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Topics / Emergency Planning

A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Emergency Planning

79 questions from 32 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 29 September 2026.

79
questions
54 written, 25 oral
32
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
13
departments asked

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 20250
February 20257
March 202513
April 202513
May 20252
June 20250
July 20252
August 20250
September 20256
October 20254
November 20258
December 20252
January 20261
February 20262
March 20261
April 20262
May 20262
June 20262
July 20263
August 20260
September 20269
October 20260

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.

  • Fianna Fáil25 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael16 from 6 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party6 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin17 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Martin Daly
    7
  2. Noel McCarthy
    6
  3. Brendan Smith
    5
  4. Jennifer Whitmore
    5
  5. John Connolly
    5
  6. Peter Roche
    4
  7. Rose Conway-Walsh
    4
  8. Ivana Bacik
    3

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
600. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health what coordination exists between her Department, ESB Networks, and local authorities to ensure that critical healthcare infrastructure, including GP practices, remains operational during extreme weather events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4138/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
601. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the feasibility of providing grant support or subsidised generator installations for GP practices that serve a majority of public patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4139/25]
Martin Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
602. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health what emergency response protocols are in place to assist GP surgeries in maintaining essential healthcare services in the event of power, water, or communication failures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4140/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
69. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that individuals in County Galway were unable to make emergency 999 calls during Storm Éowyn; if his Department will be investigating this to ensure people have access to emergency services during adverse weather events in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …