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International Protection

1,252 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,252
questions
1,243 written, 9 oral
100
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
14
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 20259
February 202583
March 202526
April 202573
May 202578
June 202533
July 202570
August 20250
September 2025112
October 202548
November 2025140
December 202579
January 202652
February 202665
March 202631
April 202648
May 202697
June 202674
July 202647
August 20260
September 202639
October 202648

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.

  • Aontú164 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil98 from 25 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael109 from 15 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party12 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent228 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland219 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party69 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity27 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin252 from 24 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Ken O'Flynn
    189
  2. Carol Nolan
    116
  3. Matt Carthy
    115
  4. Peadar Tóibín
    95
  5. Paul Lawless
    69
  6. Barry Ward
    58
  7. Gary Gannon
    55
  8. Paul Nicholas Gogarty
    46

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1235. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will provide IPAS accommodation to a person (details supplied). [1311/25]
Joe Neville Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1292. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a decision will be made on the next steps following on from An Bord Pleanála's findings on an accommodation facility (details supplied) referred by Kildare County Council for a property which is not an exempt development facility for IPAS; and if he would review this contract, given that both An Bord Pleanála an…