185. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Taoiseach for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61222/25]
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186. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sexual orientation. [60502/25]
187. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on gender identity. [60503/25]
188. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach if Census 2027 will include a question on sex characteristics. [60504/25]
189. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; and the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice. [61670/25]
190. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to support LGBTQI+ communities at EU and international level. [60929/25]
191. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60942/25]
192. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he and his Department are taking to deal with the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60992/25]
193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department has spent on rent regarding premises (details supplied). [61004/25]
194. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all overseas aid projects and funding amounts allocated in 2024 and in 2025, or the latest data available, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61055/25]
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation of Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the past five years to programmes where gender equality is the principal objective; the proportion of this ODA which was directed specifically to women’s rights organisations during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61092/25]
196. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have read a report titled "Peak Ireland Ireland’s Diplomatic Challenges and the Lessons for the UK" which was recently published by the Policy Exchange think-tank; and if he has given consideration to the specific criticisms which this report makes of Irish foreign policy under the current Government; and his …
197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of press releases issued by his Department from 1 January 2025 to date on issues relating to Israel or Gaza, Ukraine, Africa and South America respectively. [61097/25]
198. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new Irish Consulate General Offices based in Melbourne and Malaga will be opened; if new locations for these offices have been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61138/25]
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland preparing for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December2026 and a public consultation underway, if the Government will publish the timeframe and regional engagement plan explicitly for Cork and Munster stakeholders; the way in which regional priorities for example, maritime innovati…
200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61214/25]
201. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to raise the issue of the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the detainment of 16 Irish citizens by the Israel Defence Forces at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61226/25]
202. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the planned attendance of the head of the Israeli Sailing Association at the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in Dún Laoghaire between 7 to 9 November 2025; his views on whether this is appropriate given the Israeli interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla; and if he will make a statement…
203. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding engagement his Department has had with the Israeli Sailing Association in relation to their attendance at the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in Dún Laoghaire between 7 to 9 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61228/25]
204. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding engagement his Department has had with the Israeli Sailing Association (ISA) in relation to their attendance at the World Sailing Annual Conference being held in Dún Laoghaire between 7 to 9 November 2025; if any support was provided to this organisation in terms of visa requirements or other travel related req…
205. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the update on an application for Irish citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61259/25]
206. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61260/25]
207. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any conditions and stipulations attached to any overseas funding from the State; if the State ever makes such funding conditional on the recipient state agreeing to change its laws or practices in support of abortion as an element of sexual and reproductive health. [61335/25]
208. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views the Government must recognise our stance on being neutral; and if there are any changes on neutrality it will have to be adjudicated on by the people of Ireland by a referendum. [60837/25]
209. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 4 November 2025, if he will indicate the matters outstanding on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61602/25]