Legislative Measures

652. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s efforts to enshrine discrimination on the basis of socio-economic status as a non-discrimination ground, as outlined in the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if both the assessment of the potential costs for the Exchequer and the enhanced SME te…

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the operation of the statutory domestic violence leave provisions, particularly the type of information or evidence that an employer may request from an employee applying for the leave; if her Department is considering issuing further guidance or legislative changes to provide greater clarity for…

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the general scheme of the European Public Prosecutor's Office Bill; the date on which the general scheme was or will be brought to Government; whether the stated commitment to publish enabling legislation in the first half of 2026 has been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51042/26]

549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected date on which the State will formally accede to the European Public Prosecutor's Office; the steps that remain to be completed before accession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51043/26]

550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of requests for judicial cooperation or mutual legal assistance received from the European Public Prosecutor's Office in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those requests granted in full, granted in part, or refused; the average time taken by the State to respond; and if he …

551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the response of the Department to public comments by the incoming European Chief Prosecutor describing the State as a jurisdiction in which shell companies are being established for the purposes of VAT fraud and money laundering; the assessment the Department has made of the State's exposure to organised crime arisi…

2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the correspondence she has received from representatives of the American Government, whether the Administration or members of Congress, in regard to the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50478/26]

7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 will be repealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49377/26]

75. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the consideration he is giving to strengthening knife crime legislation; the number of assaults and murders involving knives in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49774/26]

617. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider an amendment to apply the safeguards for use of common areas under the Multi-Use Development Act 2011 to commercial-only units (where there are no residential units); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49620/26]

626. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on his plans for alcohol licensing reform to support the nighttime economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49835/26]

627. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases taken, and successful prosecutions, under the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 and the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 since enactment, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49857/26]

895. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that vape shops do not specifically target children or young people in the sale of their products as at present some shops are using bright colours and words such as “candy” next to the word “vape” in their shop names, signage and advertisements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49532/26]

366. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support and expedite the progression of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48420/26]

384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding measures to protect the native Irish honeybee. [48625/26]

386. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the research commissioned in connection with the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 was received by his Department; when he expects the findings to be published; the reasons for the delay in publication to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48645/26]

387. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the independent review undertaken in respect of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; whether the report has been considered by his Department; if he intends to publish it; whether legal advice has been sought arising from its findings; and if he will make a statement…

388. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that remain before the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 can proceed through the Houses of the Oireachtas; whether the Government intends to advance the Bill following consideration of the research and review undertaken; whether any precautionary measures are under consideration pending a f…

227. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prosecutions directed and convictions secured under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 since its commencement on 23 May 2024, broken down by year and by the relevant section of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47977/26]

228. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of files submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions by An Garda Síochána recommending charges under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 since commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47978/26]

229. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or An Garda Síochána records, in cases prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024; whether the child concerned was in the care of, or known to, Tusla at the time of the offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/26]

289. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the enactment of the Mental Health Act 2026 on 7 May 2026, the commencement order or orders made to date under the Act; the timeline for the secondary legislation required to bring its provisions into operation; whether the resources required for commencement will be sought as part of the Estimates process for 2027; and if she…

408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative framework to address the issue of very high or overhanging trees and hedgerows, specifically leylandii, on neighbouring properties; and if there is any planned legislation on the issue given the existence of same in other jurisdictions. [47644/26]

459. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Government if his Department is considering measures to deal with disputes between neighbours over trees or other vegetation on private land, particularly where those trees are blocking sunlight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47519/26]

133. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to amend S.I. No. 492 of 2014 which sets the current court fees regime that no charges apply to any individual who seeks to vindicate of their fundamental rights through any court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46087/26]