13. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the recent parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation. [69026/26]
Topics / Foreign Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsForeign Policy
197 questions from 61 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 1 October 2026.
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190 written, 7 oral
61
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 11 |
| July 2025 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 18 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
27. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current measures and future plans being taken to strengthen the State’s capacity to provide emergency consular assistance and evacuation support to Irish citizens abroad during conflicts, natural disasters and other major crises; and whether lessons from recent international emergencies have identified any gaps in the current system. [6934…
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the need to block trade with illegal settlements in the Palestinian West Bank; her views on the need to freeze assets of companies who support the genocide in Gaza; and to sanction members of the IDF and Israeli Ministers. [69381/26]
39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views that there are infringements on the right to protest in Germany in relation to the right of people to protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people. [69380/26]
50. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the banning of political parties by Israel's central elections committee ahead of elections there next month. [69251/26]
56. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Cuba and the Government's position regarding same. [69245/26]
60. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government’s position on the United States's embargo against Cuba; the representations made by Ireland through the European Union, the United Nations and in the most recent bilateral engagements with US officials in the past two months. [69237/26]
85. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken by the Government to express its dissatisfaction with the way in which women and girls are being treated in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [66337/26]
32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has expressed concern about the new Ethnic Unity Law being introduced by the Chinese Communist Party that will seek to further undermine ethnic minorities such as the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples in China; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60701/26]
77. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the State’s position on the sovereignty and status of Western Sahara; the engagements undertaken by the Department with representatives of the Polisario Front during the past five years; Ireland’s participation in United Nations and European Union efforts to support the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination; and if …
78. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the Government’s position on the United States embargo against Cuba; the representations made by Ireland through the European Union, the United Nations and in bilateral engagements regarding the embargo during the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58136/26]
85. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken by her Department to ensure human rights compliance by Indonesia in respect of West Papua, during negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58490/26]
197. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the specific matters discussed between representatives of the Government and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or representatives of the Government of Ukraine, concerning the proposed drone deal during the President's recent visit to Ireland; the proposals made to Ireland; the technologies, capabilities or programmes discussed; and if she will make a statement on …
203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has supported the United Nations resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in each of the past five years; if her Department has raised the issue of Japanese, Republic of Korea and other nationals abducted by North Korea in any bilateral or multilateral forum; and if she will make a sta…
104. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed the extraterritorial provisions of China's law on the promotion of ethnic unity and progress, adopted on 12 March 2026; if her Department shares the concerns raised in the European Parliament resolution of 30 April 2026 regarding the law's potential to enable transnational repression; if any assessment has been car…
9. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the Paris protocol and its operational applicability to economic relations between Palestine and Israel. [52144/26]
36. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will push for EU wide statute blocking the US sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50252/26]
41. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's role in the rebuilding of Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50297/26]
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will end the arrangement that allows US military overflights without prior notification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50246/26]
54. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland will be joining the United States of America in celebrating the 250th anniversary of achieving independence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49809/26]
57. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she supports further restrictive measures against those responsible in the Iranian regime for the violence and repression against the Iranian people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50095/26]
63. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is supporting the Council of Europe's engagement with members of the Russian opposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50134/26]
127. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of her Department in relation to the continued restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47920/26]
129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on relations between Ireland and Turkey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48134/26]
106. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 17 June 2026, the specific number of instances where she has been lobbied by Israeli and American stakeholders in relation to the proposed sanction legislation. [47831/26]