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Sinéad Gibney

Social Democrats Dublin Rathdown TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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858
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
179,395
words spoken in the chamber
Across 528 contributions
409
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
184
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 858 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 528 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 74 22
March 2025 18 18
April 2025 100 20
May 2025 20 24
June 2025 45 34
July 2025 212 35
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 27 19
October 2025 43 27
November 2025 48 37
December 2025 11 9
January 2026 45 28
February 2026 19 48
March 2026 19 16
April 2026 52 18
May 2026 13 25
June 2026 19 35
July 2026 34 39
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 18 23
October 2026 41 51

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 279 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Sinéad Gibney Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
276. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health whether there will be consultation with alcohol groups in advance of the publication of the new National Drugs Strategy, given the stakeholder engagement from the Citizens Assembly on Drugs did not have alcohol within its remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40013/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
282. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health in view of recent statements from the Tánaiste on pausing the implementation of alcohol labelling, when alcohol labelling will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40034/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
166. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38627/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to regulate the usage of delivery drones in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39062/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
297. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has conducted any scoping exercises or research into the impact of drone usage on residential and urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39063/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
415. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding put in place for the establishment of an AI observatory; whether any of that funding has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
416. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the establishment of an AI office; whether this office will be an independent body; and the remit the office will have. [39103/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
424. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the contact his Department has had with social media companies over the potential for AI chatbots on social media platforms to generate antisemitic or racist content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
427. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland was supportive or critical of the ultimate position taken by the EU Council on the Omnibus package at the recent EU Council meeting regarding the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39698/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
428. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if Ireland raised the issue of harmonised civil liability, the need for enforcement of climate action plans, the deviation from a risk based approach, and provisions for stakeholder and trade union engagement during the adoption of the Council’s General Approach on the CSDDD as part of the EU simplification package; if not, the ration…
Sinéad Gibney Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has had engagement with, or diplomatic representations from, US counterparts around the exclusion of services from the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38290/25]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is married to an Irish citizen and has been detained arbitrarily in the UAE for the past 17 years; the steps his Department is taking to provide consular assistance and seek his release from arbitrary detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291…
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
28. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new trade partners or strengthening of trading partnerships his Department is advocating for at EU level in order to diversify Irish trade opportunities in the face of US tariffs and trade instability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/25]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the course of action he plans to take should the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement continue to be blocked at EU Council level, despite clear evidence of the breach of the human rights provisions of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38292/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
60. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to protect environmental and agricultural interests in the Mercosur Trade negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38293/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
147. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [3861…
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
148. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of efforts by producers in the occupied West Bank to label their goods as having originated in Israel; how his Department will ensure that fraudulently labelled goods are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38633/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Climate
159. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38612/2…
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Climate
160. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will open an investigation into the slow restoration of electricity services in the wake of Storm Éowyn; how his Department will mitigate storm impacts moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Defence
172. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38614/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Transport
192. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38626/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Transport
193. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if he has given authorisation to the transportation of military personnel and equipment through Irish airspace and or the use of Shannon airport by US armed forces with Israel as a stated final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Finance
199. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38617/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
205. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the …
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
209. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [38616/25…