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Departmental Priorities

61 questions from 41 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.

61
questions
61 written, 0 oral
41
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
17
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 20251
April 20251
May 20257
June 20258
July 202510
August 20250
September 20250
October 20252
November 20252
December 20253
January 20261
February 20263
March 20264
April 20261
May 20262
June 20266
July 20266
August 20260
September 20261
October 20260

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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil25 from 14 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael13 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party5 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin8 from 5 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

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

The questions

Edward Timmins Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of establishing the new infrastructure division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/25]
Seán Fleming Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
146. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the work of the new infrastructure division in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27740/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on work being done on an evidence-based assessment of the barriers impeding timely infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
160. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the series of actions he has proposed to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure and to support the delivery of housing and improvements in competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/25]
Thomas Gould Written 28 May 2025 · to Transport
90. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether he intends to bring forward any initiatives to tackle scrambler usage. [27969/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 28 May 2025 · to Enterprise
155. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated yearly cost of establishing a new annual public holiday. [28011/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
823. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she plans to exercise powers under section 47(1) Child and Family Agency Act 2013 to give additional direction to Tusla regarding the proposal for approved in principle by Tusla's National Policy Oversight Committee in Tusla's draft review 'Personal Data Breach Management Policy Procedure' to discontinue notifyin…
Liam Quaide Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Rural
93. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being examined by his Department to address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14528/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address the rising prevalence of payment fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5087/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress of the OGCIO programme to digitalise life events; which life events will be digitalised; which Departments will undertake this; when the digitalisation of life events will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/25]
Ged Nash Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
171. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures he plans to take to improve and modernise systems of administrative accountability at senior levels and political accountability at Ministerial level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5121/25]