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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti; and if the Government will advocate at an EU level for increased humanitarian assistance for Haiti. [66750/25]
Matt Carthy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will give consideration to opening a passport office in the North. [66735/25]
Duncan Smith Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update from her meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council in regard to any Ukraine peace plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66300/25]
Colm Burke Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department's progress in supporting the re-establishment and full operation of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum, as envisaged in the Good Friday Agreement, and as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66682/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she is planning to introduce a Bill to prohibit imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as stated in the Programme for Government; if the Bill will include a ban on services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66248/25]
James O'Connor Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
81. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she is planning with fellow trade ministers internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66428/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
82. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at an EU level regarding the reconstruction of Gaza. [66463/25]
Michael Murphy Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
83. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken or commissioned any recent analysis of the potential fiscal implications of Irish unification; and the estimated level of subvention currently provided by the UK Government to Northern Ireland. [62801/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
84. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland is engaging at EU level to secure investment and trade opportunities that benefit rural regions; the steps being taken to ensure that areas like Cork north west can maximise the economic benefits of EU programmes and external trade agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65267/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
85. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when she plans to introduce legislation to prohibit trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [66745/25]
Duncan Smith Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s priorities in advance of Ireland holding the European Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66302/25]
Paul Lawless Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
87. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific, legally-binding mechanisms Ireland is demanding be added to the EU-Mercosur agreement to ensure that imported agricultural products, particularly beef and soy, are demonstrably deforestation-free and meet the same high EU climate standards as Irish-produced goods, in order to resolve the current crisis of climate hypocrisy at the h…
Aindrias Moynihan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
88. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any discussions with other EU countries on Mercosur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66420/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the way in which Ireland is helping the UN to shape and contribute to policy around lethal autonomous weapons systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66726/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider establishing a one-stop shop to assist returning Irish citizens in addressing practical issues such as driver’s licence changes, Revenue matters and record transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66646/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
91. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has had any recent engagement with the families of the ‘disappeared’ in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66603/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with Iraqi authorities in relation to the case of an Irish resident (details supplied) and their repatriation to County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66115/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to tackle the rate of Christian and religious persecution internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65827/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the involvement her Department has had regarding the Ukrainian peace talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66659/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
95. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has engaged diplomatically with the United States and other relevant parties to advocate and ensure the inclusion of the Ukrainian government in any ceasefire or peace negotiations for Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66728/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
96. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on discussions at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council regarding the presence and activities of Russian state-linked vessels operating in close proximity to Irish territorial waters; if concerns relating to maritime security, hybrid threats and the protection of critical subsea infrastructure were raised by Irelan…
Duncan Smith Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the situation in Sudan; her engagement with allies on the conflict; if Ireland will be providing increased levels of aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66301/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the December EU Fisheries Council to mitigate further losses in fish quota to Ireland's fishing fleet; his engagements over recent weeks with his counterparts in other member states to defend our interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66298/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
99. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a dedicated support scheme to address the significant and ongoing losses experienced by the forestry sector as a result of recent storms; the expected timeline for the development and implementation of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66951/25]
Martin Kenny Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
100. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of any Brazilian or South American beef being imported into Ireland that is produced using hormones and antibiotics that are banned in Ireland under food safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66303/25]