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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. Aengus Ó Snodaigh
    46
  2. Aidan Farrelly
    17
  3. Pa Daly
    15
  4. Ken O'Flynn
    14
  5. Peadar Tóibín
    12
  6. Malcolm Byrne
    9
  7. Paul Lawless
    7
  8. Roderic O'Gorman
    7

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Tourism
684. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of WTE social media executives employed by Fáilte Ireland in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46401/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Tourism
690. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under her remit since 1 November 2024. [46937/24]
Darren O'Rourke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
717. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total of new positions sanctioned by An Bord Pleanála in the past six months; the positions granted; the cost implications of each position; and the number of positions that have been filled to date. [46418/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
979. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under her remit since 1 November 2024. [46932/24]