Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the two Irish citizens (details supplied) being deported from Germany despite not being charged with any crime due to them... - Passport Services
185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide clarity in the application procedure for adults applying for a first passport (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Humanitarian Aid
186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the allocations of €1.5 million to OCHA and UNHCR respectively are the same as those included in Parliamentary Question No. 175 of... - State Art Collection
187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the bust of General San Martin, the national hero and liberator of Argentina, which was presented to the Government by a delegation in... - Official Travel
188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all dates on which he was outside of the State from 25 February 2025 to 7 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Middle East
189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State recognises Hamas as a terrorist organisation; his views on whether this group should be removed from any position of power in... - Passport Services
190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport cards issued by his Department are not accepted by the automated passport check gates at Dublin Airport and other... - Foreign Conflicts
191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to large-scale military drills around Taiwan carried out by the Chinese military on 1 April; if he will... - Middle East
192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or his predecessor, in recent discussions with Mahmoud Abbas, raised the issue of when the next Palestinian Authority election... - Foreign Policy
193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the deportation orders issued by German authorities against two Irish, and therefore EU, citizens, where there is no... - Human Rights
194. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to raise the recent legislation passed in Hungary which has the effect of banning pride parades; if he will call in... - Passport Services
195. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite passports for children (details supplied) and provide an update on same. [18785/25] - Diplomatic Representation
196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work of the Irish Embassy based in Vietnam. [18840/25] - Rockall Island Ownership
197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional... - Passport Services
198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a... - Foreign Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a full list of the overseas governments and groups that received funding from the State from the beginning of 2019 until... - Climate Change Policy
201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet... - Departmental Funding
202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under... - Diplomatic Representation
203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates which a person (details supplied) served as Government Envoy to the US Congress on the Undocumented; the achievements of the Envoy... - Middle East
204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct his Department to advocate for the opening of a humanitarian corridor in Gaza in light of the renewed attacks by Israel... - Foreign Conflicts
205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be attending the EU conference on 15 April 2025, on the second anniversary of the Sudanese war; if he is aware of the reported... - Departmental Contracts
206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the... - Human Rights
208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations Human Rights Committee's Resolution A/HRC/58/L.24/Rev.1; if he supports the setting up of the... - Diplomatic Representation
209. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the last time he spoke with all Irish ambassadors, in tabular form. [19628/25] - Passport Services
211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for a passport renewal, by paper and online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/25] - Departmental Staff
212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten... - Climate Change Policy
213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting that "Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap seeks to address climate challenges and prioritise funding for... - Middle East
214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that Israeli activity in Gaza and the northern part of the West Bank forms a new wave of ethnic cleansing and... - Departmental Policies
215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the definition of antisemitism given by an organisation (details supplied) was accepted by the Government in January of this... - Departmental Bodies
219. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 11 February 2025, and the first meeting of the panel having taken place during the... - Humanitarian Aid
220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he plans to increase funding to support women's organisations and women’s health organisations globally in line with... - Information and Communications Technology
221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which... - EU Directives
222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the... - Departmental Properties
223. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount... - Departmental Contracts
224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and... - Middle East
226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2 of 9 April and 238 of 1 April 2025, if the European Commission requires the permission of the... - Trade Agreements
229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an analysis has been undertaken on how much Irish beef exports would be displaced if the Mercosur deal is ratified at the EU level; and... - Foreign Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the approach of the Serbian government in assisting Russia; whether such actions should have an impact on its EU membership... - Departmental Staff
233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department expects to fill the culture officer post in Toronto. [20928/25] - Consular Services
234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) to a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/25] - Passport Services
235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to speed up the dispatch of a passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20949/25] - Irish Aid
238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the loss of funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Measures
239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to bring legislation to allow for an X identifier for gender on Irish passports and other ID documents under his remit; and if... - Diplomatic Representation
240. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report, (details supplied); the steps he will take to address these deficiencies; if he will undertake...
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