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Waste Management

153 questions from 57 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 October 2026.

153
questions
152 written, 1 oral
57
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
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 20250
February 20259
March 20254
April 202513
May 20256
June 20257
July 20256
August 20250
September 20259
October 20253
November 202516
December 202515
January 20264
February 202613
March 20263
April 20269
May 20265
June 20262
July 20265
August 20260
September 202616
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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil27 from 14 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael27 from 9 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party12 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent3 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland7 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party18 from 5 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity2 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin47 from 16 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Roderic O'Gorman
    12
  2. Matt Carthy
    11
  3. Ciarán Ahern
    9
  4. Emer Currie
    8
  5. Barry Ward
    7
  6. Erin McGreehan
    7
  7. Pa Daly
    7
  8. Mark Ward
    6

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The questions

Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Environment
93. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide local authorities with additional resources to help address the growing problem of dog waste, particularly in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4280/25]
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
101. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the price rises for waste collection services; if he is aware that they price hikes surpass the rate of inflation and that the recycling per life charge is going up by 25 percent which is 18 times the rate of inflation; if he has engaged with the private waste collection company that is introducing these price hik…
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a report (details supplied); if his attention has been brought to recommendation 47, in which the Committee recommended that the national waste regulator oversee a new system of economic licensing, whereby exclusive licences are granted for specified geographic areas in order to extend coverage to as many househol…