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Ministerial Responsibilities

133 questions from 23 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.

133
questions
133 written, 0 oral
23
TDs have asked
9
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 202575
March 20255
April 20255
May 202519
June 20255
July 20255
August 20250
September 20252
October 20251
November 20251
December 20250
January 20260
February 20268
March 20260
April 20264
May 20260
June 20260
July 20262
August 20260
September 20261
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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent19 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland5 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party47 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin55 from 9 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Carol Nolan
    19
  2. Eoghan Kenny
    19
  3. Conor D. McGuinness
    18
  4. Ivana Bacik
    17
  5. Matt Carthy
    17
  6. Pa Daly
    6
  7. John Brady
    5
  8. Ken O'Flynn
    5

Asked of

The questions

Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
678. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2768/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
812. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2765/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
869. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2753/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
969. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will publish the Ministerial brief she received following the recent formation of the Government. [2754/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1172. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the ministerial brief she received following the recent formation of the Government. [2763/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1377. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2762/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1378. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to visit the east coast of the United States on an education trade mission before Easter 2025. [2895/25]
Matt Carthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Rural
1397. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2767/25]