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Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he or his Department have made any requests to the office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation to produce reports on any subject matter. [31618/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the total number of people under 30 years-of-age who are currently unemployed; and the estimated percentage unemployment rate among this age cohort. [32225/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32296/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 6 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
4. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach the extent to which the Central Statistics Office publishes or holds crime data at sub divisional or neighbourhood level, including for areas such as Donnycarney; whether there are any plans to expand the geographic granularity of publicly available crime statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32963/26]
John Brady Written 6 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
5. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts. [33389/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
6. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will engage with the Polish Prime Minister regarding a case (details supplied). [33399/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and which records a new name aligned with their preferred gender are also required to provide two-years proof of use of this new name when applying for a passport and specifically whether this requirement applies to first-tim…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if proof of usage is required to apply a name change to passports, given that section 11(2a)(b) of the passports act 2008, as amended by section 38 of the gender recognition act 2015, provides that where an applicant produces a gender recognition certificate they may issue a passport in the new name and gender and does not reference any a…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that marriage and civil partnership legal certificates are sufficient proof for change of name without proof of two-year usage requirement for passport purposes; and the reason is there a different practice in respect of gender recognition certificate holders. [31843/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether first-time passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate and whose birth was registered outside the State are required to produce an original civil birth certificate as re-issued after gender recognition reflecting their new name and gender, in circumstances where many countries do not provide an accessible legal …
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department will publish the internal written guidelines for processing passport applications by persons who hold a gender recognition certificate, referenced in a Parliamentary Question response of 14 February 2018 but never published. [31847/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
12. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and which records a new name aligned with their preferred gender are also required to provide two-years proof of use of this new name when applying for a passport and specifically whether this requirement applies to first-time app…
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
13. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main challenges the Government faces with currently facing EU-Africa relations, including geopolitical competition and financing constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31952/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the EU-AU Joint Vision for 2030 is being implemented and monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31953/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
15. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way the outcomes of the 2025 EU-AU Summit are being progressed at EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31954/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultations that have been undertaken to inform Ireland's approach to EU-Africa relations during its Presidency; the key themes emerged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31955/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's plans to enhance EU-African Union partnership and relations during Ireland's upcoming presidency of the EU Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31956/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
18. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on Ireland's history to date and plans to support greater Africa voice and voting power in key international fora including at the UN and international banking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31957/26]
Duncan Smith Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
19. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland intends to initiate or host any EU-Africa ministerial meetings or political dialogues during its Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31958/26]
John Lahart Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
20. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how effective is the United Nations in addressing human rights issues such as FGM in Somalia; the role Ireland and the Government can play in supporting UN efforts to combat practices like FGM (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32134/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
21. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all occasions that she and her predecessor travelled outside of the State from 23 January 2025 to date in 2026; and to state in each case whether she or her predecessor travelled on the Government jet or flew commercially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32220/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
22. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 24 February 2026, to state, as asked in the original question, whether she or the Government considers the recent murders of tens of thousands of people by the government of Iran to be a genocide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32223/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32288/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
24. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by her Department or any organisation with responsibility to her Department. [32308/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
25. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign births register application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32338/26]