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Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
26. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration to opening an office in Taipei (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18775/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a list of companies providing sponsorship to Government for Ireland’s hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026; the monetary value of the sponsorship; and the nature of what the sponsorship is providing for and what it entails, in tabular form. [18795/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
28. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total anticipated costs associated with her foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18892/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
29. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18902/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
30. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her department has received any communication from the OSCE-ODIHR for Short-Term Observers for the Election Observation Mission to Hungary; the number of observers that Ireland plans to nominate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18986/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
31. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland was represented at the Hague Group meeting in Amsterdam this week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19026/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
32. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will expedite a passport application (details supplied), given the imminent travel dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19090/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
33. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a comprehensive update on the work undertaken as part of Ireland's role in chairing the Nordic+ group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19153/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
34. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on meetings and other engagements between Ireland and the Nordic Baltic 8 group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19154/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
35. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of the cost of the €800 fee for charter flights to evacuate Irish citizens from the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19195/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
36. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Irish charter flights from Dubai cost €800 per person and the reason that figure is double the €400 per person cost of the UK Government flights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19196/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
37. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the situation in Cuba; if she has raised the calls of an organisation (details supplied) for de-escalation and constructive dialogue in respect of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19227/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
38. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the average processing time for first time passports for infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19273/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
39. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first time passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19274/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
40. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people that have applied under the working holiday visa scheme from Argentina; the limit on the number of applications in any given year; whether that has been reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19389/26]
John Brady Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
41. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department or any body under it’s aegis made a disclosure under Revenue's recent disclosure opportunity to regularise misclassification of self-employment; if so, to provide details of the numbers of workers affected and the amount paid to Revenue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19497/26]
John Brady Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
42. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19515/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
43. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if inspections of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military have taken place in Shannon Airport this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19604/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
44. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider not granting authorisation for future stopovers of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military in Shannon Airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19606/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens currently registered her Department, or travelling in Qatar that have requested consular assistance; the engagement her Department has had with them in relation to evacuation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19624/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
46. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with EU partners regarding coordinated evacuation or consular assistance from Qatar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19625/26]
Liam Quaide Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
47. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether more charter flights or other evacuation supports are being considered for Irish citizens seeking to leave Qatar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19626/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
48. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of the recent repatriation flight from Oman to Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19665/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
49. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the charge incurred by passengers on the recent repatriation flight was calculated; the reason for the charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19666/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
50. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department are supporting and assisting Irish citizen residents in the Gulf region, specifically in relation to those who are eager to return to Ireland but are worried in regard to their employment contracts, in terms of repercussions that they can face for ‘breaching’ their contract of employment and leaving the region. [19802/…