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Office of Director of Public Prosecutions

7 questions from 4 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 9 December 2025.

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questions
7 written, 0 oral
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TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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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.

  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin5 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.

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The questions

Sinéad Gibney Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
71. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach whether the office of the DPP has current contracts or plans for contract renewals with (details supplied) and whether concerns have been raised over their links with the Israeli Defence Forces. [67992/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 5 February 2025, if in cases of political corruption members of the public, as victims of the crime, have the right to request a review of a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the same manner as is available to a victim of a crime in a standard criminal investigation. [33060/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
166. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the circumstances in which a person may request a summary of reasons for a decision not to prosecute by the Director of Public Prosecutions; the relevant legislation which underpins same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13035/25]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Justice
571. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of times in each of the past three years that the DPP has appealed decisions to grant bail, and the number of times in each of the past three years that the DPP has appealed conditions of bail, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14015/25]
Alan Kelly Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
54. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if he has had any requests from the DPP for extra resources between 1 January 2020 to 7 February 2025. [5138/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if in cases of political corruption, members of the public have the right to request a review of a decision by the Director of Public Prosecution in the same manner as is available to a victim of a crime in a standard criminal investigation. [3136/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the number of reviews of decisions to not prosecute requested from victims; the number of times this resulted in a decision that should be reversed and where there should be a prosecution. [3137/25]