27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [14897/26]
Topics / Northern Ireland
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNorthern Ireland
114 questions from 36 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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82 written, 32 oral
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| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 8 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 11 |
| November 2025 | 12 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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The questions
28. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [26723/26]
29. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [38775/26]
30. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [38894/26]
31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [38896/26]
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [38899/26]
33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [39180/26]
34. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [39344/26]
35. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [39589/26]
36. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department [39717/26]
37. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [37321/26]
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views regarding a matter relating to British soldiers (details supplied). [38539/26]
315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement and its successor agreements, the progress that has been made on writing a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; the extent to which her officials have been consulted or involved; her position on the matter; if the Civic Forum provided for in the Agreement was ever established; if there a…
1269. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Troubles Legacy Liaison Unit will provide family reports; and if so, if they will be subject to an applicable response period for families, those named, and the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18671/26]
96. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any discussions she has had with the UK government in relation to legacy issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8623/26]
100. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her engagement with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/26]
104. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her engagement with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8622/26]
105. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is providing any support for the International Fund for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8287/26]
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether it is appropriate that the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland should have the power to decide whether an inquiry is held into legacy issues in the North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/26]
113. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the Shared Island Civic Society Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8722/26]
745. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No 210 of 20 January 2026, the position regarding the use of a historical investigation unit for the investigation of troubled-related cases; the reason the relevant Garda division was determined to be ‘the most appropriate and effective approach in this jurisdiction’; and his views on the way in which…
421. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the breakdown of funding budgeted for 2026 in relation to the Shared Island Fund; what it will be used for; amount budgeted for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/26]
277. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of her recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the political parties in Stormont; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5399/26]
210. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Government's commitments under the new joint legacy framework; the up-to-date position on the establishment of the dedicated legacy unit within An Garda Síochána; the powers to be afforded to said unit to investigate legacy cases related to the Northern Ireland conflict; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on his Department’s Bill to enable the taking of oral testimony for the purposes of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry; the rationale for only applying the Bill to retired officials with their advance written consent; the provision for access to records, in addition to the oral questions provided for, subject to vetting; and when he e…