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Judicial Reviews

42 questions from 14 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 12 February 2026.

42
questions
42 written, 0 oral
14
TDs have asked
7
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
departments asked

Questions per month

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

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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20250
March 20251
April 20250
May 20255
June 202520
July 20253
August 20250
September 20251
October 20252
November 20252
December 20250
January 20263
February 20265
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
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.

  • Aontú5 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil3 from 3 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael5 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party23 from 3 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 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. Ivana Bacik
    20
  2. Paul Lawless
    5
  3. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    3
  4. Barry Ward
    3
  5. Marie Sherlock
    2
  6. Carol Nolan
    1
  7. Cathal Crowe
    1
  8. Ciarán Ahern
    1

Asked of

The questions

Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
471. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal cases defended by her Department in each of the past ten years in which the statutory and constitutional right to an education was invoked; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
472. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of legal cases defended by her Department in each of the past ten years in which the next friend of a minor was the plaintiff or applicant; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Culture
490. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
548. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement o…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Social
579. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32849/…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
648. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on t…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
661. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the …
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
736. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on th…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
943. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of judicial review cases her Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32844/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
991. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he…
Ivana Bacik Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Rural
998. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a …
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
552. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews taken against An Bord Pleanála, by year, for the past ten years. [25644/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
553. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases conceded by An Bord Pleanála, by year, for the past ten years, including an explanation of any significant variations observed over that period. [25645/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
554. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases overturned in judicial reviews involving An Bord Pleanála, by year, for the past ten years. [25646/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
555. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases won by An Bord Pleanála in judicial reviews, and to supply a detailed breakdown by year for the past ten years. [25647/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 May 2025 · to Housing
556. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total legal costs incurred by An Bord Pleanála as a result of judicial reviews, providing a detailed figure for each year over the past ten years, along with a breakdown of any external legal expenditure incurred. [25648/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
583. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of judicial reviews taken against decisions of the International Protection Office or the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in the years 2019 to date, by year and by outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14027/25]