233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that the provisions in the general data protection regulation do not prohibit the inclusion of the names of a child on the page opposite the photo page on a parents' passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42475/26]
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234. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of participants of the Global Sumud Land Convoy who were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza that were detained by armed forces in Libya on 24 May 2026; whether she has engaged with colleagues at the EU level on the matte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42643/26]
235. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the urgent passport appointment service will be expanded and offer more appointments during the summer months, given the high demand for the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42668/26]
236. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application for a person (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent and all requested supporting documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42706/26]
237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s position on the EU digital fitness check. [42725/26]
238. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will share any analysis the Department has undertaken to understand if CETA would expose Ireland to the risk of being sued by foreign investors where such a foreign investor believes a change in Irish law has unfairly damaged their investment, through an Investor Court System (“ICS”); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42761/…
239. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her view on the threat of high-cost arbitration, already in effect, and impacting the Irish Government in terms of proposing, implementing or amending housing, infrastructure and climate legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42762/26]
240. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the investment protection provisions in CETA that include the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) mechanism which may continue to apply to existing investments for 20 years after any termination of CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42763/26]
241. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will share any risk and benefit analysis undertaken by the Department in relation to ratifying CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42765/26]
242. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will share analysis undertaken by her Department to assess the impact of foreign investors on the housing market through CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42859/26]
243. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her view on Ireland's unique housing market that may be severely impacted by CETA's allowances for new investor activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42863/26]
244. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for assistance in relation to a passport query (details supplied) [42950/26]
245. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the evacuation order of Khan al-Ahmar in the west bank issued by the Israeli government with the intent of forcibly displacing all of the Palestinian citizens who live there; to use her diplomatic influence to condemn the actions of the Israeli government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42…
246. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to urgently intervene in a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43152/26]
247. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement or support Ireland has had or plans to have regarding air pollution and the clean-energy transition in Mongolia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43303/26]
248. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will consider supporting Mongolia's clean-energy transition (details supplied); and through which mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43304/26]
249. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will ensure that a passport (details supplied) will be issued urgently for a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43403/26]
250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has received correspondence from local authorities that notified her of their vote in support of the OTB; the way in which they were responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43544/26]
251. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the level of annual funding provided to Ukraine, broken down by year since the Russian invasion in February 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/26]
252. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the way in which Ireland’s level of support provided to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 compares to other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43554/26]
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any internal review, security audit, governance review, or lessons-learned exercise has been commenced arising from the circumstances which led to the current criminal proceedings relating to the alleged handling of sensitive State information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43630/26]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any deficiencies, vulnerabilities, or procedural weaknesses have been identified within the Department’s systems for the handling, storage, transmission, or protection of sensitive information since 2020; the number of recommendations made to address such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/26]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any changes have been made since 2020 to access controls, vetting arrangements, information security procedures, document classification systems, or staff training requirements relating to sensitive information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43632/26]
256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of executive assistant posts that are currently filled at the Irish Embassies in Bogota and Brasilia, in tabular form. [43841/26]
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had with Ukrainian officials in relation to alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43849/26]