35. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the recent Kenova report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73257/25]
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114 questions from 36 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects a further publication arising from the Kenova report, with particular reference to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73258/25]
162. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her engagements regarding the ongoing funding of the peace plus programme as part of the EU MFF post-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71328/25]
131. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the likely timeline for the introduction of legislation following the publication of the legacy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66604/25]
58. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Taoiseach if consideration has been given to developing public information or civic education materials outlining the institutional, economic and constitutional realities associated with Irish unification, to ensure any future debate is evidence-based. [62803/25]
14. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has further plans to engage with the British Government over the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 and the request for a fresh inquest into the 1973 killing of a person (details supplied), given that a fresh inquest was approved, only for the Act becoming law a few hours later; the support being provided to …
39. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to meet at an early date with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland and with the political parties in Stormont; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66605/25]
49. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her Department’s engagement with and support for the International Fund for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66422/25]
53. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the implementation of the joint framework on legacy published on 19 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66602/25]
72. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider establishing a cross-departmental research programme to evaluate the economic, social and constitutional implications of any future moves towards Irish unification (details supplied). [62808/25]
79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department's progress in supporting the re-establishment and full operation of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum, as envisaged in the Good Friday Agreement, and as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66682/25]
83. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken or commissioned any recent analysis of the potential fiscal implications of Irish unification; and the estimated level of subvention currently provided by the UK Government to Northern Ireland. [62801/25]
91. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has had any recent engagement with the families of the ‘disappeared’ in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66603/25]
179. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to potential fiscal mechanisms or funds that could be used to support economic convergence between North and South in the context of any future constitutional change. [62802/25]
103. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach given the commentary in a newspaper (details supplied) that debates on Irish unity must account for identity and cultural plurality, the way in which he plans to engage minority identity communities in any future unity frameworks; the progress that has been made on updating the Government's cross-Border consultative mechanisms to ensure inclusive representation; and the rol…
108. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will address the Shared Island Initiative, and the matter of preparing for a new Ireland as raised in correspondence (details supplied). [59238/25]
136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the commentary in a newspaper (details supplied) that debates on Irish unity must account for identity and cultural plurality, the way in which he plans to engage minority identity communities in any future unity frameworks; the progress that has been made on updating the Government's cross-Border consultative mechanisms to en…
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on any recent engagement he has had with the British Secretary for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56957/25]
122. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his Department’s new statement of strategy in the context of Northern Ireland and UK-Ireland relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57040/25]
124. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his recent engagement with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57041/25]
149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for contradiction between parties in their understanding of what "safeguards for veterans" means within the Joint Framework that was agreed between him and Hilary Benn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56956/25]
167. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the joint framework on legacy issues published with the Northern Ireland secretary recently. [56952/25]
173. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position on the establishment of the Legacy Commission to advance the implementation of the legacy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57024/25]
157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a series of matters in relation to safeguards for veterans in the Joint Framework announcement (details supplied) will be clarified. [54753/25]
158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his understanding of the ‘safeguards for veterans’ package’ as described by the British government to protect army veterans; and if the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Government officials are aware of or involved in same. [54754/25]