Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the German government and the German embassy in Ireland regarding the issuing of deportation orders to two Irish citizens in Berlin for legally protected speech (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/25]

Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he had with authorities in Germany regarding the deportation of two Irish citizens [details supplied] in relation to their attendance at pro-Palestine protests despite those citizens not having been found guilty of any crime; if the Minister has liaised with the two Irish citizens or their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17127/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or officials in his Department have engaged with their German counterparts on Irish citizens being ordered to leave Germany due to pro-Palestine activism, despite not being convicted of any crime in the German courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17133/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the engagement his Department has had with German immigration authorities following the deportation orders issues for two Irish citizens; if he can confirm the reports that citizens were asked to cease using the Irish language during protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221, 228, 229 and 232 together.

I can confirm that officials in my Department and the Embassy of Ireland, Germany, are aware of these reports. I can further confirm that my officials, both in Dublin and in Berlin, are engaging with the relevant German authorities on the matter.

I wish to assure the Deputies that officials in my Department and the Embassy of Ireland, Germany, stand ready to provide consular assistance, should the citizens concerned request it.

My Department, including our Embassies and Consulates worldwide, provide consular assistance to Irish citizens in difficulty abroad within the remit of the Department’s Consular Assistance Charter. The provision of consular assistance is a cornerstone of the work of my Department. As with all consular cases, my officials will consider each case on a case-by-case basis to determine the most appropriate advice and assistance that we can provide to Irish citizens in accordance with the Consular Assistance Charter.

As the Deputies will appreciate, consular assistance is provided on a confidential basis. The Department does not comment on the specific details of individual cases.