209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of legislation to overturn historical convictions for homosexuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31463/26]
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.
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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.
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The questions
210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any proposals in relation to the provision of redress to persons convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/26]
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of people that were convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past, by offence; the approximate dates of those offences by decade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/26]
212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that minority groups are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/26]
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that members of the LGBTQ+ community are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31467/26]
214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any plans to make legislative provision to tackle hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/26]
215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether there is a requirement for updated legislation in relation to tackling hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31480/26]
304. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Mental Health Act 2024 will be interpreted and applied in relation to adult trans people seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy; whether informed consent through a GP, with appropriate information, can be the default pathway, without the requirement of a prior psychiatric or psychological assessment; and if she will make a statement on th…
498. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which the proposed Consumer Protection, Competition and Enforcement Bill 2026 will enable the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) to act more quickly against unfair business practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30553/26]
678. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2024 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/26]
681. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the fire services Bill; will this Bill move to the next stages. [29688/26]
1275. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify matters of interpretation regarding the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 and Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (details supplied). [30900/26]
325. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether existing legislation is sufficient to address specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29517/26]
326. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with An Garda Síochána in relation to specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29521/26]
133. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she has taken to ensure that the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025 will be future proofed against developments in technology and attempts to find loopholes that would allow the sale of disposable nicotine vaping in other forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27964/26]
254. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the right-to-be-forgotten legislation; when it will be moving to the next stage of the legislative process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/26]
342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of pieces of legislation, functions of agencies or public bodies that are now exempt from section 15 of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. [28011/26]
11. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the rationale for section 7 of the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27626/26]
13. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the statutory safeguards, oversight mechanisms and independent review processes that will be put in place to ensure that the significant powers assigned to him under the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 are exercised in a transparent, proportionate and accountable manner; and if …
17. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason for the disapplication of section 15 of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to a relevant public body as part of the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27646/26]
26. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of a Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement…
36. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for the introduction of the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/26]
43. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures that will be implemented to ensure that local bodies alongside Government agencies follow the measure under the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26149/26]
56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 will align with the Government’s targets to cut polluting gases emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27568/26]
59. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which is it envisaged that the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 will interact with the current National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/26]