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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2026

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Questions (188)

James Geoghegan

Question:

188. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if she will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if she will outline all sections of enacted legislation or secondary legislation which provide for the publication of guidelines by the Minister that have not been published, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13506/26]

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There is no enacted legislation, commencement of which is the responsibility of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has not yet been commenced.

There are a number of legislative provisions that empower the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make orders or regulations under which the Minister has yet to make an order or regulations, in particular sections 5 and 6 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967, sections 3 and 10 of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Maritime Conventions) Act 1989, section 6 of the Maintenance Act 1994, section 8 of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998, section 3 of the Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Act 2003, and section 24 of the Arbitration Act 2010.

There are no provisions of primary or secondary legislation which provide for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to publish guidelines which have not yet been published.

The relevant information is set out in tabular form below and a comprehensive list of all legislation for which the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible is available on the Department’s website.

(i) Enacted legislation, commencement of which is the responsibility of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has not yet been commenced.

(ii) Legislative provisions that confer an order or regulation making power expressly on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has not yet been exercised

(iii) Legislation which provides for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to publish guidelines which have not yet been published.

None

sections 5 and 6 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967

None

sections 3 and 10 of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Maritime Conventions) Act 1989

section 6 of the Maintenance Act 1994

section 8 of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998

section 3 of the Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Act 2003

section 24 of the Arbitration Act 2010

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