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Departmental Reports

471 questions from 90 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

471
questions
435 written, 36 oral
90
TDs have asked
10
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 20253
February 20258
March 20253
April 202515
May 20255
June 202538
July 202524
August 20250
September 20259
October 202543
November 202522
December 202549
January 202623
February 202626
March 202651
April 202679
May 202615
June 202616
July 202626
August 20260
September 20265
October 202611

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.

  • Aontú23 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil121 from 24 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael31 from 11 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party21 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent30 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland37 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party13 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity37 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin95 from 27 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Albert Dolan
    66
  2. Ken O'Flynn
    37
  3. Aidan Farrelly
    36
  4. Richard Boyd Barrett
    25
  5. Peadar Tóibín
    22
  6. Roderic O'Gorman
    21
  7. Carol Nolan
    20
  8. Matt Carthy
    18

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The questions

Albert Dolan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
251. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recommendations of the Draghi Report on EU Competitiveness which fall within her remit; to specify which of those recommendations have been implemented to date, including concrete examples of actions taken; and the further measures planned or under consideration by her Department to advance competitiveness in line with the report. [9616/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
992. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of progress reports her Department committed to publishing under the review’s governance framework; the number that were actually published; to provide copies of same; to explain any failure to comply with the reporting commitments given to Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9295/26]
Paul Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1131. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline when she received the Nayagam report (details supplied); when it will be published; and whether any redactions will be limited to only protecting patient confidentiality. [10166/26]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
429. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if her department has carried out or received any report or examination of the potential risk that could present from the Nipah virus; if there are any precautionary plans in respect of this virus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9040/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Health
202. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when she will launch the ‘Diabetes Services and Policy Review’ report; if new funding will be made available to implement its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6794/26]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
195. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of each of the 15 recommendations recommended in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland prepared by Senior Counsel Lorcan Staines, entitled ‘An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland’, whether he accepts the recommendation; the status of work to implement the recommendation; the timeframe envisaged to imp…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
741. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 2 December 2025, for an update on the delays in publishing the report (details supplied); whether the legal advice has been given so that the report can be published, given that it has been with him since July 2025; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on t…
Ryan O'Meara Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [65889/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [71903/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [1829/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3647/26]
Liam Quaide Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3650/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3743/26]
Séamus McGrath Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3744/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3746/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3921/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3924/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
933. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the origin of the statistics on hours lost due to congestion on page 21 of the ‘Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1041/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
934. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the study of major capital projects reviewed by the Major Protects Advisory Group as of mid-2025, undertaken by DPERs National Investment Office (and referenced on p30 of the ‘Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan’), will be published; and if he will make a statement on th…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
935. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average period of weeks for a major capital project to go through the entire Approval Gate 1 process, as determined by the study of major capital projects reviewed by the Major Protects Advisory Group as of mid-2025, undertaken by DPERs National Investment Office; and if he will make a …
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
936. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average period of weeks for a major capital project to go through the entire Approval Gate 2 process, as determined by the study of major capital projects reviewed by the Major Protects Advisory Group as of mid-2025, undertaken by DPERs National Investment Office; and if he will make a …
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
937. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average period of weeks for a major capital project to go through the entire Approval Gate 3 process, as determined by the study of major capital projects reviewed by the Major Protects Advisory Group as of mid-2025, undertaken by DPERs National Investment Office; and if he will make a …
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1887. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the direct engagement, which has taken place between her Department and survivors affected by the safeguarding failures identified in a report (details supplied) including when such engagement occurred; and the way in which survivors’ views were reflected in the State’s response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1888. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she accepts that survivors are central stakeholders in safeguarding and accountability processes, rather than peripheral to governance, audit, or compliance structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74062/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1889. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Departmental funding for the National Safeguarding Officer role recommended by a person (details supplied) to be independent has ended; and the way in which genuine independence is being safeguarded where that role is now retained directly by a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7…