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Social Media

129 questions from 33 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.

129
questions
126 written, 3 oral
33
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
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 20251
March 202526
April 20252
May 20252
June 20252
July 20253
August 20250
September 20251
October 20250
November 20252
December 202518
January 20265
February 202611
March 20265
April 20269
May 20266
June 202625
July 20262
August 20260
September 20261
October 20266

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 Fáil34 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael17 from 8 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland6 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party16 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin15 from 7 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Gary Gannon
    24
  2. Malcolm Byrne
    21
  3. Eoghan Kenny
    16
  4. Barry Ward
    9
  5. Ken O'Flynn
    6
  6. Ruairí Ó Murchú
    5
  7. Barry Heneghan
    4
  8. Brendan Smith
    3

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The questions

Darren O'Rourke Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
47. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures he is taking to regulate the use of social media by children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10172/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on “The State’s response to online disinformation and media/digital literacy, including social media and fake news” published in November 2024. [2461/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1286. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on smart phones for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/25]
Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1287. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/25]