26. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospect of a united Ireland; and how he sees it evolving in the next five to ten years. [46525/24]
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27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the process by which it was agreed that the Irish embassy in Britain would host a book launch for a person (details supplied); whether this facility is open to all authors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46535/24]
28. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied); if the application will be expedited as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46573/24]
29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the requirements for having a passport issued with the name in Irish when a person had previously used their English name; if these requirements are discordant with State efforts to facilitate increased use of the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46658/24]
30. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an urgent passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited. [46671/24]
31. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a foreign births registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46759/24]
32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the release from prison of a prominent Tibetan environmental rights defender (details supplied) after serving a 15-year prison sentence; if he will publicly support the release of the activists brothers, who were arrested after their environmental protection group sought to expose local officials who hunted e…
33. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his position on the continued detention of the political prisoner (details supplied) in Hong Kong, on efforts made by his Department to raise the case with Chinese authorities; if he is concerned by the use by China of its national security law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46782/24]
34. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions taken during 2024 at international level by Ireland in support of Ukraine and against the illegal invasion by Russia; the number of public statements or press releases issued by his Department on Ukraine during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46783/24]
35. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline Ireland’s continued support for the United Nations 1967 Outer Space Treaty and Ireland’s opposition to proposed amendments by Russia to that Treaty in November/December, 2024; the position of Ireland on the development of space law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/24]
36. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has undertaken an examination of Project 2025, the transition plan developed by the United States Heritage Foundation, and if he would outline the assessment of its potential implications for Ireland. [46786/24]
37. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within his Department; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI, if the Department has used AI (including large language models) in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he will ma…
38. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application to the foreign birth register for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46803/24]
39. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46928/24]
40. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [1034/25]
41. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens who have sought permission pursuant to Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution to receive titles of nobility or other honours; and the number of persons who have been granted or refused such permission. [1071/25]
42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason four US military aircraft landed at Shannon Airport on 6 January 2025 (details supplied); if steps were taken to investigate whether they were in full compliance with Government restrictions given that the US military is actively involved in supporting wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East; and the reason for these breaches of …
43. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the incoming United States vice president; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/25]
44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent report on China (details supplied) which described how the human rights landscape continues to deteriorate, characterised by widespread repression and systematic violations against various groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1304/25]
45. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have taken place at EU Council level regarding an arms embargo on Israel; the positions Ireland has taken in any such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1358/25]
46. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a Palestinian doctor by the Israeli Defence Forces (details supplied); the engagements he has had with his international counterparts in respect of this case; if he will seek an intervention at EU level to advance the release of this doctor and other healthcare workers; and if he will make a…
47. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to review passport renewal applications (details supplied); if he can expedite same given the travel date is approaching immediately and passports are required in order to obtain visas in advance of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1368/25]
48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urgently condemn the abduction and abuse of a doctor (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; if he will call for his immediate release and the cessation of violent attacks on medical staff and facilities in Gaza, which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law; and if he will outline the actions his Depar…
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 24 October 2024, for an update on the processing of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/25]
50. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek another round of tough EU sanctions to be applied to Belarus. [1417/25]