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State Bodies

254 questions from 66 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

254
questions
251 written, 3 oral
66
TDs have asked
11
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 20254
February 202553
March 202514
April 20257
May 202517
June 202518
July 20259
August 20250
September 202514
October 202520
November 202514
December 202510
January 20266
February 202616
March 202611
April 20267
May 20264
June 202619
July 20263
August 20260
September 20260
October 20268

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.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú19 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil29 from 10 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael26 from 11 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent11 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland16 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party16 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity4 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin100 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 46
  2. 17
  3. 15
  4. 14
  5. 12
  6. 9
  7. 7
  8. 7

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Education
92. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Education
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Education
94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
103. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
104. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
105. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
158. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
159. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
160. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
161. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
180. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
181. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
182. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
183. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Rural
255. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Rural
256. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Rural
257. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Rural
258. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain a website over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6451/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Environment
167. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update as to when his Department will conclude consideration of the request by An Post for a 2% increase to pensions in payment and deferred pensions from 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6303/25]
John Clendennen Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
297. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Offaly made in the past 18 months; the specific locations of these visits; the results to date of any such visits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6197/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
823. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide the full membership of the Sláintecare programme board; the dates at which it has met since its inception; the date at which the next meeting will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6315/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
824. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if the minutes of all meetings of the Sláintecare programme board have been published; if so, to provide a link to the place in which they are collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6316/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
180. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Wexford made in the past 18 months, in tabular form; the results to date of any such visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5434/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
201. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Cork City and County Councils; the number of these upheld; the number of these overturned, for the years 2021, 2022 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5233/25]