Parliamentary questions

115. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that when satisfying the CETA, the State proposes to enter a reservation consistent with the new Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49834/26]

116. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [50203/26]

205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48361/26]

206. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost to her Department for the purchase of mini vans arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European Council; the plans for these vans when the presidency is finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48372/26]

207. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost to her Department for the purchase of minibuses arising from Ireland’s presidency of the European council; the plans for these buses when the presidency is finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48374/26]

208. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48392/26]

209. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider reviewing the process widowed parents (details supplied) need to go through when renewing their child’s passport, where they are required to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child’s passport is renewed; and if she will consider introducing a once off verificati…

210. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/26]

211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an individual (details supplied) who has not yet received a refund for an urgent passport appointment which had been cancelled. [48416/26]

212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new IT system currently used by the Passport Service was first rolled out across the service. [48599/26]

213. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost incurred by the Passport Service in the development, procurement, implementation, and operation of the new IT system. [48600/26]

214. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the new IT system used by the Passport Service has experienced any outages, shutdowns, or significant service disruptions; and if so, the number of such incidents to date and their duration. [48601/26]

215. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints made by her Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48613/26]

127. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of her Department in relation to the continued restrictions imposed on women and girls in Afghanistan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47920/26]

128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48027/26]

129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on relations between Ireland and Turkey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48134/26]

130. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received from residents of counties Laois and Offaly in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of passports issued to applicants from each county during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48332/26]

97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to have an Ireland House Model in Berlin. [46838/26]

98. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) as the applicant's travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47004/26]

99. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking during the EU Presidency to advocate for EU membership for Bosnia and Herzegovina; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47156/26]

100. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for the up to date position on the new passport design being launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47163/26]

101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 16 June 2026, to provide the annual number of instances, by embassy, in which persons were able to access the procedure in place for the advance of funds through the embassy network to facilitate the return of the citizen to Ireland from 2018 to date; the total amount …

102. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications returned to applicants because the passport service could not contact the Garda witness after a number of attempts; and the information for each of the 2023, 2024 and 2025. [47238/26]

103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE office manager posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Seoul in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47418/26]

104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE driver posts filled at the Irish Embassy in Hanoi in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47419/26]