26. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) in relation to the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60188/26]
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27. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will facilitate a meeting with a group (details supplied) in relation to the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60194/26]
28. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any review of the requirements for child passport renewals in the event that one parent is deceased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60201/26]
29. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the additional obstacles in place for widowed parents in terms of the requirements for the renewal of child passports (details supplied); if legislative change would be required to relax these requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60204/26]
30. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make statement on the matter. [60561/26]
31. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm both in percentage and in clear monetary terms the value of the 'levy' on her Department's expenditure, that was required to be communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on or before the deadline of 17 July 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the…
32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has expressed concern about the new Ethnic Unity Law being introduced by the Chinese Communist Party that will seek to further undermine ethnic minorities such as the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples in China; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60701/26]
33. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount her Department and Departmental agencies have spent in 2025 and to date in 2026 on social media and web advertising; the proportion this is of her Department's advertising budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60915/26]
34. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of FOI requests her Department, and each agency under her auspices, received in each year 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; the number that were refused on original decision; the number for which reviews were sought and the number of those reviews whereby the original decision was amended; the number for which subsequent appeals were …
35. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total budget allocated and the total amount spent to date, on all advertising, marketing and public awareness activity for Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59819/26]
36. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had at an EU level in relation to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59917/26]
37. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had at an EU level in relation to the EU’s requirements to support international law related to the conditions of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59919/26]
38. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her current plans to highlight the attacks on Balochistan (details supplied) given concerns around alleged civilian casualties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61211/26]
39. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a passport application for a person (details supplied); if she will expedite the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60024/26]
40. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amounts paid by her Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61350/26]
41. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure incurred by her Government Department on external consultancy services in each of the past five years, broken down by consultancy firm, project and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61347/26]
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on progress to meet their commitments under the national human rights strategy for disabled people; the measures taken since the strategy was introduced; the key metrics identified to measure progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter [60736/26]
43. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will list all international agreements and arrangements with the United Kingdom concerning defence, air defence, or airspace that have been laid before Dáil Éireann since 2002, together with the date on which each was laid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60262/26]
44. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 26 May 2026, which did not receive a "follow up with a response with the additional data", when a response will issue. [60315/26]
45. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's role in combatting the spread of HIV and AIDS globally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60346/26]
46. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passport renewals that were processed via Irish Embassies and-or consulates, by location in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [61505/26]
47. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Milan in 2027. [61504/26]
48. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE consular, visa and accounts officer posts filled at Irish Embassies in Ottawa, Ankara, Canberra and Abu Dhabi in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [61396/26]
49. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the delays in processing a first-time passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61635/26]
50. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated impact on Irish manufacturers of the EU Steel Overcapacity Regulation introduced on 1 July 2026; the number of engagements her Department has had with affected sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60786/26]