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International Relations

100 questions from 40 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 1 October 2026.

100
questions
81 written, 19 oral
40
TDs have asked
8
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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20254
March 20250
April 20259
May 202516
June 20252
July 202512
August 20250
September 20253
October 202510
November 20252
December 20255
January 20265
February 20265
March 20265
April 20262
May 20268
June 20262
July 20267
August 20260
September 20261
October 20262

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 Fáil38 from 15 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael15 from 5 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Independent8 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland6 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party8 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity6 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin13 from 8 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 3

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 28 May 2025 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statements he has he made regarding ongoing executions in Iran (details supplied); the further action that is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27912/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 28 May 2025 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland can formally designate an organisation (details supplied) as a terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27913/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [22204/25]
Ivana Bacik Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [13747/25]
Paul Murphy Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [25525/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [25532/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26753/25]
John Lahart Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26754/25]
Ruth Coppinger Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26853/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [27213/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [27216/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 27 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
10. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [27217/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2342. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on her meeting with a women’s delegation from Afghanistan during her St Patrick’s Day visit to New York; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20289/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the two Irish citizens facing deportation from Germany for taking part in peaceful protests; whether he has engaged with the German embassy on this issue; what support his officials are offering these citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18346/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
171. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the Government's position on claims being made by the Trump administration in the United States toward Greenland; his views as to the potential impact on European security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16408/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
142. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the significance from an EU perspective of recently reported chat group conversations by members of the US administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15191/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
159. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement to date, and the details of further engagements planned with the United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick; if the trade imbalance between the US and Ireland were and will be discussed in the future given the escalating tariff risks between the EU and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent conversation with the US secretary of commerce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15452/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
175. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report the discussion on EU-UK relations that took place at the EU General Affairs Council meeting which he attended in Brussels on 18 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15341/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with the government of Turkey in relation to the escalating situation there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15546/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his phone call discussion with US Commerce Secretary (details supplied) on 24 March 2025; whether the Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 was mentioned during that phone call; and, if so, the discussions regarding the bill. [15356/25]
Duncan Smith Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
130. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of forced evictions by the Cambodian government at the Angkor Wat complex; if Ireland’s UNESCO ambassador has discussed the matter; the Government’s position on such evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6132/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any discussion of EU-US relations at the recent Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4381/25]
Martin Daly Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his plans for the establishment of a new US-based body that will be specifically tasked with further strengthening US-Irish relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4462/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures being taken to weather any economic storms which may be triggered by trade and tax policies implemented by the new Administration in the United States. [4435/25]