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George Lawlor Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
41. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will set out the policy and procedure in relation to an application by an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55204/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
42. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update regarding the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55252/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the findings of the EU Commission Report into online safety (details supplied); the actions she will take to further this matter at an EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55261/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had at an EU level regarding the EU Commission Report into online safety (details supplied); the actions she will take to further this matter at an EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55262/26]
Seán Kyne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a foreign birth certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55409/26]
Seán Kyne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
46. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a child born abroad to a parent with a UK passport (details below) that was raised in Ireland qualifies for an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55410/26]
Ann Graves Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
47. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE staff by job title based at the Irish embassies in Canberra, Mexico City, Oslo and Wellington. [55483/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she has received direct correspondence dated 22 June 2026 and 14 July 2026 relation to an Irish citizen in detention in Germany (details supplied); and whether a response will issue before the next trial date on 22 July 2026. [55496/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efficiency and reform proposals that her Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in response to their request for such proposals with a deadline of the 17 July 2026; the impact that these spending cuts will have on public services within her Department; and…
Emer Currie Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
50. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [55581/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she met formally with the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince during her recent visit to the Gulf region. [55616/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount collected in consulate fees from each Irish Embassy in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [55617/26]
Paul Murphy Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
53. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) and other political prisoners in Moroccan jails; and whether she will advocate for their immediate release. [55748/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
54. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that has been allocated by Irish Aid to the provision of anti-retroviral drugs and the prevention of HIV, particularly in the wake of cuts to PEPFAR in the United States, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55780/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider opening an Irish Embassy in Peru. [55803/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
56. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of training, introductory or advanced use; to confirm the associated expenditure on each level of training provided, by her Department and public body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55874/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will actively use the EU Council Presidency to coordinate EU wide action on enforcement of the Paris Protocol, which governs economic relations between Palestine and Israel, and strengthen Palestinian economic sovereignty. [56052/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
58. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Kuwait; and the steps being taken to improve this relationship. [56284/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
59. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cases in which Ireland has been found by the Court of Justice of the European Union to have failed to comply with European Union law since 2010; the cases in which financial penalties were imposed on the State; the current number of open infringement proceedings against Ireland, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the …
Charles Ward Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
60. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons that applied to become Ireland's new Honorary Consul based in North Carolina; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56474/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
61. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full time drivers posts allocated to the Irish embassies in Seoul, Beijing, and Tokyo in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [56495/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is she aware of the campaign by descendants and relatives of prisoners of war, including Irish men, on the Japanese transit vessel, the Suez Maru, for an apology from the British Government for the cover-up of and failure to prosecute those involved; if she has engaged or will engage with the British Government to seek such an apology; and …
Joe Cooney Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE quantity surveyors and senior quantity surveyors that are employed by her Department as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form. [56582/26]
Joe Cooney Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates to date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Athens has met formally with the Mayor Athens, in tabular form. [56583/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office will consider a passport application of a newborn baby who is breastfeeding if an emergency application is submitted should the mother need to travel for a family emergency or medical procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56786/26]