Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Funding
519. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose of the... - Deaths of Irish Citizens Abroad
520. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct officials in his Department to engage with the family of a person (details supplied) deceased in Spain who are awaiting... - Passport Services
521. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will intervene in relation to a passport application for a child (details supplied). [12448/23] - Citizenship Applications
522. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure the timely processing of an application for Irish citizenship (details supplied). [12464/23] - Passport Services
523. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application by a person (details supplied); when a passport will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Foreign Birth Registration
524. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made in respect of an application by a person (details supplied) for a foreign birth registration; and if he will... - Departmental Meetings
525. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 7 March 2023, the groups or organisations his Department consulted with or that provided an... - Departmental Projects
526. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any projects under his remit are on hold due to capital funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and if he... - Passport Services
527. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12659/23] - Foreign Birth Registration
528. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to address the backlog of applications to the foreign birth registry system. [12787/23] - Sustainable Development Goals
530. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made by his Department in respect of targets and goals set out in sustainable development goals of the 2030 United Nations... - Departmental Policies
531. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his Department’s policy regarding each of the four recommendations from the ‘Put Children First: End Orphanage... - Departmental Expenditure
532. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated funding that will be allocated to the UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in 2023; and if he will... - Foreign Conflicts
534. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the reports of Aleppo Airport being out of service due to an air raid (details supplied); if he will publicly condemn this... - Passport Services
535. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an electoral identity card, issued by the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland, will be accepted as photographic proof of identity for... - Irish Prisoners Abroad
536. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to seek the release of a person (details supplied) from prison in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the... - Foreign Birth Registration
537. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an application for foreign birth registration will be processed (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the... - Official Travel
539. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has plans to visit Malaysia during 2023. [13346/23] - Irish Communities Abroad
540. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the safety and protection of Irish citizens and students living or visiting the United States in relation to anti-LGBT... - Northern Ireland
541. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to raise with the British Government the demands of the family of a person (details supplied) for an inquest into their killing... - Passport Services
542. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied) given the applicant's date of travel is... - Foreign Birth Registration
543. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on the application for a foreign birth registration by a person (details supplied) who applied in February... - Passport Services
544. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13546/23] - Irish Prisoners Abroad
548. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned in Mashhad Central Prison in Iran since 3 October 2022;... - Foreign Policy
549. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will further elaborate on his comments, reported in the media regarding Irish neutrality, that neutrality is a policy issue that can... - International Relations
550. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his counterparts in Finland and Sweden their decision to join NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Northern Ireland
551. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with the British Government on the very negative impact of the UK Nationality and Borders Bill for... - Disaster Response
552. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with other world leaders to provide support for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the... - Northern Ireland
553. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the efforts he and his Department are making to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. [12640/23] - Brexit Issues
557. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ongoing contact by him and his office with the Northern Ireland authorities in the context of recent deliberations on the Northern... - Departmental Records
559. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will release all his Departmental files to the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human... - Middle East
560. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department is playing in reintroducing the Occupied Territories Bill 2018; if this will be reintroduced given the escalation of... - International Bodies
562. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial contribution of Ireland to the European Peace Facility, EPC, each year since its establishment in March 2021; if there are... - Overseas Development Aid
563. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish overseas development aid continues to meet the needs of those most seriously affected by deprivation and... - EU Meetings
565. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department through the EU continue to foster good relations between the communities in the western Balkans;... - EU Enlargement
567. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the EU continues to have positive discussions with the Ukraine with a view to some form of membership of the European... - United Nations
569. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how Ireland's membership on the UN Security Council has been used to foster a greater awareness of hardships suffered by women and children... - International Bodies
570. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in the admission to NATO of the current applicant countries, with particular reference to the need to ensure a fair and... - Overseas Development Aid
571. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Irish aid continues to target those for whom such aid is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13913/23] - Official Engagements
572. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department and other envoys abroad have managed to secure extra business and export contacts with obvious... - International Relations
573. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland's missions abroad, assisted by recent St Patrick's Day visits by Ministers and VIPS have continued to benefit... - Northern Ireland
575. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken by to assist in re-establishing the Northern Ireland Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13965/23] - State Visits
576. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details on the proposed trip to Ireland by the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden; if the President... - Foreign Conflicts
577. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take either alone or through the European Union to uphold international law in the Lachin corridor to protect Armenian... - Fisheries Protection
578. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his engagement with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine concerning the State's response to non-Irish... - Middle East
579. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the recent transfer of jurisdiction for the Israeli civil administration in occupied Palestine away from military command, if he will... - Diplomatic Representation
581. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns regarding the scale of the Russian diplomatic presence in Ireland; the latest breakdown of personnel in the embassy on... - Departmental Data
583. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times the Irish Ambassador to United States has visited Norfolk in the state of Virginia in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in... - Ukraine War
584. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has undertaken any diplomatic efforts to call for peace and a cessation of the war in Ukraine; if he has discussed Irish neutrality in...
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