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Departmental Properties

358 questions from 65 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 15 October 2026.

358
questions
357 written, 1 oral
65
TDs have asked
9
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 202520
February 202541
March 202518
April 202530
May 20257
June 202515
July 20256
August 20250
September 202540
October 20256
November 202530
December 20258
January 20262
February 202620
March 20264
April 202637
May 202628
June 202623
July 20267
August 20260
September 202613
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.

  • Aontú44 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil62 from 12 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael72 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent7 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland23 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party37 from 9 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin46 from 21 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 53
  2. 43
  3. 25
  4. 21
  5. 20
  6. 19
  7. 17
  8. 16

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

David Cullinane Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
894. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the use of the Crumlin Hospital site for key worker housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37934/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Rural
901. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding the sale of a property (details supplied) the price received for the sale of this asset and the terms and conditions of the contract have yet to be publicly disclosed; his views on whether the details of the sale should still be a matter of confidentiality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [352…
Peadar Tóibín Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Health
747. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of temporary locations used for the Covid vaccine rollout that are still being rented in each county; the cost per county for rent since all Covid restrictions were lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33530/25]
Mark Ward Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
425. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update of the transfer of a plot of land in a school (details supplied) from her Department and the Dublin Education and Training Board to the HSE that is required to progress the delivery of a primary care centre in north Clondalkin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32236/25]
Thomas Gould Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
620. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unused sites or buildings owned by his Department in each county, in tabular form. [32262/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Defence
53. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his Department's plans for the old military barracks on Summerhill in Nenagh. [30794/25]
George Lawlor Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will set out the name, location and extent of all lands currently vested in him, pursuant to Section 28 of the State Property Act 1954, in tabular form; the plans for the future utilisation of any of these lands; the specific powers he has under the State Property Act 1954; and if he wil…
John Paul O'Shea Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
308. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if an agreed lease for a community playground in west Kerry (details supplied) will be issued to allow the project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31612/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress that has been made to transfer the land at Ionad an Bhlascaoid to Kerry County Council for a playground in Dún Chaoin. [31699/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Housing
381. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any concrete timelines for implementation of the proposed exemptions to planning regarding detached cabins and modular homes as referenced earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31392/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Defence
280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of addresses of properties under the ownership or control of his Department or the Defence Forces which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30029/25]
John McGuinness Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Finance
413. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has purchased a property (details supplied); and if the purchase is complete. [30625/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
420. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of buildings owned by the OPW that have in excess of 50 car park spaces. [28965/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
641. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans that are in place to utilise the land and building following the relocation of a school (details supplied); if there will be community consultation on the future use for the existing building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30043/25]
John McGuinness Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
691. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has purchased a property (details supplied); and if the purchase is complete. [30624/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
1121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of his Department or its agencies which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30028/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1415. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition Radharc na Sléibhte, Carndonagh, County Donegal from a residential model to a recovery focused crisis intervention/ set down facility, supported with 24-hour staff cover, as requested by the HSE’s Donegal mental health management team. [29567/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 May 2025 · to Defence
274. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in respect representations made to him regarding a location (details supplied). [28828/25]
James Geoghegan Written 29 May 2025 · to Defence
275. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his updated plans for the married quarters at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
548. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the plans being made for the buildings that will be vacant when the new children’s hospital opens; to provide a breakdown of the number of buildings this will affect; the plans that have been made for new occupiers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28549/25]
Seán Crowe Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a timeframe for disposal of the Baggot Street Hospital building has been agreed. [28554/25]
Carol Nolan Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if the State is intending to cease to pay for accommodation at a hotel (details supplied); if the reported purchase of another hotel is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26859/25]
Carol Nolan Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
457. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if a hotel (details supplied) will return to use as hospitality accommodation if the State proceeds with the reported purchase of another hotel for international protection purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26860/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on potential property identified in respect of the proposed new Garda station in east Meath; if the OPW has now completed their review of the completed market trawl for suitable sites and if he will confirm what next steps are planned to progress this matter [23009/25]
Holly Cairns Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Finance
33. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20345/25]