Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-13
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Pádraig Rice (SD), Cork South-Central

Around the world, LGBT+ people remain under continuous attack. In December alone, Kazakhstan's senate approved a ban on so-called gay propaganda, which basically amounts to blocking any information on the LGBT community. In Türkiye, a court shut down an LGBT youth organisation for supposedly encouraging people to be lesbian, gay or bisexual, while in Budapest the police have recommended pressing charges against the mayor for simply organising a Pride parade.
These incidents cannot be viewed in isolation. They are part of a pattern of escalating repression. We also know that there are still 65 countries where it remains a crime to be homosexual. What is the Taoiseach and the Government doing globally to promote LGBT rights? Does the Taoiseach support a UN convention on the rights of LGBT people? Will the Taoiseach be advancing LGBT rights as a priority during our Presidency of the European Union? Ultimately, what is the Taoiseach doing at home to protect and enhance LGBT rights?

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Sitting date: 2026-01-13