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Poverty Data

26 questions from 12 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 1 July 2026.

26
questions
24 written, 2 oral
12
TDs have asked
6
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
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 20252
February 20255
March 20250
April 20250
May 20251
June 20255
July 20250
August 20250
September 20253
October 20251
November 20250
December 20252
January 20261
February 20260
March 20262
April 20261
May 20260
June 20261
July 20262
August 20260
September 20260
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.

  • Fianna Fáil4 from 2 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin15 from 5 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Conor D. McGuinness
    7
  2. Donna McGettigan
    3
  3. Louise O'Reilly
    3
  4. Pádraig O'Sullivan
    2
  5. Pádraig Rice
    2
  6. Roderic O'Gorman
    2
  7. Timmy Dooley
    2
  8. Eoin Hayes
    1

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
901. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons living in poverty in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1718/25]