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EU Directives

190 questions from 49 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.

190
questions
184 written, 6 oral
49
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
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 20254
March 202511
April 202522
May 20253
June 202514
July 20259
August 20250
September 20258
October 20258
November 202510
December 20254
January 20263
February 20267
March 202610
April 202619
May 202614
June 202624
July 202614
August 20260
September 20264
October 20262

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 Fáil20 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael38 from 10 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent5 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland2 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party18 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity11 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin36 from 11 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 18
  2. 18
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 11
  6. 9
  7. 9
  8. 8

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Daniel Ennis Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Children
166. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the transposition on the standards for equality bodies directives, the pay transparency directive and the gender balance on corporate boards directive. [74741/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the NIS2 directive. [71705/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the delay in Ireland’s Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970); a specific timeline for its transposition; whether the State faces fines or penalties for missing the June 7th deadline. [69193/26]
Paul Murphy Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the process concerning the transposition of Directive (EU) 2025/2450 of 26 November 2025 amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and operation of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights; whether the transposition will require amending …
Colm Burke Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1082. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law; if there is a timeline for same; and the further measures that must be undertaken. [65875/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1244. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health Ireland's position in EU negotiations on the proposed introduction of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements and whether Ireland will seek to defer any agreement on such levels until the most up-to-date scientific evidence has been assessed. [64731/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Justice
390. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the implications for Ireland’s national security from failing to implement the EU Network and Information Security (NIS) 2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54126/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Finance
163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 24 March 2026, to provide an update on the latest details and progress of national discussions in relation to the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework, in the context of outlining Government’s priorities in this regard, to explain the absence of any mention of the European Social Fund in his respon…
Ken O'Flynn Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
175. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the arrangements in place to hear and consider the lived experience of whistleblowers as part of his review of the Irish legislative framework transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53781/26]
John Clendennen Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
74. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of infringement procedures currently initiated against Ireland by the EU for failure to transpose EU directives within the required timeframe; the details of each infringement procedure including the date of initiation and the Department responsible; the reason given for delayed transposition in each case; and if she will make a st…
John Clendennen Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
75. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department utilises a central tracking or recording system for EU directives transposed into Irish law across each of the departments; whether records are kept on the extent to which each EU directive is transposed, that being to the minimum level required or above the minimum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5367…
Seamus Healy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Transport
176. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe to implement the European Union directive regarding the increase in weight that campervans can be driven, with a standard Irish car driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
635. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law; when the relevant legislation is expected to be introduced and enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53579/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
96. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address delays in processing reimbursement applications submitted under the cross-border directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52045/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
98. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health whether reimbursement under the Cross-Border Directive will include interest costs incurred on bank loans or credit facilities used by patients to fund upfront medical treatment abroad, particularly in circumstances where reimbursement delays significantly exceed indicative processing timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52044/26]
Paul Murphy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the result of the letter of formal notice sent by the European Commission on 21 November 2025 in relation to the transposition of the recast Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791, the content of his Department's reply; and whether a new deadline for transposition was agreed with the Commission. [51609/26]
Paul Murphy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of communications email or otherwise with the European Commission in relation to the missed 11 October 2025 transposition deadline of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791, and related delegated regulations, in tabular form, with the associated dates of correspondence. [51610/26]
Paul Murphy Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
138. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which primary legislation, such as the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024, will account for the transposition of Article 26 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791). [51611/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
283. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the findings of a report (details supplied); the steps being taken to move Ireland from ‘limited redress’ to full compensation status as required by the EU Whistleblowing Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50742/26]
Matt Carthy Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Justice
56. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the discussions he has had at EU level regarding the possible extension, including on a restricted or modified basis, of the Temporary Protection Directive beyond March 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49295/26]
Grace Boland Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
45. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive as the deadline approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43030/26]
Pa Daly Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
75. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Government will implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive which aims to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the European Union. [45479/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Transport
162. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department’s actions to transpose EU Directive 2024/2841 especially in terms of the provisions surrounding the European parking card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46991/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Children
172. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Nos.1700, 1701, 1702, 1703 1704 of 9 June 2026, to provide details and the content of each phase of the implementation plan for the Pay Transparency Directive; whether these phases will require new or supplementary legislation to existing legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46118/26]
John Lahart Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Children
775. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is concerned that Ireland has missed the 7 June 2026 deadline to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45087/26]