149. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been brought to the case of a person facing charges for organising a Pride march in Hungary (details supplied); the steps she is taking at European Union level to prevent this direct attack on fundamental freedoms; if she will call for infringement procedures and interim measures to be taken to ensure that this case does no…
Topics / Human Rights
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHuman Rights
133 questions from 40 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 1 October 2026.
133
questions
132 written, 1 oral
40
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
11
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 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 17 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 8 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
37. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way Ireland is working with international partners to keep attention on the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66606/25]
56. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's commitment to supporting democratisation, human rights and the rule of law as a key element of foreign policy, the extent to which Ireland is currently contributing observers to international election observation missions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66692/25]
58. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Hungary; the actions she will take to ensure that this situation is raised at an EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66738/25]
158. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider enacting legislation regarding human rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60441/25]
568. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures the Government has in place to ensure that no goods made using forced labour in Xinjiang, China are imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58927/25]
7. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on challenges to human rights and the rule of law in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57468/25]
113. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the growing crackdown on human rights in Hong Kong by the Chinese Communist Party. [56819/25]
285. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the work carried out to date to enable the establishment of a new Independent Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56224/25]
7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has considered the possibility of initiating an Article 259 TFEU case against Hungary specifically regarding the banning of the Budapest Pride Parade in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55903/25]
209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) from Saudi Arabia who is in currently detained in Bulgaria, with his counterparts in Bulgaria and with the Bulgarian Embassy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52704/25]
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if officials in the Irish embassy in Sofia will advocate for a person (details supplied) to prevent the person from being returned to Saudi Arabia, where they are at risk of torture and inhumane treatment. [52705/25]
211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to raise the case of a person detained in Bulgaria (detailed supplied) at the European Commission or other appropriate forum. [52706/25]
212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request a monitoring visit to the Busmantsi Detention Centre in Bulgaria to assess detention conditions, and in particular the detention conditions for a person (details supplied) who is in custody at the centre. [52707/25]
217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any action taken to support the Pécs Pride march in Hungary; if the Hungarian government's proposal to ban it has been raised at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/25]
367. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that textiles, clothes or materials which are imported into Ireland are not made using forced labour in any jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51557/25]
368. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure that products manufactured using forced labour in other jurisdictions are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51560/25]
375. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that textiles, clothes or materials which are imported into Ireland are not made using forced labour in any jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51556/25]
376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure that products manufactured using forced labour in other jurisdictions are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51559/25]
29. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 19 June 2025, the status of the preparation of the Second National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights; if the plan has been finalised; the timeline for publication of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50785/25]
112. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the actions he is taking to raise it at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50423/25]
706. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the legislative observations made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in relation to the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if he is aware of the Commission’s recommendation (details supplied); the steps or actions his Department has taken in view of …
707. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the legislative observations made by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in relation to the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if he is aware of the Commission’s recommendations (details supplied); the steps or actions including engagement with the Commi…
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with the Chinese authorities. [45508/25]
74. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to commit to publicly supporting the Gender Apartheid Campaign and the explicit inclusion of the gender apartheid as a crime against humanity in the new UN treaty which was currently under consideration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47041/25]