76. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the Hague Group meeting in Colombia, which Ireland attended, and the declaration of 12 countries to end all ties with Israel through the use of their legal and administrative systems, if Ireland is considering making such a commitment; if so, the barriers to doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229…
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77. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has given approval for the transfer of military weaponry or personnel through Irish airspace, from the period 28 May to date in 2025, to the State of Israel; and if his Department is aware of the use of military aircraft in the above-mentioned operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42294/25]
78. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has given approval for the transfer of military weaponry or personnel through Irish airspace from the period 28 May to date in 2025; if his Department is aware of the use of military aircraft in the operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42295/25]
79. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take on an EU level to sanction Israel for its ongoing war crimes in Gaza; to push for an end to the blockade of food and humanitarian aid which is waiting at the borders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42303/25]
80. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the reported deaths of civilians in Gaza from hunger with the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42373/25]
81. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the measures Ireland is taking to pressure the Israeli Government to permit food and medical aid to enter Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42374/25]
82. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to develop a new diaspora strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42445/25]
83. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada; the position regarding the creation of a one-stop-support service to assist with obtaining PPS numbers and ot…
84. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on engagements he has had with like-minded EU counterparts with regard to Ireland’s opposition to the Mercosur trade deal as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42447/25]
85. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with UK and EU counterparts with regard to the 2026 review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/25]
86. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with EU counterparts with regard to the re-examination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/25]
87. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in County Cork that are being processed by the passport office as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42450/25]
88. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to establish new Irish embassies during the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/25]
89. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase staffing and resources of the passport office to ease processing delays; his views on the opening of a new passport office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42452/25]
90. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with counterparts in the United States regarding the deportation of Irish citizens living in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42453/25]
91. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42465/25]
92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the controls in place to prevent appropriation of Irish foreign aid by officials in a country (details supplied). [42522/25]
93. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42530/25]
94. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any engagement with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with regard to legacy legislation, especially in view of reported pushback against the UK Government’s plan to repeal such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42669/25]
95. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his recent engagement with his counterpart in Britain in respect of legislation relating to the troubles, legacy and reconciliation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42743/25]
96. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/25]
97. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the closing of charity shops in Northern Ireland (details supplied); given they receive funding from Irish Aid and the charity shops continued to be profitable right up to closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/25]
98. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish consulate general office in Auckland, New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/25]
99. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he intends to take legal action in respect of the failure of the EU to implement sanctions against Israel for ongoing breaches of international law.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43097/25]
100. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is sched…