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]
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
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Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 will be repealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.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 on the matter. [486…
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 final decision on the…
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 will make a stateme…
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]
558. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 is expected to be signed into law; if he expects the Bill to be enacted before the Dáil Summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/26]
2. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he intends to introduce the strategic gas emergency reserve Bill 2025 to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/26]
172. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects to commence the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/26]
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he accepts that the continuing failure to commence the Court Proceedings (Delays) Act 2024 risks depriving persons affected by excessive court delay of the very remedy established by the Oireachtas two years ago and for him to account for the delays in recruiting the necessary staff to enforce the legislation. [44320/26]
141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the date by which she will publish the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026; the Oireachtas Committee before which it will be discussed at Committee Stage; and if her Department intends to request that pre-legislative scrutiny be waived. [43592/26]
173. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the specific date the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026 will be brought to Cabinet; the legal mechanism by which the Bill will decouple Irish troop deployments from UN Security Council mandates while protecting military neutrality; her views on the legal advice received regarding the sudden forced withdrawal of Irish naval assets from EU operations on 24 May 2026; …