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Assisted Suicide

5 questions from 5 TDs, between 14 January 2026 and 29 September 2026.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
5
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked

Questions per month

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

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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.

  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity2 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin1 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. Barry Ward
    1
  2. David Cullinane
    1
  3. Liam Quaide
    1
  4. Richard Boyd Barrett
    1
  5. Ruth Coppinger
    1

Asked of

The questions

Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Justice
536. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the implementation or review of the 38 recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying (details supplied). [68100/26]
David Cullinane Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3264. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the evaluation carried out on the recommendations of the report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying which are relevant to her Department, in tabular form; the status of consideration, intention, or implementation for each recommendation; if research has been undertaken on international systems to evaluate a potential framework for t…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
2161. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for an update on any legislative provisions for assisted dying currently under consideration by her Department. [43050/26]
Liam Quaide Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
778. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on any work underway to introduce legislation to allow for assisted dying in certain restricted circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Justice
117. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will legislate to allow for assisted dying given the vote in favour by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying in its report, which recommended to legalise for assisted dying in specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/26]