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Legislative Process

260 questions from 68 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

260
questions
257 written, 3 oral
68
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked

This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.

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 202536
March 20259
April 20257
May 202511
June 20259
July 202516
August 20250
September 20254
October 20259
November 202518
December 202530
January 20263
February 202625
March 202621
April 202618
May 202613
June 202614
July 20262
August 20260
September 20269
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.

  • Aontú12 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil50 from 13 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael50 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent44 from 6 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland8 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party7 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity9 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin38 from 15 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 26
  2. 21
  3. 17
  4. 12
  5. 10
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 9

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Michael Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
415. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 10 February 2026, the details of the sections relating to MIBI and fixed charge notices that have yet to be commenced from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; and the proposed date for commencement [12393/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
757. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to update on progress to transpose the energy performance of buildings into Irish law; if his Department will meet the deadline to transpose this into Irish law by 29 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12683/26]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
917. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected timeline for the legislative transposition of the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/26]
Matt Carthy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Justice
918. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if it is intended that there will be lead-in or transitional period applied before enforcement in respect of the legislative transposition of the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12570/26]
Barry Ward Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Transport
249. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the legal use of fully taxed and insured dual sport bikes; if he is conscious of the need to ensure that these legally compliant vehicles are differentiated as part of the process of legislating for the ban of scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11312/26]
Michael Murphy Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
324. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the sections of the Road Traffic Act 2023 that have not been implemented/commenced to date; the reason for the delays; the regulations that have yet to be brought in; and proposed date for commencement.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9126/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
195. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason heads 28, 29 and 30 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 that were approved by Government on 11 June 2024, and which would allow the Minister to levy environmental charges such as the plastic bag levy, on producers rather than on retailers, did not appear in the Bill when drafted and initiated in Dáil…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
196. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates when he plans to commence the remaining sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2022, in tabular form. [8107/26]
Shay Brennan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
747. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the operation of the High Court fee regime under S.I. No. 492 of 2014, in particular the requirement for citizens to pay court stamp fees when initiating proceedings whose primary purpose is the protection or vindication of constitutional rights other than applications under Article 40.4; and if he will consider amen…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
789. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has requested his Department to draft amending legislation to the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. [3487/26]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
258. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for the introduction of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1068/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the proposed private wires legislative framework; the timeline for bringing forward primary legislation to allow direct electricity supply arrangements between renewable generators and consumers; how his Department is engaging with EirGrid, the CRU and ESB Networks on implementation; and if he will make a state…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made in further developing the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to introduce a regulatory framework for district heating; when he expects the Bill to be ready for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73002/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Justice
474. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the proposed timeline for the passage of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill 2022; and for an update on its progress. [71022/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70281/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
80. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70273/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Climate
159. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70267/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Defence
171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70269/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Transport
281. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70282/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
327. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70272/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70278/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
377. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70271/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Education
452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in her Department from the time when her Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70270/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Culture
478. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70268/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Housing
520. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70276/25]