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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2023
Question put: "That a request for a waiver of the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny be agreed to."
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2023
Question put: "That a request for a waiver of the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny be agreed to."
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2023
35. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what penalties, if any, exist for those who are in breach of Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution and accept foreign titles without Irish Government permission. [54043/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2023
34. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Constitution, how many Irish citizens have applied for permission to receive a title from a foreign state, in tabular form, since the constitution came into being, broken down by year; whether such an application was accepted or not; and the state that proposed to grant the title. [54042/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
241. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline his plans to engage with relevant stakeholders in drafting of legislation in respect of the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the seventh amendment to the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49388/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2023
165. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to allow Irish judges to participate in the Unified Patent Court on a part-time basis; if so, what changes to legislation of the constitution would be required to enable this to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49451/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2023
191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the referendum to replace the article of the Constitution that refers to women’s “duties in the home” in November. [44374/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2023
271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to allow compulsory purchase of residential properties in circumstances, consistent with section 43.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023
142. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a date has been set for a referendum on enshrining public ownership of Uisce Éireann in the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43030/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2023
369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in March that the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution mandated the Houses of the Oireachtas to expand the franchise of university seats in the Seanad, he intends to introduce Seanad reform measures prior to the next Seanad Éireann election. [42580/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 September 2023
246. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the proposed Referendum on Article 41 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40861/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2023
17. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to assist the advancement of democracy, the upholding of the rule of law, and the protection of human rights in Kosovo; to outline the position of the Government on the recent Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process and the need to hold Serbia to account for its destabilising actions and consequent impact on the neighbourhood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39749/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 September 2023
1428. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the interdepartmental group will publish its proposed referenda wording in relation to Article 40.1, Article 41.2 and Article 41.3 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38385/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 July 2023
621. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed debate on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36407/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
602. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the proposed referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution will remove references to the term 'care' given the extremely problematic nature of the term for disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33573/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023
601. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the proposed referendum on Article 40.1 of the Constitution will specifically include a reference to disabled people, as per commitments under the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33572/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2023
310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made in fulfilling the Programme for Government commitment to holding a referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if the draft wording of the referendum will be shared with civil society organisations in advance of the referendum to ensure that any proposed constitutional change will reinforce equality commitments at an international level, such as the UNCRPD. [33258/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2023
90. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the work of drafting the Amendment of the Constitution (Unified Patent Court) Bill seeking to amend Article 29 of the Constitution to recognise the international agreement on a Unified Patent Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
262. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work on drafting the amendment of the constitution (unified patent court) Bill seeking to amend the Constitution to recognise the international agreement on a unified patent court specifically in view of the fact that the majority of the judges appointed to the court already are sitting on a part-time basis; whether it is intended to allow Irish judges to participate in the UPC on a part-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2023
177. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, when the current constitution skills certification scheme (CSCS) comes to an end because of the proposed licence system for construction workers, his Department is going to refund all current construction workers for the cost of the SOLAS registration card, courses and time off work; and if not, the reason therefor. [28727/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 2023
535. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the steps that will be taken to accommodate parents with concerns about recent proposed reforms to the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE), with Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) curricula in order to comply with Article 42.4 of the Constitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27600/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2023
306. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the steps his Department has taken or will take to identify the resourcing needs of An Bord Pleanála; the future constitution of an Coimisiún Pleanála; local and regional planning bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18964/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
794. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on running a referendum on the public ownership of water concurrently with the announced referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17265/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
793. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to ‘refer the issue of the environment, including water, and its place in the Constitution to a relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee for consideration.’ [17264/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2023
450. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put forward a referendum to amend the language of the constitution to adopt gender neutral language, specifically the articles on the role of President, which refers to the role exclusively in the male form, thus recognising the fact that Ireland has had, to date, two female presidents, and such language does not reflect this fact nor would it be perceived as such by those wishing to run for this office who may be non-gender binary. [9991/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2023
448. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government has set a date for a referendum on Articles 40.1 and 41 of the Constitution to give effect to the Committee on gender equality recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2023
386. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he continues to support the rule of law throughout Europe as appropriate with EU colleagues and through the UN General Assembly throughout the developed work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4765/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2022
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he intends to bring a proposal to Dáil Éireann in advance of Irish Defence Forces personnel participating in the European Union Assistance Mission Ukraine in order to comply with Article 28 of the Constitution which sets out that "the State shall not participate in any war save with the assent of Dáil Éireann". [59588/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
327. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he sought advice on whether the differentiation between male and female TAMS applicants aged 41-55 years of age is permissible under the Constitution of Ireland. [58557/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2022
244. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedures and protocols that apply to the issuing of invitations to foreign Heads of State to visit Ireland; the legislation or provisions of the Constitution that pply to the decision to issue such invitations; if such invitations require a Government decision; if he can issue them on behalf of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56019/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
328. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 20 October 2022, the reasons for the delay in ensuring that all online streaming services provided by Irish broadcasters are accessible to those with sight and hearing difficulties, in light of the fact that EU law has made it clear that they should be; the reason that these accessibility measures will only come into force following the constitution of the Coimisiún na Meán, rather than being implemented via the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54105/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2022
153. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the attention of her Department has been drawn to the fact that children cannot currently make an application for naturalisation independent of their parents or guardians; if her Department has received legal advice in relation to whether this is in contravention of Article 42.A of the Constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will provide the details of any plans that her Department has to ensure children can hold independent residency permits, as is in operation in Germany and Canada. [53684/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2022
294. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his participation in the United Nations Human Rights Committee's review of Ireland's performance under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Geneva in July 2022; the steps that he will now initiate to fulfil the recommendations of the Committee, in particular those related to religious oath-taking in the Constitution, which the Committee obliged the State to take concrete steps to remedy by 2025, given the relevance to his role with responsibility for equality issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46435/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 September 2022
54. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach when he plans to bring forward a bill in view of the recent United Nations Human Rights Committee recommendations (details supplied) to amend the Constitution to remove the requirement for religious oaths to take up senior public office positions. [42919/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 July 2022
309. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he continues to support the rule of law throughout Europe, as appropriate, with European Union colleagues and through the United Nations General Assembly, throughout the developed work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2022
722. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the proposed World Health Organisation Global Pandemic Treaty should be signed by Ireland without first consulting with the people of Ireland; if he is satisfied that this proposed treaty will comply with the Irish Constitution; if the matter will be discussed in the Houses of the Oireachtas in advance of any possible signing of the proposed treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22743/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 May 2022
114. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Irish Government has concerns regarding rule of law issues in Hungary; if so, the actions that should be taken by the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2022
166. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the way the clinical appropriateness of a service is to be determined and by whom, given the agreement reached in respect of the proposed constitution of the National Maternity Hospital at Elm Park Designated Activity Company to include the wording "all services that are clinically appropriate and legally permissible"; if he has obtained legal advice on whether this wording is in compliance with the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if so, the advice that was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21468/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 March 2022
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2022
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2022
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his attention or that of his Department has been drawn to the World Health Assembly adopted decision of 1 December 2021 titled, The World Together: Establishment of an intergovernmental negotiating body to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response; if his attention or that of his Department has further been drawn to the fact that the Second Special Session of the World Health Assembly adopted a decision to establish an Intergovernmental negotiating body under Rule 41 of its Rules and Procedures and that under paragraph 1(1) the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body will draft and negotiate a WHO convention agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention and response with a view to adoption under Article 19 or under other provisions of the WHO constitution as may be deemed appropriate; his views on this adopted decision of 1 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13450/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022
344. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3299/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2021
697. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if it was acknowledged that the child was deserving of the fundamental rights bestowed by the Constitution and entitled to human rights protections under relevant international law in cases in which babies were born alive having survived abortions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58995/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2021
688. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if the new draft constitution of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group which has been approved by the Charities Regulator and by the Revenue Commissioners has been submitted to his Department; if so, the date on which it was submitted; if this constitution forms part of the legal framework under discussion with his Department; and if the draft constitution will constrain the clinical guidance of the new hospital. [54764/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2021
184. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a referendum is required to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court given this agreement purports to establish a court of limited jurisdiction as permitted by Article 34.3.4 of the Constitution. [53767/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
154. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending access to free contraception to all persons that request it as per the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution; the forms of contraception that will be available under the scheme; if he will consider a choice of contraception and for the scheme to be introduced ahead of the August 2022 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50843/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had at EU level with regard to the expiration of the current EU Israel Action Plan in January 2022; if he has called for any extension of the Action Plan to be contingent on a review of the commitments upon which the EU-Israel Action Plan is based, namely human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47171/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 July 2021
1209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to make sure that disabled persons organisations are prioritised in the constitution of the new disability steering group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2021
406. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the recommendations of the special Dáil Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report, specifically its recommendations on free contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28818/21]