Parliamentary questions

208. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on staffing of the Passport Service in the years 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34243/25]

209. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost associated with increasing staffing levels in the Passport Service by 10, 50 and 100 WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34244/25]

210. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the WTE equivalent within the Passport Service, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/25]

211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new measures his Department had put in place to ensure the safety of Irish diplomats serving abroad, particularly in Israel, Palestine and Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/25]

212. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position which Ireland will take on the upcoming renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the European Union, Egypt and Israel on natural gas, specifically due to the lack of a territorial clause explicitly excluding the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel; and if he will make a statement on…

213. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether, in the course of the special EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 16 June 2025, he raised the unacceptable nature of the public comments of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following her phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and if he will make a statement on the …

214. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans to further restrict the potential flow of dual use items, technology or otherwise to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34489/25]

186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the types of services which his Department offers to Irish citizens when offering consular assistance in an emergency situation; whether such assistance has been provided to Irish citizens visiting Mexico in recent years and the nature of the assistance which was provided; and if he will make a stateme…

187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be taken to bring an end to the Genocide, slaughter, starvation and degrading of the Palestinian people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/25]

188. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all diplomatic démarches received by the Government from other states over each of the past five years, including the period from January 2025 to date, in tabular form (details supplied). [33362/25]

189. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all diplomatic démarches issued by the Government to other states over each of the past five years, including the period from January 2025 to date, in tabular form (details supplied). [33363/25]

190. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of individuals or groups who lobbied the Government to include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in the Programme for Government. [33397/25]

191. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of individuals or groups who lobbied the Government to include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in the Programme for Government. [33398/25]

192. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he has received a briefing from relevant Ambassadors regarding the growing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia; whether there have been any discussions at EU level about the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33431/25]

193. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether there are any plans for new embassies planned for any countries in which Ireland does not have a full-time mission; whether consideration is given to shared facilities with other EU member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33432/25]

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for increasing trade between Ireland and ASEAN countries; whether there are any trade delegations planned for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33433/25]

195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU has carried out a gap analysis regarding the massive reduction in USAID contributions and funding around the world; the scale of damage done by this sudden reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/25]

196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will liaise with the well-being and counselling community and the Ukrainian community in Ireland to develop content and strategy for a large scale PTSD recovery programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33436/25]

197. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any response has been received from Israel to his diplomatic rebuke for the shooting by Israel at Irish soldiers participating in a UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in May 2025. [33439/25]

198. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government’s approval is sought through the Foreign Affairs Council in advance of the President of the European Commission articulating a foreign policy position on behalf of the European Union. [33440/25]

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the article of the Treaty on European Union the Government, through the Foreign Affairs Council or otherwise, can delegate powers to represent the State on matters of foreign and security policy to the President of the European Commission rather than to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affai…

200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action Government takes, if any, in an instance where the President of the European Commission articulates a foreign policy position which has not been agreed by the Foreign Affairs Council; and to list the dates, reasons and nature of any protest made by the Government in response, in tabular form. [33…

201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government was asked, through the Foreign Affairs Council or otherwise, to approve any engagement between the President of the European Commission and persons wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court; and if President Ursula Von Der Leyen was representing the Government’s position wh…

202. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is aware of any occasions since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu on which he was granted entry to land or airspace of a member state of the European Union; and if the Government has issued any protest, through the Foreign Affairs Council or o…

203. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of money which the State has provided to the UNFPA from 2024 to date. [33452/25]