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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Departmental Investigations

80 questions from 32 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.

80
questions
79 written, 1 oral
32
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
13
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 20253
February 20252
March 20255
April 20256
May 20253
June 202511
July 20252
August 20250
September 20255
October 20258
November 20253
December 20253
January 20261
February 20264
March 20261
April 20268
May 20261
June 20264
July 20262
August 20260
September 20262
October 20266

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% RDR4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú9 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil12 from 9 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael2 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent2 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland9 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity10 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin16 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 11
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 2

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pádraig Rice Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Housing
181. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish an independent investigation into the trading of 44 homes for profit in Cork in view of the fact that they were grant aided under section 20 of the Housing (Amendment) Act 1948 on the condition that they would not be sold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8331/25]
Niall Collins Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
304. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education when the redress will begin in relation to sexual abuse in a day school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5953/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1019. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if calls from the survivors of and the families impacted by the Stardust tragedy, including the calls to open a fresh investigation, prosecute those responsible and other demands coming from the families affected by the tragedy will be listened to. [1477/25]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1434. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health for an update on the taskforce handbook review. [46807/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1440. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for details of the studies showing that puberty blockers lead to bone fractures, as indicated by National Gender Service staff in a recent interview (details supplied). [46838/24]