26. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the reinstatement of DNA testing in Ireland for intending parents, following surrogacy treatment abroad, on their return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/25]
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27. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is training to be an architect and was admitted to a Masters in Architecture at UCD in February, but is currently trapped in Gaza; if his Department will facilitate their evacuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/25]
28. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given increasing public concern and anecdotal reports, he is aware of instances of individuals who have claimed asylum in the Republic of Ireland who are also travelling to and from the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, after having made similar claims in that jurisdiction; if there is any evidence that such individuals…
29. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible to provide space for both parents or guardians names and emergency contact details on a child's passport, especially for parents that may be separated and living apart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/25]
30. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider points made by a person (details supplied) regarding life and death in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/25]
31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process of evacuation for a student from Gaza (details supplied), the possibility of evacuating university students in Gaza who have been offered places in Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/25]
32. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the average turnaround times for passport applications submitted in Cork city and county since 1 May 2025; and whether he has considered expanding regional passport processing capacity. [44825/25]
33. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he is considering to give voting rights to the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/25]
34. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider introducing and supporting an annual national weekend for our diaspora, whereby each county will be assisted in hosting a programme of events that will boost the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/25]
35. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider in conjunction with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland hosting and supporting an annual international conference for our diaspora, whereby business ideas can be discussed and companies encouraged to set up and invest in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/25]
36. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the potential impact of Northern Ireland’s invocation of the ‘Stormont Brake’ on cross-border trade and regulatory alignment; and if he will provide details of any contingency plans to safeguard the economic and logistical integrity of trade flows between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland under the Windso…
37. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the tangible measures Ireland can take to fill the gap in international aid budgets now that leading donor countries have cut or indicated an intention to cut aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45052/25]
38. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date towards achieving the target of 0.7% of gross national income being spent on official development aid; the steps his Department hopes to achieve in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/25]
39. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will use Ireland's Presidency of the EU to place a focus on the gaps in international aid; if consideration will be given to convening an EU conference on the issue during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45054/25]
40. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Government plans to publish the updated version of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill; whether any diplomatic representations have been received from the United States Congress in relation to the measure; and if he will clarify Ireland’s position should the country be designated by U.S. author…
41. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the length of time they have been idle; the plans in place, if any, for future use; if these unused properties, lands and buildings can be used for affordable and social housing and low cost sites;…
42. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports or scholarships that his Department provides regarding further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45284/25]
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with the Chinese authorities. [45508/25]
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24, adopted on 18 September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45657/25]
45. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times reports, statements or other documents authored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have contained the term “sexual and reproductive health and rights” (SRHR) from the period 2016 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/25]
46. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who has been accepted on an academic course in Ireland will be evacuated from Gaza (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45838/25]
47. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider aiding in the evacuation of a person from Gaza (details supplied) who has been accepted to a university in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45883/25]
48. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria used by the State to correctly recognise the State of Palestine; if he would also apply to those criteria to the recognition of the State of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46146/25]
49. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports reported lost or stolen to his Department for each year from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [46147/25]
50. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a programme of events for the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2026 will be published. [46148/25]