217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action that is being taken by his Department to improve financial literacy in Ireland, particularly in terms of activity like switching financial products including mortgages and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39641/26]
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218. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the development of the next Ireland for Finance Strategy; the timeline for its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39632/26]
219. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the VFI proposed on-trade sustainability scheme as a means of helping rural pubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/26]
220. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will consider reforming the payment deadline system for inheritance tax. [39605/26]
221. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the new derelict property tax will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/26]
222. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the measures his Department will take to address the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40151/26]
223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; and the measures that are used to assess progress. [38821/26]
224. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the status of a gift (details supplied) to the Ceann Comhairle in 2018 and in storage in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/26]
225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the privileges and immunities provided to the International Claims Commission for Ukraine and its personnel will apply in any way within Irish jurisdiction in respect of legal proceedings or claims involving Irish citizens or businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39025/26]
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 6 May 2026, if passport applicants who hold a gender recognition certificate issued under the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and who are resident in Northern Ireland or overseas are required to provide two years' proof of use of their new name when applying for a passport whether as first-time or renew…
227. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of Irish embassies and consulate general offices worldwide that currently has a translator post filled within their offices, in tabular form. [38793/26]
228. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Austria prior to Ireland holding the Presidency of EU. [38794/26]
229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms in place in her Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/26]
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has committed any emergency funding or humanitarian aid to the World Health Organisation or affected communities in response to the recent declaration of a public health emergency of international concern regarding the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo; the amount and nature of such support; and if she…
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the safety and evacuation plans for any Irish citizens, diplomats, or aid workers currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the escalating Ebola outbreak; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38945/26]
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of Irish bilateral or multilateral support being provided to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and local health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen contact tracing, laboratory capacity, and infection control in response to the current Ebola outbreak; and if she will make a …
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed any potential impact on Irish international development programmes or NGOs operating in Central Africa due to the Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, particularly regarding the protection of vulnerable children and education services in affected areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38948/26]
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on Ireland’s contribution to global efforts to develop or procure treatments and vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, in view of reports that existing countermeasures may be less effective against this variant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38950/26]
235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic steps Ireland is taking, through the EU or UN, to encourage regional coordination between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and neighbouring states to prevent further cross-border transmission of Ebola following the PHEIC declaration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38951/26]
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to expedite this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38957/26]
237. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to guarantee the protection and safe return of Irish citizens (details supplied), illegally abducted while on board a Gaza bound flotilla in international waters off the coast of Cyprus by the IDA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38980/26]
238. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated total cost to the Irish taxpayer of Ireland’s participation in or support for the International Claims Commission for Ukraine; the source of funding for any such contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39019/26]
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a full Dáil debate and vote will be held prior to any further Irish financial or material commitments related to the International Claims Commission for Ukraine or associated reparation mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39020/26]
240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a detailed breakdown of any projected or committed Exchequer funding, directly or indirectly, to the International Claims Commission for Ukraine or the related Register of Damage under the provisions of S.I. No. 190 of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39021/26]
241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether granting privileges and immunities to the International Claims Commission for Ukraine under S.I. No. 190 of 2026 could have implications for Ireland’s energy security or fuel costs, given the ongoing global impacts of the conflict; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39022/26]