1. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; and the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years …
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2. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024. [46217/24]
3. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency, that they ha…
4. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach if he will publish the report of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations. [46610/24]
5. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach to set out the date of the first meeting of the interdepartmental group established to examine the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations; the number of meetings the group has conducted; and the details of its membership. [46611/24]
6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach the number of Irish citizens who have emigrated from Ireland in 2023 and 2024. [46727/24]
7. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach his views on the need to appoint a standalone Minister of State for older people. [46905/24]
8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State- or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46936/24]
9. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to provide details of all projects, including research projects, funded to date by his Department’s shared island initiative. [1529/25]
10. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he will make a sta…
11. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form. [1772/25]
12. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1869/25]
13. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2043/25]
14. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2061/25]
15. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his/her Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than fiv…
16. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46209/24]
17. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home D…
18. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of contracts to provide services and or consultancy to his Department that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and the nature of the works involved; and the qualifying criteria that were applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2024. [46305/24]
19. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to US Vice President Elect JD Vance since his election. [46376/24]
20. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the staffing budget allocation to each Irish embassy and consulate general office in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [46377/24]
21. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new Irish consulate general office in Luxor city, Egypt, during 2025. [46393/24]
22. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures Ireland is taking to support women’s rights internationally, particularly in countries that face extreme discrimination and violence, like Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and so on. [46496/24]
23. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will consider introducing a foreign travel advice warning of the harm caused by orphanage volunteering. [46516/24]
24. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider extending voting rights to Irish citizens living abroad. [46523/24]
25. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations to date his Department has undertaken for a united Ireland, or a united Ireland referendum. [46524/24]