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Ministerial Communications

90 questions from 31 TDs, between 29 July 2025 and 21 October 2026.

90
questions
90 written, 0 oral
31
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
17
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 20250
March 20250
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 202515
August 20250
September 20254
October 20252
November 20250
December 20250
January 20264
February 20261
March 20264
April 202613
May 20269
June 20266
July 202626
August 20260
September 20262
October 20264

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.

  • Aontú4 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil11 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael4 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party19 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin46 from 10 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 33
  2. 10
  3. 6
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 2

The questions

John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1067. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he uses an app (details supplied) for Government business; if the automatic deletion of messages function is operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58695/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1068. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of the messaging providers downloaded on his Ministerial phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58713/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4027. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she uses personal emails for Government business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58681/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4028. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if she uses an app (details supplied) for Government business; if the automatic deletion of messages function is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58699/26]
John Brady Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4029. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the details of the messaging providers downloaded on her Ministerial phone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58717/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Finance
240. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he last spoke formally with the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. [50792/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her most recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Secretary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50757/26]
Emer Currie Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Children
715. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has engaged with her counterparts from Malta, Germany, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Spain on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49448/26]
Paula Butterly Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
775. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to any additional funding being allocated to SLT and OT services in County Louth to support assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48962/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed report in relation to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44883/26]
Emer Currie Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1331. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42083/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1388. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42898/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1405. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the measures he is taking to address migration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43145/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
331. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [40980/26]
Paul Lawless Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
209. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with or corresponded with the CEO of the HSE since she took office. [40376/26]
Paul Lawless Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
210. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with or corresponded with the CEO of HIQA since she took office. [40377/26]
Paul Lawless Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
211. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will list the dates upon which she has met with, or corresponded with the CEO of a company (details supplied) since she took office. [40378/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1165. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to review a letter (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37349/26]
Thomas Gould Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1194. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if she has sent, or intends to send, a letter to the Department of Finance in advance of Budget 2027 on correspondence (details supplied) as is customary by the Minister for Health; if this was done by her, or her Department, for Budget 2026; and if not, the reason for same. [37601/26]
Ged Nash Written 14 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
796. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the …
Ged Nash Written 14 May 2026 · to Rural
801. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondenc…
Alan Kelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
48. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she last spoke formally with the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland. [33091/26]
Ged Nash Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Climate
295. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a…
Ged Nash Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Climate
296. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/26]
Ged Nash Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Defence
324. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if it is the current policy of her private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if she will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …