169. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when the new Ireland-Scotland Cooperation Framework will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57159/25]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsInternational Relations
100 questions from 40 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 1 October 2026.
100
questions
81 written, 19 oral
40
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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
164. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55184/25]
165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Latvia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55185/25]
166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55186/25]
109. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s support of Taiwan’s participation in multilateral fora such as ICAO, UNFCCC and INTERPOL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50369/25]
110. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the interpretation of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 (details supplied); what our position is on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50370/25]
157. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following the joint UK-US naval transit of the Taiwan Strait and China's subsequent condemnation, if he will outline Ireland's official position on freedom of navigation operations in contested waters; the discussions which have taken place at EU level; and the way in which Ireland intends to balance its trade and diplomatic priorit…
44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all territories internationally which the State recognises as being illegally occupied by another state, as a result of United Nations or European Union recognition of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40970/25]
76. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the Hague Group meeting in Colombia, which Ireland attended, and the declaration of 12 countries to end all ties with Israel through the use of their legal and administrative systems, if Ireland is considering making such a commitment; if so, the barriers to doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229…
133. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Hague Group meeting in Colombia; if Ireland will be committing to implementing the six measures as agreed at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43771/25]
2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether there remains an Israeli ambassador accredited in Ireland. [40080/25]
176. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Malaysia during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/25]
3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be represented at the emergency ministerial conference in defence of international law and the rights of the Palestinian people on 15 and 16 July 2025 in Bogotá. [38024/25]
19. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his engagements with the new United States ambassador to Ireland, providing details on the topics discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/25]
33. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the engagements he has had with the Donald Trump administration and its representatives regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37855/25]
42. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with his EU counterparts about the situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37940/25]
139. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department have raised this issue with their Iranian counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38554/25]
144. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department have raised this issue with their Iranian counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/25]
127. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate if Ireland has raised the ongoing abuses of the Tibetan people by the Chinese Communist Party at any multilateral for a since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35610/25]
194. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 29 May 2025, to ask for clarity on what his definition of 'Israeli security needs' are, in reference to his written reply. [29781/25]
195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline in detail what the implications were to the change in the status of Palestine (details supplied); his views on the symbolic implications of this change in status and any practical consequences for Irish policy. [29823/25]
5. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland fully recognises the Islamic Republic of Iran as a democratic state, with free and fair elections; to outline its current status in terms of diplomatic relations held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27907/25]
6. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans for Ireland to refer Iran’s human rights abuses to the UN Security Council and request that the UN Human Rights Council establish a Special Tribunal for Iran, as requested by the UN Special Rapporteur in July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27908/25]
7. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts have been made to put pressure on Iran to cease torture, executions, to free political prisoners and detained protesters, whether more is planned in this regard at Irish or EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/25]
9. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he will push collectively at EU level to ensure that Iran’s financing of terrorist groups and warring factions such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Russian Military, and the Houthis can be halted or severely obstructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27911/25]