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European Union

94 questions from 37 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 8 October 2026.

94
questions
90 written, 4 oral
37
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
16
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 20251
February 20254
March 20251
April 20251
May 20252
June 202511
July 20258
August 20250
September 20252
October 20254
November 202511
December 20253
January 20262
February 20264
March 20265
April 20266
May 202610
June 202611
July 20265
August 20260
September 20260
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.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil21 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael22 from 7 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party6 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent7 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland3 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party8 from 4 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin22 from 8 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. 7
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 4

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the EU-AU Joint Vision for 2030 is being implemented and monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31953/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way the outcomes of the 2025 EU-AU Summit are being progressed at EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31954/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's plans to enhance EU-African Union partnership and relations during Ireland's upcoming presidency of the EU Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31956/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
18. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on Ireland's history to date and plans to support greater Africa voice and voting power in key international fora including at the UN and international banking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31957/26]
Carol Nolan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Finance
421. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30267/26]
Carol Nolan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Carol Nolan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
488. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of his Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
346. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that she has taken to achieve greater EU pressure to find an immediate and diplomatic resolution to the Iranian crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27116/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update the preparations for managing European Union negotiations at COP31, particularly on financing fossil-fuel phase out and climate adaption finance for developing nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Climate
470. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update the preparations for managing European Union negotiations at COP31, particularly on financing fossil-fuel phase out and climate adaption finance for developing nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25619/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
111. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline the preparations being undertaken for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22947/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
143. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the core policy priorities identified for Ireland’s forthcoming EU Presidency; the way in which these priorities will shape Ireland’s strategic positioning within the Union during the Presidency term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/26]
Grace Boland Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
539. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the source of funding used by the State to discharge financial penalties imposed on Ireland by the European Union arising from infringement proceedings, including failure to transpose directives within the required timeframe; whether such penalties are paid directly from the Exchequer or anothe…
Grace Boland Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
540. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a formal mechanism exists within Government to hold Departments financially accountable where financial penalties are imposed on the State by the European Union arising from failure to transpose directives or otherwise comply with European Union law within the required timeframe; if suc…
James Geoghegan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1260. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there has been engagement between his officials and the European Commission in respect of the European Commission's recently published proposals for a new EU Cyber Security Act; if he will outline the extent of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18504/26]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
494. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department supports the creation of a new EU-wide legal statute, the "Innovative European Company" (as per the Draghi report on EU Competitiveness) to allow Irish start-ups to operate across the single market under harmonised corporate and insolvency rules; and if so, when he plans to introduce this.; and if he will make a state…
Albert Dolan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
495. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on the creation of a Vice-President for simplification at the EU level; if he plans to commit to a single methodology to quantify the cumulative cost of new regulation on Irish businesses, as per the Draghi report on EU Competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10065/26]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has concerns regarding the ability of citizens to exercise their rights under GDPR and the EU AI Act being undermined by the provisions currently proposed in the digital omnibus simplification packages; whether these concerns have been raised in early discussions on the packages; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Darren O'Rourke Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's stance on the digital omnibus proposal, in its current form, as published by the European Commission; the proposed changes or concerns they have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7871/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1682. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an updated list of measures Ireland has opted into under Protocol 21, and a list of the measures Ireland is automatically bound by as a result of our participation in elements of the Schengen acquis. [75100/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1683. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an updated list of measures Ireland has opted into under Protocol 21, and a list of the measures Ireland is automatically bound by as a result of our participation in elements of the Schengen acquis will be uploaded to the Department website, as the current list has not been updated since 2023; and if he will make a statement o…
Cathy Bennett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
189. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [73034/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
129. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if her Department is committed to the aims and objectives of the new European Union instrument-the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) Regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71602/25]
Emer Currie Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Culture
209. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Ireland's position on the question of whether the European Commission's upcoming proposals for new Digital Networks Acts should take the forms of a regulation or a directive (details supplied); the rationale for Ireland's position on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70506/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
5. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline the preparations currently under way in her Department to meet the demands of Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66109/25]