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Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address concerns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19897/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions in 2025 and to-date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Madrid has met formally with the Mayor of Madrid, in tabular form. [20032/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
53. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans in relation to passing the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20160/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to many Irish people who were upset at her Department's recent social media video regarding Saint Brigid; the person or body responsible for the editorial of the video; and the cost of producing the video. [20243/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funding received by organisations (details supplied) from Government funding in the past ten years. [20253/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
56. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a renewal passport application submitted on 23 February 2026 will be processed on time for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal travelling abroad on the 27 March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20487/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by her and all members of her staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20608/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
58. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in her Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20626/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
59. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid. [20645/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
60. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by her, the Junior Ministers in her Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if she has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20663/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
61. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedure for changing a name on a passport, specifically if someone is looking to use their Irish language name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20702/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application can be made for a renewal for a passport before the expiry date, if the purpose is to change the name of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20703/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to raise a matter (details supplied). [20770/26]
Niall Collins Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she can address a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20797/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the protection and promotion of democracy underpins Ireland's approach to overseas development aid. [20810/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
66. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the full extent of Ireland's diplomatic representation in India; and any plans to increase that representation. [20811/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
67. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she accepts that Ireland has not done enough to date to bring people home from Dubai (details supplied); and if she will now do everything possible to bring people home safely and as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20939/26]
John Connolly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
68. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the concerns raised by charter boat operators regarding the proposed three fish bag limit for recreational pollock fishing; the assessment his Department has carried out on the economic impact of this measure on small, tourism dependent charter operators and coastal communities who catch an annual 120 tonnes of poll…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
69. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline plans to ensure that 3% of publicly owned buildings with a total useful floor area of more than 250m2 are retrofitted each year in line with the revised Energy Efficiency Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
70. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the EU-wide digital recreational fisheries reporting system, RecFishing, which was launched on 9 January 2026, pursuant to the revised EU Fisheries Control Regulation, will be rolled out in Ireland; and whether it will be compulsory for all recreational anglers in Ireland to register and record their catches using the asso…
Seán Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
71. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason that the replacement heat pump grant was announced by the SEAI as allowable from 3 February 2026, only for a later announcement to say that this was not the case. [18338/26]
Ged Nash Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
72. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to request from Inland Fisheries Ireland the rationale for the proposed full closure of the River Boyne to salmon anglers, including for catch and release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/26]
John Connolly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
73. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether applicants must complete BER assessments pre and post works following applications for SEAI warmer home grant; the change that is required in the BER rating to ensure that the grant application is successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
74. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the new construction waste levy which is leading to significantly increased costs for construction projects at a time of housing shortage and house price inflation; his plans to review this levy or assist the sector in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to protect consumers from immediate increases in the price of oil by companies using current world events as an excuse to increase their prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18551/26]