Figures compiled by Gript reveal that the Dáil has not convened for more than 80% of days since the general election in 2024.
Between the day after the election date on November 30th, and May 6th 2025, the Dáil has sat just 31 out of 158 days, compared to the 43 sittings during the same period the previous year.
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD criticised the government’s approach, describing it as “lackadaisical” and “lazy.”
“There is a real problem here,” he said.
“The problem is that this government is becoming lackadaisical. It’s lazy. It is consumed with a slow-motion, bureaucratic speed.”
Toibín also warned that this perceived inertia is impacting key infrastructure projects nationwide.
“This is trickling down through the civil service, through the delivery of projects such as the children’s hospital, the Metro-North rail line, and all the other really important projects are all grinding to a halt—all going slower because, from the very top, the government, through its political leadership, is showing a lack of urgency and a lack of commitment to get things done,” he continued.
He drew a comparison with the current Irish government’s performance against the activity of the US administration under President Donald Trump.
“If you compare and contrast the speed of this government to the US administration and when it took power—and whatever you think about Trump’s policies—there is a clear contrast between this government’s lack of activity and the activity in the US,” he added.
“I think this is a tired government,” Toibín said.
“It’s Micheál Martin on his last lap. There’s no sense of urgency, given the extreme problems that so many in our society are facing.”