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Departmental Staff

940 questions from 87 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

940
questions
935 written, 5 oral
87
TDs have asked
11
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 202567
February 202582
March 202560
April 202570
May 202529
June 202581
July 202562
August 20250
September 202516
October 202512
November 202587
December 202514
January 202650
February 202633
March 2026110
April 202632
May 202655
June 202635
July 202612
August 20260
September 202612
October 202621

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.

  • 100% RDR2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú37 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil122 from 20 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael146 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party36 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent53 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland68 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party135 from 7 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin208 from 26 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 84
  2. 58
  3. 54
  4. 48
  5. 42
  6. 39
  7. 37
  8. 36

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Peadar Tóibín Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Culture
422. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of people employed at management level in An Post, for each of the of the past 20 years. [35686/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
55. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE accountants working within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [34728/25]
Emer Currie Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
183. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form [33511/25]
Albert Dolan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Climate
218. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33653/25]
Albert Dolan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Defence
231. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33655/25]
Albert Dolan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Transport
248. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33668/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Housing
547. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE-qualified historians employed by his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [34265/25]
Albert Dolan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
708. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under her Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33634/25]
Albert Dolan Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
710. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33670/25]
Seamus Healy Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
728. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE ICT data specialists employed by her Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [34200/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
729. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies on the north Tipperary CDNT; when it is intended to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34213/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Children
730. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, by job title, at each CDNT within CHO9 and CHO7, in tabular form. [34264/25]
Seamus Healy Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Rural
971. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE ICT data specialists employed by his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [34199/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33502/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Climate
211. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33496/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Defence
215. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Transport
228. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33510/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Finance
246. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33501/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
251. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33507/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33500/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Education
299. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of people working full-time and part-time in her Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33499/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Culture
306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33505/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
345. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33509/25]
Emer Currie Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Justice
353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33506/25]