96. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in detail the obligations that will apply to Ireland under the European Democracy Shield, including all monitoring, reporting, data-sharing, or participation requirements foreseen for Member States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66556/25]
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94 questions from 37 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 8 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 3 |
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97. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the European Democracy Shield will require Ireland to participate in any EU-wide systems for identifying, reviewing or classifying online communications, including content linked to domestic political debate; and to outline the legal basis that would permit any such participation. [66557/25]
98. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the European Commission has accepted Ireland’s position that electoral regulation and political debate must remain under full national competence, and to detail how this will be protected during the implementation of the European Democracy Shield. [66558/25]
260. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Ireland's position on the development of an EU Savings and Investment (Capital Markets) Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65342/25]
120. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the European Union’s plans to improve the competitiveness of the region for the bio-pharmaceutical sector, in view of recent policy developments in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57792/25]
121. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the co-ordination taking place within the European Union to improve the competitiveness of the European Union, in order to ensure Ireland can remain a world leader in life sciences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57793/25]
242. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding all Irish interactions and operational developments regarding the Common Information Sharing Environment since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59468/25]
243. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the defence resources or personnel assigned for the implementing of the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59469/25]
244. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update regarding any Irish organisations or institutions which are involved in the Common Information Sharing Environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59470/25]
501. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the progress on the European Deposit Insurance Scheme; Ireland’s position on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59384/25]
6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support Ireland is providing to candidate countries to the European Union; when he envisions certain countries may come into membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57467/25]
184. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the way in which Ireland is pressuring Hungary to drop its veto on Ukraine joining the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57173/25]
144. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to communicate to the EU Commission under Article 259 TFEU to ask if they will act to enforce EU Law against Hungary in the context of the decision by the administration there to ban a festival (details supplied). [56402/25]
167. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the progress of the accession of Montenegro to the European Union. [55213/25]
350. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given threats to EU critical infrastructure arising from geopolitical developments and the subsequent attacks on pipelines in European jurisdictions, if up-to-date mapping information is available on Ireland’s undersea communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49676/25]
721. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the eight competent authorities for the EU AI Act announced in March, if he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and market surveillance authorities that are responsible for each of the prohibitions laid in Article 5 of the EU AI Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46930/25]
148. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and provide an explanation for each and every instance where the Government has sought clarity regarding inconsistency in external representation or messaging from the European Commission. [44323/25]
322. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence considering Ireland's recent commitment to joining the EU’S SAFE Mechanism for defence procurement, what the Minister will do to ensure the Irish economy and research sector will benefit from this increased spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/25]
323. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how he plans to ensure that Ireland's defence procurement process will align with the EU’s SAFE mechanism to ensure a fast and efficient procurement process for the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/25]
324. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what he believes the economic benefits to the Irish economy will be by signing up to the EU’s SAFE Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41388/25]
325. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the way in which Ireland's university research sector can benefit as a result of signing up to the EU’s SAFE Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/25]
345. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has had any engagement with the European Commission regarding the revelations that at least €15 million has been awarded under the European Defence Fund to a company (details supplied) owned by Israel's largest state-owned weapons manufacturer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/25]
346. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department has carried out a risk assessment regarding Ireland's participation in lending under the SAFE Regulation, particularly with regard to our obligations under the Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/25]
230. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any changes to medical evacuation requests as provided for by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; if there are any attempts to expand or improve the scope of this mechanism in light of the worsening situation in areas such as Gaza; if this mechanism is under consideration of being paused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
192. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was speaking on behalf of the Government when she spoke about Irish neutrality and history in the European Parliament on 19 June 2025; if the Government consented to this position being articulated by the High Representative on behalf of th…