related matter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/25]
Brendan Smith Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Education
230. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the issuance of a sanction letter for assistive technology support for a primary school student (details supplied) whose application was approved in March 2025; and if the process can be expedited to avoid further delay in accessing the required educational supports. [35060/25]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Justice
289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on exceptional humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35123/25]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Children
299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress regarding discussions between the HSE and St. John of Gods in regard to providing respite at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35049/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Children
305. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey as a matter of urgency; if she will provide an update on her engagements with survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35144/25]
James Geoghegan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Children
309. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, when in July the individual data per 93 CDNTs will be made available; the reason it will take a further month to furnish this information; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
James Geoghegan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Children
310. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if the Minister will direct the HSE to explain how it can possibly be the case that, for example, the HSE itself or Enable Ireland have no record of the average tenure of individuals…
James Geoghegan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Children
311. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy dated 17 June 2025, if she will direct the HSE referable to Table 4 provided in the letter to answer the specificity of the original parliamentary question which sought for the HSE to identify the name …
Sean Fleming Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
347. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the current situation regarding a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34239/25]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Housing
505. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33850/25]
John McGuinness Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Social
560. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit in the name of a person (details supplied). [33603/25]
Jen Cummins Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Social
572. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons fuel allowance has not been awarded to a person (details supplied). [33901/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Social
585. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a referral sent to the scope section by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34083/25]
Gary Gannon Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
613. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring a temporary travel document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33623/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
619. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will bring forward robust legislation to combat the phenomenon known as cuckooing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33693/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
646. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 20 May 2025, if the necessary information has been supplied to him to answer this PQ. [34260/25]
Emer Currie Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Health
870. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation to date of ‘Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030’; to outline the current and capital funding provided for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34289/25]