Parliamentary questions

18. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of the attendees at the Government Trade Forum, chaired by him on 28 April 2025; to provide a list of all those invited; to provide a list of attendees from meetings on 4 April, 21 March and 26 February; to provide copies of any documents, minutes or agendas circulated in advance of, or after, t…

19. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22322/25]

20. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the situation of an Irish citizen abroad (details supplied); to ask whether he and his Department can assist. [22394/25]

21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is being given to renewing the Ireland-Wales Shared Statement and Joint Action Plan 2021 to 2025 beyond 2025; if the Minister will ensure that cultural and historical commemorations such as the RMS Leinster continue to be supported as a shared priority; and if funding could be made available und…

22. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to review the travel advice for the United States in the context of the changed policy of border enforcement officials with respect to Irish citizens with legal residency or visitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22692/25]

23. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Taiwan’s exclusion from participating in the World Health Assembly as an observer; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22749/25]

163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and Turkiye. [21792/25]

164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the free trade agreement between the EU and United Arab Emirates. [21794/25]

165. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports can be expedited for persons (details supplied). [21772/25]

166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the strength of the relationship between Ireland and Australia; and the events planned to mark 80 years of diplomatic relations with same. [21775/25]

167. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any correspondence or communication from the Russian embassy since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 on Ireland’s position regarding that invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21776/25]

168. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Kuwait. [21800/25]

169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish Consulate General Office in Qatar. [21801/25]

170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial penalties, including lump sum payments and daily fines, for failing to transpose EU Directives into national law for each of the years 2020 to 2024 respectively, outlining the EU Directive being infringed, the Department responsible and the total amount of the fine, in tabular form. [21816/25]

171. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Government's stance on the ongoing conflict in Sudan; the action the Government taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21842/25]

172. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the level of State aid sent to Sudan since the start of the civil war conflict in April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/25]

173. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current wait times for the processing of a first-time passport application for a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21951/25]

174. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current wait times for the processing of a first-time passport application for an adult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21952/25]

1. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason Ireland is not making an oral submission to the International Court of Justice for the case regarding Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Requ…

2. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to invite his Dutch counterpart to Dublin for a bilateral meeting, [21319/25]

3. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he can assist in expediting a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21386/25]

4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update of the work of the Irish Embassy based in Rabat, Morocco. [21439/25]

5. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Indonesia in 2024 and to-date in 2025. [21506/25]

6. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's position in relation to operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan, and the alleged human rights violations being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21691/25]

184. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the two Irish citizens (details supplied) being deported from Germany despite not being charged with any crime due to them exercising their right to protest; if he will instruct his Department to intervene on their behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/25]