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Missing Persons

9 questions from 4 TDs, between 6 March 2025 and 29 September 2026.

9
questions
9 written, 0 oral
4
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
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 20253
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 20253
August 20250
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20251
January 20260
February 20261
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
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.

  • Aontú6 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Peadar Tóibín
    6
  2. Paul Nicholas Gogarty
    1
  3. Paula Butterly
    1
  4. Sean Fleming
    1

Asked of

The questions

Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Justice
599. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether discussions have taken place, or are planned, between An Garda Síochána, Government Departments, the HSE, disability representative organisations and family advocacy groups regarding the potential development of a national rapid public notification system for vulnerable missing persons; and the current status of any s…
Peadar Tóibín Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Justice
794. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons reported missing in the State in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026; and the number of whom are still missing. [14859/26]
Sean Fleming Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
171. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the case of a missing Irish person in Gran Canaria (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71721/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1936. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons reported missing in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025; the number of whom are children, by county. [41132/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1937. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of active missing persons cases in each county in the State. [41133/25]
Paula Butterly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
438. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration according to the Garda database, the current number of persons reported missing in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40460/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
335. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons reported missing in each of the past ten years; the number who have been found alive; the number found dead; and the number still missing, in tabular form. [10457/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
336. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons reported missing, by nationality, in each of the past ten years. [10458/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Justice
337. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of children aged under 18 years reported missing in each of the past ten years; the number found alive; the number found dead; and the number still missing, in tabular form. [10459/25]