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Employment Rights

160 questions from 70 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

160
questions
157 written, 3 oral
70
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
12
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 20254
February 20257
March 20257
April 20253
May 20257
June 20253
July 20256
August 20250
September 20257
October 20253
November 202521
December 20254
January 202617
February 202610
March 20268
April 202622
May 20263
June 20265
July 202613
August 20260
September 20264
October 20266

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.

  • Aontú2 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil24 from 18 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael18 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent4 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland10 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party14 from 8 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity8 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin47 from 18 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 17
  2. 14
  3. 10
  4. 8
  5. 6
  6. 6
  7. 6
  8. 5

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
3. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been made aware of potential job losses in the software sector; if he has asked the IDA to intervene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6594/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
30. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to act on the requests made by a campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
71. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is planning to amend employment legislation to improve employment rights and job security of film workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6603/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the compensation and additional supports that will be provided to employees of companies currently involved in stocking and servicing self-service tobacco and vaping vending machines, who are at risk of losing their jobs when the ban under the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2024 takes effect on 31 August 202…
Paul Murphy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
372. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied), benefitting from State and semi-State contracts, has been operating in a manner which has been causing workers distress; and if he will commit to investigating the company’s conduct, ensuring that working and pay conditions are up to an acceptable standard. [25…
Pádraig Rice Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
970. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2774/25]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
410. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether any consideration is given to the treatment of staff when accepting bids for public tenders, such as the presence of clear pay scales, payment of wages above minimum wage, union recognition, and WRC and Labour Court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2064/25]
Niall Collins Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
435. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he can advise on a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1326/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
440. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1376/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1276. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; the steps his Department has taken to progress policy in this area since the publication of ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms’ in Janu…