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Alcohol Sales

47 questions from 23 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 30 June 2026.

47
questions
47 written, 0 oral
23
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked

Questions per month

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

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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 202510
March 20253
April 20253
May 20255
June 20252
July 20251
August 20250
September 20258
October 20252
November 20255
December 20251
January 20260
February 20261
March 20260
April 20262
May 20262
June 20262
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
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 Fáil10 from 5 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael3 from 3 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent2 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin12 from 6 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3

The questions

Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
610. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address unregulated alcohol deliveries by app delivery companies; his plans to address this issue in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49534/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address unregulated alcohol deliveries by app delivery companies; his plans to address this issue in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/26]
Shay Brennan Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
415. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Special Exemption Orders (SEOs) secured by licensed premises per year for 2025, on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35825/26]
Shay Brennan Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
416. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individual licensed premises who have secured Special Exemption Orders (SEOs) per year and by county for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35826/26]
James Geoghegan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
634. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that licensing laws adequately prevent the sale of alcohol outside of the hours permitted by the vendor’s license, given the prevalence of online delivery apps being used to sell alcohol; if he is considering any changes to address the issue of alcohol being sold after legal closing hours on these platforms; and …
Eoin Ó Broin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
913. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the volume of alcohol sales recorded by volume, and monetary value in each of the years 2014 to 2025, in tabular form. [24537/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Justice
808. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if reforms relating to the licensing of nightclubs, and any other provisions relevant to the night economy, are included in the Intoxicating Liquor Bill currently being drafted in his Department, and described in the current Government legislative programme as a 'Condensed Bill to introduce certain key reforms from the Sale of Al…
Erin McGreehan Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
991. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the impact of home alcohol deliveries on vulnerable individuals, including persons with addiction, disability or limited mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69615/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
741. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework governing online and app-based alcohol delivery services is adequate to prevent sales to minors; or if improvements are being considered in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63000/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Justice
742. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the enforcement that is in place to ensure age verification during home delivery of alcohol; if any data on non-compliance rates can be provided; if he is satisfied that the current regulatory framework governing online, and app-based alcohol delivery services is adequate to prevent sales to minors; and if he will make a statement o…
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1008. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to extend existing test-purchase powers under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 to include situations where alcohol has been purchased online and delivered to a home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63002/25]
Shay Brennan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
785. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of special exemption orders secured by licensed premises from 2018 to 2024, by year, on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62017/25]
Shay Brennan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
786. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individual licensed premises who have secured special exemption orders from 2018 to 2024, by year, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62018/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
282. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 will be progressed. [56149/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Justice
283. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022. [56150/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1383. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that certain events (details supplied) are not in breach of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the engagements she has had with the hospitality sector on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1394. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered by her Department for the introduction of a minimum distance requirement from schools for the establishment of new off-licence premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49263/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
689. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations that restrict licensed premises to serving draught beer and cider only in imperial pint (568ml) and half-pint (284ml); if he will consider amending the regulations to allow CE-marked metric quantities such as 150ml, 300ml, and 400ml in line with EU practice; and if …
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
690. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the current prohibition on serving draught beer and cider in smaller metric volumes is solely a matter of domestic law enforced by the NSAI; the steps he will take to bring the State's practice into line with EU Directive 80/181/EEC on metrication and Directive 2009/34/EC on measuring instruments; and if he will make a statement…
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
691. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has engaged with small breweries and independent hospitality businesses regarding the impact of restrictions on draught serving measures; if he will consider their requests for greater flexibility in the interest of both fairness and responsible alcohol service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45801/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2393. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the public health implications of requiring high strength beers often 10-12% ABV to be served only in imperial pint (568ml), half-pint (284ml) rather than smaller quantities such as 150ml, which may better align with safe consumption guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45802/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2394. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will support amending the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations to allow smaller CE-marked metric serving sizes of draught beer and cider, in order to promote safer alcohol consumption in line with the national drugs strategy's aim of reducing alcohol harm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45803/25]
Gary Gannon Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2395. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on ensuring that metrology regulations relating to draught beer and cider are consistent with both EU law and Ireland's public health objectives. [45804/25]
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 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
252. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to elaborate on his position that alcohol labelling would impact competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33469/25]