Questions

52. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will be maintaining or increasing current levels of foreign aid funding in budget 2027. [69231/26]

53. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her engagements with members and representative groups of the diaspora community; and if she has discussed driver licence exchange in such engagements. [69326/26]

54. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is advancing proposals for the reform of United Nations structures. [68948/26]

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware that organisers of the latest Freedom Flotilla to Gaza have been imprisoned in Tunisia (details supplied); and whether she will make representations to the ambassador and government of Tunisia calling for their release. [69350/26]

56. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Cuba and the Government's position regarding same. [69245/26]

57. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she accepts the important role that embassies abroad play for Irish citizens in visa application processes and what measures are being taken by her Department to improve response times and customer service standards across the diplomatic and visa systems. [69103/26]

58. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is concerned about practices at the trial of an Irish Citizen in Germany (details supplied). [69379/26]

59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the support she has provided the Department of Transport regarding the programme for Government commitment to work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada. [69290/26]

60. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government’s position on the United States's embargo against Cuba; the representations made by Ireland through the European Union, the United Nations and in the most recent bilateral engagements with US officials in the past two months. [69237/26]

61. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her attendance at the United Nations High-Level Week. [68947/26]

62. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the key messages she is advancing during her engagements in New York regarding the importance of maintaining stable transatlantic trade relationships and diversifying Ireland's export markets in the context of ongoing uncertainty in the global trading environment. [69101/26]

63. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to revisit the advice of the Attorney General in regard to the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026, following the UK government's decision to sanction both goods and services. [69078/26]

64. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the engagement she has had with an Irish citizen on trial in Germany (details supplied) who is part of the "Ulm 5". [69377/26]

65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assessment that has been made of the impact of climate change on global food security; and the role Ireland is playing in international efforts to address this challenge. [69366/26]

66. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the Shared Island Civic Society Fund. [68957/26]

67. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the recent removal of EU sanctions from a number of Russian businesspeople. [69020/26]

68. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to comment on the Irish delegations’ participation at the recent UN Assembly meeting; and her response to the Prime Minister of Israel’s speech. [69361/26]

69. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Lebanon and the Government's position regarding same. [69244/26]

70. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her recent engagements regarding the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and the possible sanctions to be taken against Israel on the basis of its actions against the Palestinian people. [68201/26]

71. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline efforts to advance Ireland’s trade priorities during engagements in New York. [68433/26]

72. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed whether Ireland is out of step with other European Union member states in not maintaining a trade or representative office in Taiwan; and if consideration has been given to reopening an Irish Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei to strengthen economic, trade, cultural and links with Taiwan. [69001/26]

73. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which she is promoting diplomatic and trade relations with Barbados. [68995/26]

74. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the new diaspora strategy. [68960/26]

75. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has been in contact with Irish citizens in Turkey, following the recent crackdowns. [68429/26]

76. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the war in Iran and the Gulf region. [69248/26]