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Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
183. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of the number of staff directly attached to him in his advisory and parliamentary teams, by grade and point on the scale and the length of time they have been attached to him. [74486/26]
Alan Kelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
184. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74444/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
185. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; the engagements between her office and the UK authorities over the last number of years; the number of instances it was raised by the Irish government; and if she will go to international media…
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
186. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she is taking to ensure that the passport card is more widely accepted in European airports, specifically at the automated travel and immigration entry terminals linked to the entry-exit system, where it is often only possible to use the passport book. [73485/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty facing Irish people travelling with a passport card within Europe (details supplied); and if this is under review within her Department. [73472/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a renewal passport application for a child (details supplied) will process and issue on time for a travel date in October. [73381/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
189. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of internships offered at the Irish embassies in Stockholm, Beijing, London, Ankara and Washington DC, in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [73400/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
190. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal applied for in August 2026 will issue on time for a family holiday abroad in October 2026, and if a requested document was received. [73438/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
191. 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); and the steps she will take to ensure that it is processed in a timely manner. [73611/26]
Barry Ward Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the total number of Irish passport cards issued since their launch in 2015, broken down by year. [73487/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
193. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if children's passports (details supplied), applied for in September 2026, will issue for planned travel date 25 October 2026; and if supporting documents were received. [73449/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the internships and student placements offered by her Department; and the application pathways for each. [73626/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
195. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If she had a bilateral meeting with her Australian counterpart during the recent UN High Level Week. [73519/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
196. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill progressing through Westminster; and in particular, if it is the position that measures requiring consent of the Advocate General in Northern Ireland to prosecute for Troubles related crimes amounts to political interference. [73703/26]
Ivana Bacik Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
197. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the interstate case against the British Government regarding the Legacy and Reconciliation Act. [73704/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
198. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is aware of evacuations from Gaza on 19 October 2026; if she sought for Ireland to be part of those or for seats on those evacuations; if not, the reason; and if she can still seek to be part of same, or if she can still seek another date in advance of mid-November 2026. [74384/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department has taken to evacuate the two Palestinian students whose refusals have been overturned; and the provisional plans it has put in place for the evacuation of others who may be successful, in time for them to arrive to start this academic year. [74383/26]
Alan Kelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
200. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when her Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74427/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade which of the 23 commitments in Ireland's Diaspora Strategy 2026 to 2030 relate to access to housing for Irish citizens returning to the State; if the Department or the Minister of State for international development and the diaspora has engaged with the Department of Finance or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on a housin…
Conor D. McGuinness Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
202. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that the evacuation of Gazan students (details supplied) permitted recently to study in Ireland is taking place on 9 November; and if her Department will allow for the Gazan students awaiting visa decisions to be put on the evacuation list prior to their visa decision. [73992/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
203. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [74540/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
204. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of qualified audit opinions, or matters of concern raised, by the Comptroller and Auditor General or the Northern Ireland Audit Office regarding each North–South Implementation Body since 2015; and the action taken in response to each. [73993/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
205. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the latest year for which audited annual accounts have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for each North–South Implementation Body and Tourism Ireland; and the date on which each was laid. [73994/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the remuneration of the chief executive of each North–South Implementation Body and Tourism Ireland; and whether any is paid above the sanctioned pay scale, together with any bonuses, allowances or severance payments made to senior staff since 2020. [73995/26]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
207. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total financial cost and security assessment criteria behind choosing a location (details supplied) for the recent EU Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers' meetings; the reasons a civilian community was selected over secluded venues; the total number of Defence Forces and Garda personnel deployed; the level of maritime and aviat…