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Northern Ireland

114 questions from 36 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.

114
questions
82 written, 32 oral
36
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
departments asked

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 20254
March 20250
April 20253
May 202511
June 20252
July 20258
August 20250
September 20258
October 202511
November 202512
December 20255
January 20264
February 20267
March 20261
April 20261
May 202614
June 20260
July 20262
August 20260
September 202614
October 20267

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.

  • Aontú8 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil46 from 10 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael11 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent2 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland8 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party8 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin21 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. 18
  2. 8
  3. 8
  4. 8
  5. 6
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 5

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
196. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill progressing through Westminster; and in particular, if it is the position that measures requiring consent of the Advocate General in Northern Ireland to prosecute for Troubles related crimes amounts to political interference. [73703/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
197. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the interstate case against the British Government regarding the Legacy and Reconciliation Act. [73704/26]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with her British counterpart, the British ambassador, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Bryant, over the events of the past few days surrounding the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. [69715/26]
Brendan Smith Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussions she has had on legacy issues with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [69041/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
20. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the engagement she has had with the British government concerning the Garvaghy Road parade dispute. [69339/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
37. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has begun any internal planning concerning future constitutional change. [69351/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which she has raised the issue to advance the case for Irish reunification internationally. [67874/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [66940/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [66906/26]
Cormac Devlin Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [64937/26]
Emer Currie Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [67523/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern will next meet. [67288/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [66927/26]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [66869/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [66854/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [66797/26]
Erin McGreehan Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [64350/26]
Brendan Smith Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [64347/26]
Cathal Crowe Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [64301/26]
Emer Currie Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Justice
385. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the Garda vetting process does not allow for Northern Ireland to be selected as a birthplace, given Northern Ireland is recognised as an identity in the Northern Ireland census; whether he will change it for persons who do not consider themselves as primarily Irish or British but Northern Irish; whether this has changed sinc…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the engagement with the British Government in relation to the legacy Bill; and the status of the interstate case. [59801/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
81. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the need to progress without delay the proposals in the joint framework on legacy issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58445/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to improve the all-island economy and bring forward a united Ireland. [49389/26]
Brendan Smith Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
25. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [14895/26]
Cormac Devlin Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [14896/26]