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Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the top international trade partners for Ireland for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72663/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach if she will outline all recorded trade with Israel for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72664/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the extent and value of trade between Ireland and Israel in each direction. [72665/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the basis on which trade with Israel is calculated; which trade statistics apply to Israel; and the way in which a particular trade stream with Israel is determined. [72666/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the value of trade with the occupied Palestinian territories for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [72667/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the categories which trade takes place between Ireland and Israel, including the occupied Palestinian territories. [72670/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Taoiseach in light of the city centre action plan passed by Cork City Council, if he still plans to establish a Government task force; if he has read the action plan; and if he will commit to a city deal for Cork. [72690/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on progress of the annexe of actions contained with each annual climate action plan; to provide a breakdown of which actions are completed, are in progress and-or remain outstanding, by year, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72966/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will introduce in person checks on all military aircraft flying through Shannon airport; to confirm that the manifest for each flight correctly records the cargo carried thereon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72714/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the Government's position in relation to military flights through Irish airspace, whether permission is granted to military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72715/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that permission is given to American military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72716/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that US miliary aircraft are permitted while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment to Isreal or to support the Israeli Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72717/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will prevent US military aircraft from transiting Irish airspace while carrying military equipment to be used by Israeli Defence Forces in connection with Gaza or the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72718/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the basis in which Ireland's military nonalignment permits her to grant permission to military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72720/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legal basis on which she allows any military aircraft carrying lethal weaponry to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72721/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legal basis on which her allows military aircraft to carry lethal weapons or other lethal military equipment, to be used by the Israeli Defence Forces, to pass through Irish airspace; whether this breaches Ireland's military nonalignment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72722/25]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities in respect of possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific repre…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
18. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities from possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific representation…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
19. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73245/25]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
20. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities from possible cases taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, including but not limited to, the exposure of the Irish housing and rental market to external venture capital and investment funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73247/2…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
21. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish state under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73250/25]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish state under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73251/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
23. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia; to outline Ireland's response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72611/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the trade that takes places between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72668/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
25. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the categories in which trade takes place between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements within the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72669/25]