295. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Ireland’s position on the planned EU Digital Fairness Act, including in the context of a non-paper by Poland on the need for full and effective use of existing tools to strengthen consumer protect in the digital economy. [33348/26]
Topics / EU Programmes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEU Programmes
46 questions from 25 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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44 written, 2 oral
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 11 |
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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.
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166. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has contributed financially to the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE); the precise amount; and if anyone from Ireland has been appointed to the CoE. [23257/26]
219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence her views on ensuring that defence investments in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework fully respect national competences and Ireland's specific choices regarding neutrality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13824/26]
220. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the opportunities for Ireland to participate in dual-use technology developments, such as drones and AI, under the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13825/26]
225. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence considering that Ireland is a net contributor to the EU budget and as an increasing proportion of the next Multiannual Financial Framework is allocated to defence and security-related programmes, the strategy that is in place to position Irish SMEs and indigenous firms to participate in and repatriate EU defence funding through the development of Irish defence …
173. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position regarding the possibility of EU candidate countries joining certain EU programmes, such as the single market, while still on the path to full accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7281/26]
185. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 18 November 2025, the engagement her Department has had at EU Council level regarding the derogations from the Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive within the European Defence Industry Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68875/25]
235. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called 'crisis mechanism' within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers' rights provisions of EU law; and if he will make a statemen…
3. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when he expects the mission critical communications system to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60174/25]
93. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in the roll-out of the PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/25]
202. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the ongoing work of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy; when he expects it to be finalised; the means by which that strategy will impact Ireland’s plans to increase retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49343/25]
3133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health her Department’s engagement with EU counterparts on cross-Border healthcare cooperation; whether improvements are planned to the EU Cross-Border Directive scheme for Irish patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43375/25]
159. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his priorities for Ireland’s Cohesion Policy post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/25]
149. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of the European Innovation Partnership Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/25]
160. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are examples of previous recipients of funding under the European Innovation Partnership Programme in Ireland who have been able to scale up and expand the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/25]
180. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 2 April 2025, if the detailed project proposals have now been evaluated; the results of that evaluation; the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25620/25]
105. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of PEACEPLUS to date; the specific benefits for Donegal arising from PEACEPLUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16088/25]
135. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress made on the cross-Border 2021-2027 PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16071/25]
159. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the funding committed to date under PEACEPLUS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16067/25]
566. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if he will publish the national implementation plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, which he brought to Cabinet on 25 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15465/25]
1459. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the preparations underway in her Department for Ireland to take over the presidency of the EU Council of Ministers in H2, 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10561/25]