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Fines Administration

15 questions from 9 TDs, between 4 March 2025 and 28 July 2026.

15
questions
15 written, 0 oral
9
TDs have asked
6
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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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.

  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 2 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent3 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland2 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin4 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. 3
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 1

The questions

Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
59. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cases in which Ireland has been found by the Court of Justice of the European Union to have failed to comply with European Union law since 2010; the cases in which financial penalties were imposed on the State; the current number of open infringement proceedings against Ireland, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
George Lawlor Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Justice
324. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speeding fines that have been issued at a location (details supplied) up to and including 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54231/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
878. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount paid in fines issued for speeding on the N25 near Glenmore, County Kilkenny from 10 November 2025 to 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40149/26]
Michael Murphy Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
307. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of FCPN fines paid by drivers convicted in court in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38644/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
481. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive …
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
482. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the maximum enforcement penalties that may be levied by Inland Fisheries Ireland; if he has plans to reform same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
483. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department first began work on modernising and/or consolidating legislation relating to Inland Fisheries; the work that has been completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
502. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of fines issued under the Control of Dogs Acts in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by local authority. [49754/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
503. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average fine currently applied for breaches of dog control regulations; if he considers this level of sanction to be an adequate deterrent and if he has plans to increase fine levels. [49755/25]
Emer Currie Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1914. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of the number of individuals issued with fines for illegally parking in a disabled parking space from 2023 to date, per Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
653. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals issued fines for illegally parking in a disabled parking space from 2023 to date; the number of individuals that paid the fine within 28 days; the number of individuals that paid the fine following the 28-day period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37677/25]
Emer Currie Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
654. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals issued fines for misusing a disabled parking badge from 2023 to date; the number of individuals that paid the fine within 28 days; the number of individuals that paid the fine following the 28-day period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37678/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 28 May 2025 · to Finance
121. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance that legal mechanisms that need to be enacted to enable the Revenue Commissioners along with the Department of Social Protection to deduct pay or tax free allowances for non-payment of fines, or as part of penalties issued in lieu of custodial sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27953/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 28 May 2025 · to Social
289. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection that legal mechanisms that need to be enacted to deduct social welfare or other allowances for non-payment of fines or as part of penalties issued in lieu of custodial sentences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/25]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
482. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the total amount in court fines currently outstanding; the number of persons owing these outstanding fines; the number of garnishee orders which have been made in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8971/25]