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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the engagement with the British Government in relation to the legacy Bill; and the status of the interstate case. [59801/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the engagement with the British Government in relation to a case (details supplied). [59797/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
53. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current processing times for passport renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61789/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
54. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 28 July 2026, the number of occasions her Department, and Representative Office in Ramallah, has raised the status of a person (details supplied) with Israeli authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61413/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department and bodies under her aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61570/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
56. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to host a World Peace Summit in Ireland during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union. [59775/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to cease the use of Shannon Airport by the US military; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61986/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
58. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which an individual who’s Irish-born father was not registered on their UK birth certificate can verify their citizenship to apply for an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62163/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she or her officials have had any engagement with Gadi Eisenkot or other opposition leaders in Israel. [62383/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
60. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the vision that Ireland currently holds for attaining a long-term settlement between Israel and Palestine; the part Ireland will play in contributing to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62384/26]
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a person who has legally changed their name by Deed Poll can have their Irish passport amended to reflect their new name; whether an approved Deed Poll is sufficient evidence of the change of name; the additional documentation, if any, that is required by the passport Service. [62608/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific statutory provision which permits the Passport Service to dispense with guardian consent for a passport application where the applicant is under 18 and married; and if this exception remains legally applicable to a person under 18 who is married under Irish law. [62712/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
63. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Passport Service first introduced the provision stating that guardian consent is not required where a child is married; the statutory or administrative basis for introducing that provision; whether it has been amended or reviewed since 1 January 2019; and, if so, the dates and outcome of each such review. [62713/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received since 1 January 2019 from persons under 18 who were recorded as married; the number of such applications in which guardian consent was not obtained; the number granted; and the statutory basis on which each such passport was issued. [62714/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a person under 18 who is legally married in another jurisdiction may apply for an Irish passport without guardian consent under the Passport Service's current guidance; if so, the legal basis for this; and whether her Department distinguishes between a marriage legally recognised in Ireland and a marriage entered into in another jurisdict…
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
66. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ship docked at Marino Point, Cork Harbour on 7 August 2026 was a military vessel; the nature of its presence in Cork Harbour; whether permission was sought and received; and the protocol for such visiting ships. [60628/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
67. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total expenditure by her Department and agencies on translation and interpretation services in each of the past five years. [62941/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63064/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
69. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the policy whereby the Irish Passport Service does not accept deed polls for passport name changes and that applicants seeking a passport in a name that does not appear on their birth certificate must provide evidence of two years' usage of that name; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63061/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in her Department in each of the past five years. [62975/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
71. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to address the impact of the EU's revised steel safeguard measures on Irish manufacturers, particularly the application of 50% duties on steel imports from the UK (details supplied); the assessment made of the effect of quota reductions and tariff uncertainty on business competitiveness; if the Government has raised concer…
Eamon Scanlon Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
72. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new Irish passport design will be added to the Council of the European Union's, Public Register of Authentic identity and travel documents online (PRADO). [63172/26]
Paul Lawless Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
73. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the passport online photograph verification process in light of reports from applicants whose photographs were accepted by the online system at submission stage but subsequently rejected during manual examination, causing delays and additional inconvenience; whether her Department has assessed the frequency of such occurrences…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland intends to take in response to the risk of execution faced by individuals who remain accused in Iran; if Ireland will make further specific representations to the Iranian authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63339/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
75. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland together with its European Union partners are considering possible diplomatic avenues and approaches to address Iran’s lack of response to international pressure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63341/26]