229. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the omission of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 from the Government Legislation Programme Spring 2026. [15386/26]
Topics / Legislative Programme
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsLegislative Programme
183 questions from 71 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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177 written, 6 oral
71
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 29 |
| April 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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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
202. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted legislation or …
232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on all Bills under his remit that were mentioned in the 2026 spring legislative programme. [14033/26]
285. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on all Bills under his remit that were mentioned in the 2026 Spring Legislative Programme. [14034/26]
833. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to progress the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 to the next legislative stage; if he will confirm whether his Department has concluded its internal review of the independent scientific assessment commissioned in 2023 and delivered to his Department in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on th…
834. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the independent scientific assessment on hybridisation and biosecurity threats to the native Irish honey bee, completed by a team of international experts and delivered to the Department in December 2024, has not yet been published; when this essential report will be released to the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement …
835. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts the scientific evidence showing that hybridisation in Irish honey bee populations has increased at an alarming rate, including a 300% rise in introgression over a six year period; the immediate actions his Department is taking to protect the genetic integrity of the native Apis mellifera mellifera ecotype; and if he will ma…
837. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department currently provides to Irish beekeeping organisations, namely NIHBS, FIBKA, IBA, UBKA, INIB, and the Irish Bee Foundation; whether his Department intends to strengthen these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15048/26]
275. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been …
764. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current stage of the Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025; the progress made to date; and the expected timeline for its next legislative steps. [11650/26]
226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has evaluated the potential to enact legislation which would divert surplus renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted to homes at risk of energy poverty; if he has met with a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11220/26]
229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has examined regulatory or legislative measures governing the retail sale of aerosol spray paints, including age-restriction or point-of-sale controls, as an environmental protection, waste-reduction, or anti-vandalism measure; whether comparative analysis of other jurisdictions has been undertaken; and whether r…
277. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the Programme for Government commitment to advance legislation to ban conversion practices; the timeline she is working towards; if she will commit to publishing the general scheme in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10838/26]
80. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [8052/26]
93. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will advance the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, for goods and services, with urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8694/26]
122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the progress of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8705/26]
129. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which she intends to introduce legislation to prohibit the trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [8711/26]
179. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the updated timeline for the publishing of the Heads of Bill for the new Inland Fisheries (Consolidation) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7519/26]
922. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the heads of the disability and miscellaneous provisions Bill have been approved by Government; when they will be published; whether pre-legislative scrutiny will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8082/26]
334. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the criteria for designating additional safe countries of origin under the International Protection Bill 2026 to further limit ineligible claims and expedite returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7113/26]
338. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in the International Protection Bill 2026 to prevent abuse of the asylum system by applicants from safe third countries, including through expanded use of border procedures and remote interviewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7117/26]
340. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to expand the list of accelerated processing categories under the International Protection Bill 2026 to include more nationalities with historically low recognition rates, thereby limiting prolonged stays in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7119/26]
754. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to progress legislation creating a specific offence for assaults or abuse against retail workers, in light of increasing reports of threats and verbal abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6219/26]
999. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has assessed the potential of stronger remote working legislation to retain graduates and skilled workers in counties such as Laois; if this forms part of the Government’s regional enterprise strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1871/26]
1658. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when measures will be introduced to incorporate the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer into domestic law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74618/25]