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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. 66
  2. 37
  3. 36
  4. 25
  5. 22
  6. 21
  7. 20
  8. 18

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ivana Bacik Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department’s interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [22232/25]
Séamus McGrath Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Cork city task force. [25116/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations [26976/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Cork city task force. [29738/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [32307/25]
Mark Ward Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department’s interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [32435/25]
Tom Brabazon Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details on the implementation of the Dublin city task force recommendations through his Department. [32469/25]
Paul McAuliffe Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force recommendations through his Department, and on his plans to apply the task force model to other areas in need of revitalisation. [32473/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
271. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of recommendations 22 and 23 of the Fund Sector 2030 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32055/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
275. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance the status of the Fund Sector 2030 report; and when its recommendations, with particular consideration to recommendations 22 and 23, will be implemented. [32112/25]
David Cullinane Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HR reports, investigations or reviews carried out at CHI hospitals into the use of NTPF-funded waiting list initiatives since 2019; to outline the date they commenced and were completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31008/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
42. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin City Taskforce recommendations. [25261/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
125. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the value-for-money reports published by his Department in the years 2023 to date. [28018/25]
James Geoghegan Written 20 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
65. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his Department's interdepartmental group report on the Dublin city task force recommendations. [20996/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
66. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental group on the Dublin city task force, specifically concerning progress on the implementation of recommendations from the task force’s report. [21000/25]
John Brady Written 15 May 2025 · to Health
305. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a timeline for the publication of the hip dysplasia audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24898/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 1 May 2025 · to Tourism
248. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his response to the findings of the ESRI Report of 25 April 2025, “Profiling Short-Term Let Usage Across Ireland”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21777/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
828. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the enquiry into abuse in religious schools including a college (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19029/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
941. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a draft of the Irish medium for education before official publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19918/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1309. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on their efforts to further develop the Ulster Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20401/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1341. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the progress of the digitisation of the planning permission’s application process. [20882/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1342. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report the names of which local authorities are yet to join the National Planning Portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/25]
Matt Carthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1769. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she sought or received any reports or papers on the impacts that the accommodation recognition payment may be having on the private rental market; the main findings in any such reports or papers; and if she will publish any such reports or papers. [20850/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will release the report on liquefied natural gas commissioned by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17600/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
83. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an exact date for the release of the report on liquified natural gas, commissioned by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17601/25]