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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

Pearse Doherty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
409. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm whether the higher 15% corporation tax rate will be applied to all multinationals earning over €750 million in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18547/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
440. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 19 February 2026, to clarify if a payment break is registered as a missed payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
285. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Children
489. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18034/26]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding concerns raised by a principal of a school raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17413/26]
Sean Fleming Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Education
139. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17420/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Climate
250. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address concerns regarding the non-medicinal use of Nitrous Oxide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17121/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Defence
264. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Defence the options available to a person (details supplied) in a pensions matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16637/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Defence
265. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the protocols in place at her Department headquarters in Newbridge, County Kildare to facilitate communication with those wishing to engage by phone with Department staff; the reason callers are put on hold and left on hold for excessive periods of time, and calls that need to be transferred are once again delayed or not completed; and if she will make a sta…
Carol Nolan Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Justice
672. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 24 February 2026, the number of instances where concerns regarding a renewal application were raised by his officials; the number of in-person renewals that were conducted to assess original copies of documents before completing the application; the number of instances where it was found tha…
Niamh Smyth Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
224. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16154/26]
James Geoghegan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Climate
232. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
240. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the additional measures his Department implemented upon failing to meet the Phase 1 death reduction targets in Vision Zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16153/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Justice
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16160/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
450. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to tackle an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15792/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Children
461. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has, at any time since 2013, issued a general policy direction under section 8 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 in relation to evidential standards, proportionality assessment, or quality assurance in emergency child removal cases; and whether she is considering issuing such a direction [15827/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Children
469. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she will take to support a vital residential and respite service in Meath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16071/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Children
471. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the legal charge (lien) placed on properties in respect of the Early Years Services Building Blocks Extension Grant in 2025; the conditions attached to that charge, including the duration of the charge and the circumstances under which it may be enforced; if a funded early years service ceases operation or disposes of the property …
James Geoghegan Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Children
472. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 519 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16132/26]
David Cullinane Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
492. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the work of the non-statutory inquiry into the licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State; the details of the stages of the inquiry; the remaining timeline for the inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15728/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
222. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when last the National Committee on International Humanitarian Law, chaired by her Department, discussed International Humanitarian Law in Israel; and to summarise the outcome of that discussion. [14480/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens living in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank; whether the Irish Government engages with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14798/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
226. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the breakdown of Irish funded infrastructure destroyed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14800/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline any supports, schemes or interventions available in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15657/26]
Carol Nolan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Justice
738. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of oversight his Department has over the operations of, and decisions made by the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/26]