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Drug and Alcohol Testing

3 questions from 3 TDs, between 19 February 2026 and 21 October 2026.

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questions
3 written, 0 oral
3
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

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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.

  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin2 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Alan Kelly
    1
  2. Eoin Ó Broin
    1
  3. Natasha Newsome Drennan
    1

Asked of

The questions

Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Justice
124. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when regulations for drug testing of serving Garda members will be finalised and introduced. [74602/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
707. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of arrests for drink driving in 2024 and 2025, by week, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22028/26]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
435. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual statistical data relating to alcohol test-purchase operations carried out by An Garda Síochána under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, from 2008 to the end of 2025, (details supplied) [13530/26]