Topics / Cross-Border Co-operation

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Cross-Border Co-operation

82 questions from 32 TDs, between 2 April 2025 and 21 October 2026.

82
questions
64 written, 18 oral
32
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
12
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 20250
March 20250
April 20254
May 202511
June 20254
July 20252
August 20250
September 20252
October 20255
November 202519
December 20250
January 20261
February 20262
March 20261
April 202613
May 20265
June 20261
July 20263
August 20260
September 20266
October 20263

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.

  • Aontú5 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil25 from 7 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael7 from 4 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent4 from 2 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party4 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity3 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin30 from 10 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 7
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 3

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have availed of the EU Cross Border Directive from June 2024 to June 2025, the types of treatment received on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and the EU countries where patients received treatment; the total amount paid under the directive during this period. [74738/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
356. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he and or his officials have engaged with the Department of Infrastructure in Northern Ireland in respect of a reciprocal arrangement for smaller passenger vans (details supplied) and so on, to operate in each other's jurisdictions; if he has consulted with Tourism Ireland in respect of same; and if he has engaged with the Minister for En…
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the extent to which he and or his officials have engaged with the Department of Infrastructure in Northern Ireland in respect of a reciprocal arrangement for smaller passenger vans (details supplied) and so on, to operate in each other's jurisdictions; if he has consulted with Tourism Ireland in respect of same; and if he has consult…
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to report on the progress made on a new double taxation convention between the UK and Ireland with the aim of improving cross border labour mobility. [68631/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to engage with the British Government on the issue of cross-Border workers, people who live in the North and work in the South, who face numerous tax anomalies. [68200/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Oral 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
5. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department will address the challenges outlined in a recent report (details supplied). [67208/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the measures to promote engagement of organisations from outside the border counties in the shared island initiative. [61373/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach the sum of the shared island fund drawn down to date, in tabular form. [62637/26]
Brendan Smith Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the research and studies undertaken to date and underway at present in relation to the provision of public services and the potential for further industrial and economic development on an all-Ireland basis commissioned directly by the Shared Island Unit of his Department and/or commissioned by other departments or statutory agencies and funded through that initiative. [64…
Cormac Devlin Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Shared Island Civic Society Fund; the way in which the fund it is supporting new cross-Border links; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50210/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work being carried out in his Department to further streamline cross-Border further and higher education anomalies, including the recognition of awards and the engagement by the CAO system with students from the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49775/26]
Brendan Smith Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Justice
64. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had any recent discussions with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the introduction of additional measures to counteract cross-Border criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49843/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
158. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on his proposals to cultivate cross-border tourism. [45648/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
489. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the renewed efforts toward a UK–Ireland cross-Border work framework, particularly addressing remote work taxation. [40265/26]
Brendan Smith Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
55. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the issues discussed at the most recent cross-Border police conference on organised and serious crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/26]
Brendan Smith Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
74. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to effectively tackling cross-Border crime; if it is proposed to introduce new initiatives to strengthen existing collaboration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/26]
Matt Carthy Written 13 May 2026 · to Justice
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has plans to establish a formal cross-Border mechanism with the Department of Justice in the North of Ireland to provide for the mutual recognition and enforcement of domestic violence protection orders, including restraining orders and safety orders, in order to ensure that such orders remain effective when a victim or perpetrat…
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
185. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of the delays with having qualifications recognised and validated by the relevant authority for the purpose of taking up employment in the State that are currently being experienced by individuals who hold third-level degrees from the North of Ireland; the steps his Department is taking t…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1249. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health with reference to the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive, to provide a written copy of the HSE Telemedicine Guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30651/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1250. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recognises that the "competency" for provision of healthcare, lies with the treating member State (details supplied) under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30652/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if the HSE requirement for a face-to-face consultation prior to in-patient care under the EU Cross Border Healthcare Directive in order for patients to obtain reimbursement when the clinician in the treating member State does not deem it to be justified, is compatible with the referenced SI. (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2828. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the total Exchequer contribution to CAWT cross-border health initiatives in addition to EU funding streams such as INTERREG and PEACEPLUS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24470/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2829. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the PEACEPLUS funding across the five CAWT projects, including annual allocations and administrative costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24471/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2830. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the cost-benefit analysis undertaken in respect of cross-border health service delivery compared to domestic provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24472/26]
Matt Carthy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2831. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in the State who have accessed CAWT-supported cross-border services in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24473/26]