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Irish Communities Abroad

7 questions from 5 TDs, between 14 May 2025 and 14 April 2026.

7
questions
7 written, 0 oral
5
TDs have asked
4
parties and groups
Independents counted together
1
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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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 Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Labour Party2 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. Sinéad Gibney
    3
  2. Alan Kelly
    1
  3. Duncan Smith
    1
  4. John Lahart
    1
  5. Paula Butterly
    1

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

John Lahart Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
317. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ways in which her Department reaches out to the Irish diaspora throughout the world, with a particular focus on North America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25867/26]
Duncan Smith Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
157. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens in Iran; the number who have been in contact seeking consular assistance since the war began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22637/26]
Alan Kelly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
164. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought assistance from the Irish embassy in South Korea in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form.` [8294/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has created contingency plans to help Irish citizens in the US should they be deported by the Trump administration to imprisonment in El Salvador. [40635/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
182. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are response plans in place to assist Irish citizens in the US should they be deported by the Trump administration to a third country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
183. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of the number of Irish citizens are currently detained by ICE in the United States; if his Department is aware of where these citizens are being held; if they have been able to provide consular assistance to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/25]
Paula Butterly Written 14 May 2025 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of countries that have established Irish support agencies similar to the one in Sydney, Australia, which provide front-line support to persons in the Irish Australian community; the way in which these organisations are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/25]