Written answers
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that are being taken to address the issue of lengthy processing times for first-time passport applications; and if he will make... - Brexit Issues
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his most recent conversation with the UK Foreign Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3073/22] - Northern Ireland
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the successes and benefits of the Reconciliation Fund; if the projects that have been identified to promote... - Overseas Development Aid
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland continues to respond to the needs of poorer communities, often beset by war, famine and national disasters; the... - Diplomatic Representation
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his Department’s efforts to open an embassy in Tehran, Iran. [3568/22] - Overseas Development Aid
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding provided by his Department in 2021 to civil society organisations working in the area of overseas development aid. [3637/22] - Human Rights
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an issue reported in a newspaper (details supplied) that indicated there is an exchange between the United... - Foreign Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the situation in Afghanistan in terms of the humanitarian crisis and the evacuation of persons at... - International Agreements
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 30 September 2021, if his Department has undertaken an assessment of Ireland’s possible... - Passport Services
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from residents of Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being... - Northern Ireland
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he or his officials have had recently with the British and Northern Ireland authorities in relation to the full... - Diplomatic Relations
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current state of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3884/22] - Northern Ireland
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of visits he has paid to Northern Ireland in the past three months; the organisations, groups or persons he met on these visits;... - Foreign Conflicts
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that Ireland is taking on the United Nations Security Council and within the European Union to ensure that steps are taken to... - EU Meetings
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Union General Affairs Council on 25 January 2022; and if he will make a... - United Nations
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department support the work of the United Nations in terms of supporting refugees; the amount of funding allocated in 2021; the amount... - Overseas Development Aid
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department supports initiatives or programmes aiming at tackling global inequality in terms of education; and if he will make a... - Foreign Birth Registration
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the processing times for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3074/22] - Northern Ireland
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with members of the Northern Ireland Executive the need to progress the establishment of a bill of rights in Northern... - Enterprise Support Services
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Back for Business programme is restricted to a final 50 applicants given that participants on the 2021 programme more than... - Foreign Conflicts
41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his European Union counterparts on the increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine; and if he will make a... - Middle East
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposed timeframe to honour the Government commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. [3538/22] - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with the British Government on issues relating to the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the work of his Department in supporting the distribution of vaccines to protect against Covid-19 in developing... - EU Meetings
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on 24 January 2022; and if he will make a... - Gender Balance
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the progress being made in appointing women to senior diplomatic posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Irish Communities Abroad
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken to link-in with the local diaspora for the Consulate General for the North of England; if consideration is being given to the... - Foreign Conflicts
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland’s recent participation on the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe meeting on Ukraine;... - Diplomatic Representation
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland’s embassy and consular network is aligned with the goal of attracting development and business to Ireland;... - Foreign Conflicts
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the steps Ireland is taking as a member of the United Nations Security Council to address rising tensions between Russia... - Human Rights
61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the latest contacts that he or his Departmental officials have had with the government of Kazakhstan following the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continuing travel restrictions pertaining to Europe and United States of America; his further views on the continuing... - Data Protection
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the Governments' response to concerns within the European Union in relation to the mass storage of data on European Union... - Official Engagements
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3764/22] - Undocumented Irish in the USA
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest position in relation to progress with the administration of President Biden regarding undocumented Irish citizens living in the... - Northern Ireland
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the findings of the report of the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland into Operation Greenwich, which confirmed British... - Overseas Development Aid
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on establishing a process to ensure that all Irish aid is spent in a way that is in full compliance with the United Nations... - Covid-19 Pandemic
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will endorse the World Health Organisation Covid-19 Technology Access Pool to facilitate the sharing of knowledge by pharmaceutical... - Human Rights
79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to raise the treatment of human rights defenders and the restriction of civil society space in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates... - Climate Change Policy
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the setting up of a unit within his Department dedicated to working on Ireland’s response to the global climate crisis... - Middle East
83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to join the foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain in calling on Israel to end the construction of new housing... - Diplomatic Representation
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the increase in ambassadorial and consular appointments over the past three years in keeping with the goal to double Ireland’s global... - Covid-19 Pandemic
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at an event after a champagne party in Iveagh House on 17 June 2020. [3841/22] - Northern Ireland
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the message has been received in London that attempts to provide an amnesty in respect of troubles related atrocities is unacceptable and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of alcohol taken from the cellar of Iveagh House for the event on 17 June 2020; if food was delivered to the event; and if he will...
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