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Rockall Island Ownership

5 questions from 3 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 20 October 2026.

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5 written, 0 oral
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TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked

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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.

  • Fianna Fáil1 from 1 TD · 48 seats today
  • Sinn Féin4 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
    3
  2. Conor D. McGuinness
    1
  3. John Connolly
    1

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The questions

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
185. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; the engagements between her office and the UK authorities over the last number of years; the number of instances it was raised by the Irish government; and if she will go to international media…
John Connolly Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
54. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on contacts with Scottish and UK authorities on reaching an agreement on issues relating to Rockall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66126/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; if he will seek to go to international mediation or arbitration to resolve this long-running injustice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66246/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 20 May 2025 · to Foreign
211. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on Rockall and surrounding waters; his approach to Britain's claim of sovereignty and to 22km territorial waters off the islet; and the steps he is taking to assert Irish interests in this part of the North Atlantic. [25675/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
197. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the role that the EU Commission can play in resolving this dispute ahead of the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, considering the estimated…