146. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any discussion in EU Councils on Foreign Affairs regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65292/25]
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19 questions from 15 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 25 November 2025.
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12 written, 7 oral
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
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| May 2025 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
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| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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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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The questions
536. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the planned cultural programme for Ireland's holding of the EU Council presidency in 2026. [63733/25]
327. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is preparing for the forthcoming EPSCO meetings on 17 October and 3 December 2025; whether the Irish Government has a preparatory role given the forthcoming Irish presidency of the Council of Ministers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/25]
51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to prepare for Ireland's 2026 Presidency and advance key Irish and EU priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38249/25]
1. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the outcome of the most recent EU Council in relation to the provision of much needed additional support at EU level for the people of Palestine, with the ongoing genocide by Israel, the use of starvation as a method of war, and the prevention of essential food, medicine and other essential supplies reaching innocent people in the most desperate of situations. [36661/25]
2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the outcome of discussions at the recent EU Council in relation to the need for additional support by the EU and its member states for Ukraine in view of the continued loss of life and suffering being inflicted by Russia. [36660/25]
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council on 20 and 21 March. [16780/25]
2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [22206/25]
3. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council on 20 and 21 March. [15145/25]
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [25527/25]
5. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [26851/25]
6. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [27215/25]
7. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Council. [27219/25]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the position taken by Ireland at the recent meeting of the European Council regarding the request from the Spanish government for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be recognised as official languages of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29333/25]
164. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on work within his Department relating to Ireland’s coming presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/25]
200. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has been briefed regarding ReArm Europe plans following the European council recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15459/25]
125. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position Ireland intends to take at the European Council regarding the proposed ReArm Europe package from the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12131/25]
18. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council last month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229/25]
874. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the EU Council meeting in Brussels on Monday 27 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/25]