Questions

41. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive concerning cross border issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/25]

183. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. [36907/25]

184. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to North-South issues. [36908/25]

10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the need to provide additional support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36672/25]

222. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his visit to Northern Ireland on 19 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27444/25]

224. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any further discussions in relation to the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy and Reconciliation Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27443/25]

264. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions at EU and UN level in regard to the ongoing urgent requirement to get essential and food and medical supplies to people in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28880/25]

265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions he has had with countries outside the EU in relation to the provision of essential food and medical supplies to people in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28883/25]

221. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the need to repeal the legacy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23106/25]

129. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the British Government the need for full co-operation into investigations concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974. [15539/25]

233. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering that Article 18 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that civilian hospitals may in no circumstances be the object of attack, and considering the attack on Nasser Hospital and other healthcare centres, the actions the Government are taking in diplomatic engagements to ensure compliance with Article 18, to secure the …

234. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering Article 20 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that medical personnel must be respected and protected in all circumstances, and taking into account the very difficult position faced by medical and nursing personnel in the Palestinian Nasser Hospital, which was subject to bombardment, the specific diplomatic or legal…

235. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering that Article 55 of the Fourth Geneva Convention requires that an occupying power ensure adequate food and medical supplies for civilians, and given that reports from Gaza describe a near-total blockade of medical aid, the steps Ireland is taking to demand full access for humanitarian and medical aid and support the est…

236. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade considering that a disproportionate number of children have been injured and killed in Gaza due to airstrikes, the specific measures the Government is pursuing to protect injured children and ensure their access to medical care, and push for an immediate halt to actions that result in mass child casualties; and if he will make a s…

6. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the outcomes of recent discussions between Ireland and the United Nations concerning the facilitation and delivery of food aid to Gaza, especially in light of the severe restrictions reported by humanitarian organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/25]

7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific measures has Ireland advocated for at EU level to ensure the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, into Gaza, considering the blockades preventing the delivery of much needed supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/25]

8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given Ireland’s recent pledge of €20 million to UNRWA to provide additional humanitarian aid to Gaza, to outline how this funding will be effectively implemented in light of the growing difficulties in delivering aid to Gaza; the steps being taken to ensure that this aid reaches those most in need, given the obstacles and blockages to the del…

11. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if changes will be made to the processing of passport applications where there is a requirement for the Passport Office to contact a Garda station to verify documentation submitted as part of the application; if he is aware that in many instances officials are calling Garda stations and getting no reply as many stations are not open on a reg…

12. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional funding is being provided to his Department this year due to additional expenditure arising following storm Éowyn; if additional funding is provided, the programmes and schemes that will benefit from this additional expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14582/25]

13. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there is continuous contact at political and official level with international organisations, including the United Nations and the European Union, concerning the appalling atrocities inflicted on innocent people in Gaza; and also concerning the blocking of essential aid from delivery into Gaza taking into account recent comments of a UN O…

123. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals to extend voting rights for the Presidential election to persons living in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/25]

179. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; if he will outline the Government’s views on the absolute need to rid society of paramilitarism; the measures that will be implemented to deal with such issues of criminality, gangsterism and thuggery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/25]

180. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when he proposes to discuss with the political parties in Stormont the recent report of the Independent Reporting Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10526/25]

51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the commitment in the Programme for Government 2025 to "advocating with the US Administration and Capitol Hill" for the Undocumented Irish, the actions the Government has taken since the reintroduction of the E-3 Visa Bill to advocate for its approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8416/25]

52. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the lack of progress with the E-3 Visa Bill in the US legislative process, the diplomatic strategies that are being pursued to strongly advocate for its passage through Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/25]