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Universal Social Charge

26 questions from 12 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 29 September 2026.

26
questions
25 written, 1 oral
12
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
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 20251
February 20250
March 20251
April 20250
May 20250
June 20251
July 20256
August 20250
September 20251
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20263
March 20260
April 20260
May 20263
June 20262
July 20266
August 20260
September 20262
October 20260

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 Fáil6 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael9 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin10 from 1 TD · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Pearse Doherty
    10
  2. Emer Currie
    3
  3. Barry Ward
    2
  4. Eamon Scanlon
    2
  5. Naoise Ó Muirí
    2
  6. Catherine Callaghan
    1
  7. Colm Burke
    1
  8. Malcolm Byrne
    1

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Barry Ward Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the elimination of the universal social charge, including a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/25]