38. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the average processing time for first time passports for infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19273/26]
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39. 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. [19274/26]
228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to staffing shortages in an Irish embassy (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17005/26]
252. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by her Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11798/26]
253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by her Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11816/26]
254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from her Department on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11834/26]
255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any direct lobbying she has received from any NGO in relation to her annual funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11858/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the American authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11874/26]
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department's work to ensure the fair treatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied) regarding their ongoing detention in the United States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11875/26]
258. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the diplomatic efforts that have been put in place regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11876/26]
262. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the British Foreign Secretary in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11977/26]
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with her colleagues on the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11979/26]
264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had at an EU level in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. [11980/26]
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to raise the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong at an EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11981/26]
266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any diplomatic work ongoing within her Department in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11983/26]
267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to meet with the family of Jimmy Lai in relation to his sentencing in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11985/26]
273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to meet with any religious groups that have raised specific concerns into how the image of St. Bridget was used in an advert produced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12329/26]
253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to complaints in relation to the use of the imagery of St. Bridget in the recent campaign led by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9885/26]
254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the way in which the campaign led by her Department (details supplied) was designed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9886/26]
255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the allegations in relation to the treatment of a political prisoner (details supplied) in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9891/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to raise the case of a political prisoner in Iran (details supplied) at an EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9892/26]
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to raise the case of a political prisoner in Iran (details supplied) at an international level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9893/26]
258. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Irish Ambassador in Iran in relation to the case of a political prisoner in Iran (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9894/26]
259. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the Iranian Embassy in Ireland in relation to the case of a political prisoner in Iran (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9895/26]
2. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing construction of a children’s hospital in Ukraine (details supplied); if he will consider allocating targeted funding for this project as part of Ireland’s wider financial support for Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6772/26]