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International Agreements

71 questions from 38 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 1 October 2026.

71
questions
69 written, 2 oral
38
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
13
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 20259
February 20254
March 20254
April 20251
May 202512
June 20252
July 20255
August 20250
September 20253
October 20252
November 20254
December 20252
January 20261
February 20267
March 20262
April 20260
May 20263
June 20264
July 20262
August 20260
September 20263
October 20261

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.

  • Fianna Fáil17 from 9 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael8 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent10 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland4 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party3 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin21 from 12 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 7
  2. 7
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
248. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the proposed EU review of the Israel Association agreement; if there is a timeline in place for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27452/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's role in securing a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the further steps Ireland is taking to ensure that this matter is progressed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/25]
Carol Nolan Written 13 May 2025 · to Foreign
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all international treaties to which the State has been a party from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; to specify which of these treaties, if any, have been the subject of debates or scrutiny in either Dáil Éireann or the Oireachtas committees as to their contents, to which the Minister has contributed; and if he will make a st…
Matt Carthy Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State supports an international legal prohibition on autonomous weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
196. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the recent meeting in Brussels with ministerial representatives from 12 Latin American countries to discuss ways to further co-operation in fighting drug trafficking, trafficking in arms and trafficking in human beings. [12721/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
188. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State has entered into arbitration with a company (details supplied), or any other companies under the dispute resolution mechanism within the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/25]
Duncan Smith Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Finance
48. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland would be supportive of a UN framework convention on sovereign debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/25]
James Geoghegan Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
708. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the actions to be undertaken regarding the Programme for Government commitment to “work towards a more coordinated approach at European level, akin to the Benelux agreement, to leverage benefits similar to those achieved during the Covid-19 vaccination programme”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9517/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
5. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the implications for Ireland of the recent decision by the new US Administration to withdraw from the OECD Global Tax Deal, making specific reference to both pillars of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
86. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the State has entered into arbitration with a company (details supplied) or any other companies under the dispute resolution mechanism within the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Environment
91. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Ireland has formally withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty in line with the individual withdrawals undertaken by other EU Member States alongside the EU's withdrawal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/25]
James Geoghegan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Finance
119. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the impact on Ireland of the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from the OECD's global corporate tax agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5094/25]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
414. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has outlined clearly at the EU Agriculture Council his opposition to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1969/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
419. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Employment his position on the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement; when it is intended that Ireland will ratify the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46788/24]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
433. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the position on the Mercosur trade agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1208/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
434. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the position on the Mercosur trade agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
436. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government intends to oppose the EU-Mercosur Political Agreement and further negotiations on a trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1357/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
437. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he or his officials have had with counterparts in EU Member States regarding the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1360/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
439. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has notified the European Commission of Ireland's opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement since negotiations concluded in December 2024; if not, the engagements he has had with the European Commission in relation to this trade agreement since December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1369/25]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
458. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has outlined at EU Council level his opposition to the proposed Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1973/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
742. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position with regard to Ireland’s membership of the Antarctic Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46784/24]