113. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Occupied Territories Bill and the possibility of dealing with services as well as goods and any other sanction on Israel that is available to this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43453/25]
Topics / Legislative Measures
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsLegislative Measures
586 questions from 113 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
586
questions
569 written, 17 oral
113
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
18
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 29 |
| March 2025 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 17 |
| May 2025 | 28 |
| June 2025 | 28 |
| July 2025 | 35 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 32 |
| October 2025 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 30 |
| December 2025 | 26 |
| January 2026 | 47 |
| February 2026 | 50 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 44 |
| May 2026 | 37 |
| June 2026 | 32 |
| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 23 |
| October 2026 | 21 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
241. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeframe for the renewable heat obligation Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/25]
511. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in enacting legislation to regulate horse drawn carriages in Dublin city centre. [42946/25]
963. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work being carried out to progress the Co-Operative Societies Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43729/25]
1358. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered the Commission for Communications Regulation “Know Your Customer (KYC) Guidance Document - draft”, and to confirm whether any legislative action would be necessary to address the matters cited (details supplied); if he intends to take any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42560/25]
1390. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 to earmark certain cost-rental units for local key workers, including teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43908/25]
2038. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has examined the wider impact of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill on privacy of individuals; if the infringement of privacy, including proposals which may lead to an end to encrypted messaging, is proportional to the public policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/2…
2057. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/25]
2116. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline any legislation or plans he has that will impact on the licensing and operation of firearms for hunting and sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43480/25]
2117. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline any interaction that he or his Department have had with the Gardaí, the NAGRC and any other stakeholders relating to the licensing and operation of firearms for hunting and sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43481/25]
2457. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on proposals for legislation to ban conversion practices; when she will bring Heads of Bill to Cabinet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/25]
2716. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reason the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 has been referenced as the legislative framework that will ban HHC, and the reason the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 is not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41666/25]
2717. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to outline the legislative action that will address other semi-synthetic cannabinoids being sold in Ireland; when such action will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41667/25]
2883. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if health warning labels on alcoholic drinks will be introduced as planned in May 2026; her views on proposals to delay this public health measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42567/25]
3065. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when hexahydrocannabinol will be added to the list of controlled substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/25]
29. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when he will bring forward a public investment Bill; the rationale for the Bill; the likely objectives of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/25]
428. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to introduce legislation to reform the coroner service; the proposed changes; if verdicts available to the coroner will be updated; if the term iatrogenic suicide will be included as a verdict as outlined in the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/25]
458. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce legislation to ban surgical artificial insemination in all dogs, including greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40461/25]
459. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of his Department's public consultation on banning surgical artificial insemination in dogs will be published; the steps that will be taken as a result of this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40462/25]
118. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timeline for the implementation of right-to-be-forgotten legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39366/25]
181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all meetings which he or his predecessor has held with either the Attorney General, other Ministers, or officials, in relation to the so-called Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 from 1 January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39006/25]
760. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions being taken to combat extreme hate speech in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39621/25]
764. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers that exist under current Irish law to revoke citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39628/25]
161. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to future proof nicotine product legislation and regulation in forthcoming legislation on such products to ensure that amendment bills are not required each time industry creates a novel product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37949/25]
366. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the protections that will be in place for family home bed and breakfasts as part of the short-term letting legislation currently being considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37430/25]