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Human 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20255
February 20255
March 20255
April 202517
May 20258
June 20258
July 20258
August 20250
September 202512
October 20259
November 20255
December 20253
January 20265
February 20264
March 20267
April 20266
May 20265
June 20261
July 20265
August 20260
September 202612
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.

  • Aontú2 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil28 from 11 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael23 from 6 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party7 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent8 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Labour Party6 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity24 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin19 from 10 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 18
  2. 12
  3. 10
  4. 8
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 5
  8. 5

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Conor D McGuinness Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
258. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the moves by the authorities of Australia and New Zealand to question Israeli citizens seeking to enter those countries regarding involvement in the Israeli military and the commission of war crimes, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; if he will consider adopting a similar ap…
Conor D McGuinness Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Justice
259. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice the provisions his Department or the bodies under his aegis has made for the identification, apprehension, and arrest of persons subject to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court that may enter Ireland, or transit through Irish territorial waters or airspace. [5363/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his position on the national security law trial of a person (details supplied); the further action Ireland can take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4392/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures Ireland is taking to support women’s rights internationally, particularly in countries that face extreme discrimination and violence, like Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and so on. [46496/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the release from prison of a prominent Tibetan environmental rights defender (details supplied) after serving a 15-year prison sentence; if he will publicly support the release of the activists brothers, who were arrested after their environmental protection group sought to expose local officials who hunted e…
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent report on China (details supplied) which described how the human rights landscape continues to deteriorate, characterised by widespread repression and systematic violations against various groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1304/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the death sentence against a person (details supplied) by the Iranian government; if he will work to apply diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to halt this execution and end the ongoing persecution of activists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1172. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has approved the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Code of Practice on the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/24]