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Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to recent comments by President Donald Trump apparently advocating for the forced displacement of Palestinian people from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4444/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn US President Trump's advocacy of US "ownership" of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
28. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will take to build on the strong, enduring and dynamic relationship between Ireland and the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4359/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
29. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any recent engagement with political leaders in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement there has been with the new Administration in the United States. [4540/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on US President Trump's plan to colonise Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4498/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
32. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the basis on which, and by whom, the decision was taken to endorse the non-binding working definition of antisemitism; if that endorsement includes endorsement of the 11 'contemporary examples' of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in discussions with international counterparts in relation to the definition of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4491/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
34. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport books and cards issued to Tipperary applicants in 2024; the number expected to be issued for Tipperary in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
35. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will be taking to protect Ireland’s trade interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4239/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
36. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of developments in Ukraine as we approach the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/25]
Catherine Connolly Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
37. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that incorporates a ban on imports and services from these areas, supported by the advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel's occupation and settlements issued on July 19 2024 by the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a…
Aindrias Moynihan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average turnaround for online renewal of adult passport applications for January 2024; the average turnaround for these type of passport applications for January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4464/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
39. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding Ireland's obligations arising from the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and regarding the implications…
Pa Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
40. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4386/25]
Paul Murphy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will boycott the traditional St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House in light of President Trump's advocacy for ethnic cleansing and a US occupation of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4499/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
42. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an overview of the emigrant support services provided by his Department; the budget allocated for them in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
43. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress of commitments in the programme for Government regarding the facilitation of an easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4441/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
44. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding the escalating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [4503/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of recent developments in Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; and what programmes or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools. [3870/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; and the purpose, value and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under 'business-as-usual outsourcing' for annual reportin…
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
48. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the progress and current status of the Covid-19 evaluation; and when a point of contact will be established for the public. [3968/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas …
Catherine Connolly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill referred to the President for his consideration and signing in 2024; the dates on which each Bill was presented to the President for signing; and the number of Bills referred that had the possibility to overlap with the Bill, given the seven days afforded to the President for consideration were he to have taken the full seven days for each Bill…