49. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase trade with Germany, the largest European economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/25]
Topics / Trade Relations
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTrade Relations
110 questions from 48 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 July 2026.
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90 written, 20 oral
48
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 23 |
| June 2025 | 7 |
| July 2025 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 13 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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The questions
64. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that Ireland’s trade priorities are being sufficiently protected in international negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/25]
65. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments in relation to EU-US trade talks. [38055/25]
69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the recent engagement there has been between his Department, the US administration, the EU, unions and industry on the issue of possible American tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37591/25]
140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the engagement there has been with his Department and stakeholders in industries affected by US tariff threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/25]
3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if goods already in transit from the United States to Ireland, such as large and bulky aircraft parts that are being brought into the country via shipping containers, will be subject to the mooted import tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/25]
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that are being taken to ensure that critical medicines for rare disease patients do not become embroiled in any trade tensions given the significant pharmaceutical manufacturing presence here; the steps that have been taken to ensure that this is being communicated at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
1. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a list of companies operating in Ireland which are trading with or linked to companies located in occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/25]
43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the analysis undertaken of the activities of a company (details supplied), which company continues to generate profit from tourism to illegal settlements, deemed illegal under international law; if he is concerned that despite the ruling by the International Court of Justice in July 2024 that Israel's occupation of Palestinian ter…
62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 20 February 2025, to detail the way in which, as outlined in the reply, officials carry out an assessment which includes a series of checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end-user for the stated end-use and will not be used for illi…
194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for increasing trade between Ireland and ASEAN countries; whether there are any trade delegations planned for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33433/25]
144. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 10 June 2025, when the forthcoming action plan on market diversification, which is being developed jointly by his Department and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, will be published; and if further clarification will be provided on the specific steps that might …
193. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific steps he might consider taking to protect the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland should there be an increase in tariffs on EU pharmaceuticals in the US. [29779/25]
65. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the actions he and his Department are taking to respond to the trade uncertainty in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/25]
167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's engagements with the EU regarding draft reciprocal trade tariffs. [27401/25]
178. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the fifth meeting of the Government’s Trade Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/25]
189. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to offset the potential negative impacts of a trade war with the US on the life sciences sector in Ireland, in particular the pharmaceutical industry; and the engagements he has had with workers and employers, and the representatives, in this regard. [26755/25]
193. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefcovic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/25]
202. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments regarding EU-US trade relations. [27441/25]
215. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he is working with stakeholders to understand the potential impacts on Ireland of EU countermeasures on the US trade measures. [27442/25]
219. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department is making to expand Ireland's trade relations with China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/25]
221. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with the EU regarding protecting Ireland from the tariff war. [17197/25]
223. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans his Department is putting in place should tariffs imposed by President Trump remain in place long-term once the 90-day pause ends on 8 July 2025. [26773/25]
232. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with representatives of Irish workers or employers regarding the potential impacts for Irish manufacturing as a result of a trade war between the United States and the European Union. [26768/25]
235. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the discussions from the most recent Government trade forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27344/25]