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Probate Applications

28 questions from 12 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 29 September 2026.

28
questions
28 written, 0 oral
12
TDs have asked
5
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
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 20251
March 20250
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 20254
August 20250
September 20254
October 20250
November 20250
December 20251
January 20260
February 20260
March 20264
April 20264
May 20260
June 20261
July 20263
August 20260
September 20266
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.

  • Aontú3 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil5 from 4 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael13 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Sinn Féin6 from 1 TD · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Grace Boland
    6
  2. Ruairí Ó Murchú
    6
  3. James Geoghegan
    3
  4. Paul Lawless
    3
  5. Emer Currie
    2
  6. Tony McCormack
    2
  7. Barry Ward
    1
  8. Cian O'Callaghan
    1

Asked of

The questions

Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2113. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will detail, on a court office by court office basis, the number of court service staff currently working in a probate office, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43476/25]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Justice
111. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to delays in the probate process (details supplied); the actions he will take to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38152/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
794. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice for an update from the Courts Service on the progress of the e-probate project under the Courts Modernisation Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2347/25]