558. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on horse carriage legislation for Dublin; if his Department will be introducing its own legislation to allow for the regulation of horse carriage licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58384/26]
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 |
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| 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
626. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to introducing specific regulations or public awareness measures in relation to high-powered e-bike conversion kits that exceed the legal specifications for electrically assisted pedal cycles, including engagement with An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority regarding enforcement and public education; and if he will make …
645. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether he is reviewing the legislative framework governing Garda pursuits involving persons using e-scooters, e-bikes and other powered personal transporters, particularly where such vehicles are being used in the commission of criminal offences or to evade Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59439/26]
646. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether An Garda Síochána has requested additional powers to safely intercept and apprehend offenders using e-scooters, e-bikes and similar powered personal transporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59440/26]
776. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to amend the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and other legislation to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation in Ireland’s fund industry. [57114/26]
1045. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider introducing legislation to ensure money held by ticket platforms for live music events and festivals is held on trust for the event and festival operators, similar to the arrangements for auctioneers when acting as an intermediary to a sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57481/26…
207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the research framework behind the drafting of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54393/26]
208. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the importance of seeking external expertise in drafting the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54394/26]
380. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the legislation to allow public services cards to be accepted as a form of identification when engaging with financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54416/26]
419. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 30 June 2026, with regard to the Multi Use Development Act 2011, whether the company that owns the common areas is, by law or regulation, required to act in the capacity of an owner management company, or whether it is obliged to do so upon the request of the owners of the individual units; an…
133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he will introduce legislation to increase the maximum sentence for dangerous driving causing death to 14 years. [53952/26]
260. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when section 5 of the Electoral Act 2022 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54025/26]
272. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on legislative amendments to allow for the renaming of streets. [54178/26]
308. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the progression of the Inspection of Places of Detention Bill; if he will consider extending remit of the Bill to health and social care settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53928/26]
273. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeframe to submit the general scheme of a Bill to update the 1907 Limited Partnership Legislation to the Oireachtas Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53711/26]
439. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns regarding recent proposed legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53658/26]
485. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the progress of plans to reform licensing laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52629/26]
561. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has examined the approach taken in the United Kingdom, where nitrous oxide was made a class C controlled drug in November 2023, with a view to strengthening the legislative framework governing its recreational use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53343/26]
562. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the powers currently available to An Garda Síochána to seize nitrous oxide canisters from persons suspected of possessing them for recreational use; the number of such seizures recorded in each of the years from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/26]
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 test examining the pot…
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 both employers and …
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 will make a statemen…
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 arising from continued no…