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Industrial Relations

58 questions from 33 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

58
questions
48 written, 10 oral
33
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
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 20251
March 20250
April 20254
May 20251
June 202510
July 20250
August 20250
September 20254
October 20253
November 20256
December 20251
January 20260
February 20261
March 20262
April 20265
May 20262
June 20265
July 20268
August 20260
September 20263
October 20262

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 Fáil16 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party7 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin6 from 5 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 12
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 24 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Labour Employer Economic Forum; and when it will next meet. [33611/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
111. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases brought to the District Court by workers seeking enforcement of a Workplace Relations Commission's awards, under Section 43 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, in the past five years; and whether he has considered granting enforcement powers to the WRC in order to spare workers from having to take further legal acti…
Sinéad Gibney Written 1 May 2025 · to Enterprise
18. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen the right to collective bargaining in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21700/25]
John Brady Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
723. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to reinstate the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pensions Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2126. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has attended the Labour Court, or if a date has been set for a meeting, regarding the extension of the long-Covid sick pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19445/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
92. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is supportive of the provisions of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he played any role in the negotiations between section 39 workers and the government in the Workplace Relations Commission; if he engaged in any discussions with the Department for Health or the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to approve expenditure for pay a…
Liam Quaide Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
250. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a timeline for the publication of an action plan for collective bargaining, in line with commitments under the EU Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/25]