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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

Tony McCormack Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
49. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on the Best Practice KPI Guidance for Regulators of Critical Infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51521/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
52. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on his recent attendance at the National Economic Dialogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51527/26]
Tony McCormack Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
79. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on the Benefits Realisation Framework for infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51520/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
84. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a date for the meeting he recently committed to with the families and survivors of the Creeslough explosion. [51172/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
133. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51558/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Defence
153. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Defence to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51560/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Transport
214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51573/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
270. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the Web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51563/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
285. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date.…
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
377. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51561/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
664. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the web link to her Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51557/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Rural
909. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51570/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussion at the EU General Affairs Council on 16 June 2026 of national and regional partnership plans under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50049/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on most recent meeting of the EU General Affairs Council. [50265/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
35. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussion on the West Bank at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 15 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50080/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussion on Ukraine at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 15 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50081/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a report of "sectoral guidelines or standards for investigations of breaches of institutional SVH policy' has been published, following a "Call for Collaboration" to the Higher Education Institutions, as this was to announce its outcomes in Q4 of 2025. [49942/26]
Shay Brennan Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
90. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund. [48063/26]
David Cullinane Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
506. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Sláintecare report in full, by measure, in tabular form. [48655/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Taskforce report. [39591/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
76. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city taskforce will be established. [42787/26]
Paul Murphy Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
77. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city taskforce will be established. [42790/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Taskforce report. [45339/26]
Paul Murphy Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
79. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Taskforce report. [45342/26]
Martin Daly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
81. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection for a report on the Strategic Focus Network Summit on Cost of Disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46029/26]