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Miscarriages of Justice

4 questions from 3 TDs, between 12 June 2025 and 19 March 2026.

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questions
3 written, 1 oral
3
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked

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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.

  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 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. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    2
  2. Barry Ward
    1
  3. Matt Carthy
    1

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The questions

Matt Carthy Oral 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
4. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will establish a historical investigations unit, as proposed by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of Justice, to allow for independent police investigations into unresolved deaths and incidents of torture or ill-treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20734/26]
Barry Ward Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Justice
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of certificates of miscarriage of justice that have been issued since the establishment of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36656/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Justice
424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to recent podcasts by a newspaper (details supplied) regarding the miscarriages of justice in the Sallins mail train robbery case; and his plans to review the alleged behaviour of members of An Garda Síochána. [31549/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Justice
425. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number, date and results of reviews that were instigated as a result of the Sallins mail train robbery, in view of recent podcasts by a newspaper (details supplied) regarding alleged miscarriages of justice. [31550/25]