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Tidy Towns

5 questions from 5 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 2 July 2026.

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5 written, 0 oral
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TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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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.

  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Sinn Féin2 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Claire Kerrane
    1
  2. Liam Quaide
    1
  3. Louis O'Hara
    1
  4. Mattie McGrath
    1
  5. Noel McCarthy
    1

Asked of

The questions

Louis O'Hara Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Rural
563. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether there is a grant available for the purchase of equipment that could be shared between a number of tidy town organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50419/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 4 Mar 2026 · to Rural
356. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to address concerns regarding the Tidy Towns competition and the apparent structural bias affecting rural communities and smaller settlements (details supplied). [17304/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Rural
1229. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all available grants in 2026 for tidy town groups, in tabular form. [8548/26]
Liam Quaide Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
78. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided in Budget 2026 under the Tidy Town grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56044/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Finance
300. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the status of the community insurance initiative for tidy towns announced in January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7260/25]