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Referendum Campaigns

5 questions from 5 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 23 September 2026.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
5
TDs have asked
3
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.

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January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
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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.

  • Labour Party1 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 from 3 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Denise Mitchell
    1
  2. Ged Nash
    1
  3. Maurice Quinlivan
    1
  4. Paul Murphy
    1
  5. Thomas Gould
    1

Asked of

The questions

Maurice Quinlivan Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Housing
75. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Governement plans to hold a referendum on the public ownership of water. [67375/26]
Denise Mitchell Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
118. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on holding a referendum to extend voting rights in Presidential elections to Irish citizens living in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59260/25]
Ged Nash Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
190. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government plans to hold a referendum on the Unified Patents Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/25]
Thomas Gould Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
747. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the referendum on water. [46820/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
756. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a commitment to holding a water referendum within the first one hundred days of the new Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46873/24]