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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

Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
404. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE accounts executive and senior accounts executive staff that are employed by Enterprise Ireland as of 8 December 2025, in tabular form. [71693/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
405. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE accounts executive and senior accounts executive staff that are employed by IDA Ireland as of 8 December 2025, in tabular form. [71694/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Climate
94. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of staff employed by the EPA; the percentage of its staff working directly on processing licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70461/25]
Grace Boland Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
337. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has reviewed the current guidance for State entities regarding the appointment and reappointment of chief executive officers, particularly the practice of offering two consecutive terms in the context of employment law requirements; if the code of practice for the governance o…
Malcolm Byrne Written 3 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
120. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeframe from submissions of forms by candidates in the November 2024 election to the Standard in Public Office Commission to payment being made by his Department, or SIPO; the number of outstanding claims to be paid; the reasons for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Paul Donnelly Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Enterprise
188. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the vacancies by job title currently at the corporate enforcement authority; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [67631/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
341. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is difficulty or delays accessing documents dated prior to 2006 held by Tailte Éireann due to asbestos contamination in a building storing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67691/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
502. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that Pobal is withholding the 3% pay increase as agreed in Building Momentum; if this is acceptable to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67979/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Children
503. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of Pobal's failure to pay a 2% wage increase due in March 2025 to grade 2 early years specialist; if she has engaged with Pobal to resolve this given it is an important Department initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67980/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently authorise an increase in the number of personnel working at Tailte Éireann; to review the policy of returning paperwork to solicitors without providing reasons or context for the returns, as this is causing significant frustration and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65720/25]
Ged Nash Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
302. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out the policy in relation to the re-appointment of persons holding senior posts in State agencies beyond an initial five-year contract; if such a policy applies only to those at chief executive or head of agency level; if he will outline what other posts, or grades, groups and categories th…
Pa Daly Oral 18 Nov 2025 · to Transport
81. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent salary increases of CEOs of commercial State bodies under the aegis of his Department; if he has discussed these increases with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63377/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
609. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures, in place to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as well as to elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63842/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of commercial State bodies that have sought or received approval to increase senior executive remuneration following the senior posts remuneration committee review completed in 2024; and the rationale provided by each board for proposed upward revision. [62570/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated additional cost to the Exchequer or to the relevant State bodies arising from the implementation of revised remuneration bands for chief executives and senior management, by organisation, in tabular form. [62571/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the mechanisms used by his Department to assess whether remuneration adjustments at commercial State bodies are linked to measurable improvements in performance, governance, and value for money to the taxpayer. [62572/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps being taken to ensure that executive pay levels within commercial State bodies remain proportionate to public-service standards and consistent with the wider cost-of-living pressures faced by citizens. [62573/25]
Matt Carthy Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Justice
380. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 9 October 2025, if the information regarding the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process; the current number of vacancies in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in tabular form is now availa…
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
453. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacancies by job title at Enterprise Ireland as of 31 October 2025; the estimated full year cost of filling each of those vacancies; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61431/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
454. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacancies by job title at IDA Ireland as of 31 October 2025; the estimated full year cost of filling each of those vacancies; when each of those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61432/25]
John Clendennen Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
124. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of his Department’s plan to increase the staff headcount of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60216/25]
Carol Nolan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1252. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details of all existing quasi-judicial bodies established under article 37 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57771/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the HSE and relevant agencies to address the failure of inter-agency collaboration in supporting pupils in SEBD special schools, and one school in particular (details supplied); and whether her Department will commit to resourcing consistent links with CAMHS, CDNTs and TUSLA for children in these setting…
Emer Currie Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Climate
15. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific responsibilities and powers of Coimisiún na Meán in relation to the enforcement of take-back obligations on online distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55588/25]
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Climate
16. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with EirGrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through Exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [55871/25]