252. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the conflict in Sudan and the consequent humanitarian situation, the position of the Irish government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27396/25]
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253. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current staffing levels in the Passport Office; his targets for recruitment; and the additional time it may take to process a first time application in cases where additional documentation has been sought. [27330/25]
254. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the outcome of the EU-UK Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26914/25]
255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's role in securing a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the further steps Ireland is taking to ensure that this matter is progressed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/25]
256. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to mark Ireland’s 70 years of UN membership later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/25]
257. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; the progress made on the path to legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27339/25]
258. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the obligations placed upon Ireland arising from the ruling of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024 in the case regarding the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the related United Nations General As…
259. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the risks to the Irish economy with the European Union’s announcement of a new list of US goods that could face tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27805/25]
260. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Israeli Defence Forces opening fire while Irish diplomats were present in the Jenin refugee camp; the steps he will take to ensure the safety of Irish diplomats from the Israeli defence forces; the response and sanctions he intends to levy against Israel in response; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
261. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if two passport applications for individuals (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/25]
262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to correct the place of birth on a passport (details supplied) from Israel to Jerusalem, or State of Palestine. [28534/25]
263. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a company (details supplied) has sent any products to Israel since May 2025; if his Department is aware that the company is supplying Israel with parts for munitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28575/25]
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]
3. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 215, 216, 217, 218 and 441 of 29 April 2025, if he is aware of the use of the IHRA definition of antisemitism as a tool by groups and colleges in other countries to ban and penalise events being organised in universities and other non-state bodies that promote and reference Palestine or P…
4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 20 May 2025, the specific individuals or organisations that raised concerns with his Department or the Government ahead of the adoption of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism (details supplied). [27887/25]
5. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland fully recognises the Islamic Republic of Iran as a democratic state, with free and fair elections; to outline its current status in terms of diplomatic relations held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27907/25]
6. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans for Ireland to refer Iran’s human rights abuses to the UN Security Council and request that the UN Human Rights Council establish a Special Tribunal for Iran, as requested by the UN Special Rapporteur in July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27908/25]
7. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts have been made to put pressure on Iran to cease torture, executions, to free political prisoners and detained protesters, whether more is planned in this regard at Irish or EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/25]
8. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has made or will make efforts to activate the snapback mechanism to reinstate the six UN security resolutions against Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27910/25]
9. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he will push collectively at EU level to ensure that Iran’s financing of terrorist groups and warring factions such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Russian Military, and the Houthis can be halted or severely obstructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27911/25]
10. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statements he has he made regarding ongoing executions in Iran (details supplied); the further action that is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27912/25]
11. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland can formally designate an organisation (details supplied) as a terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27913/25]
108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether there is accommodation in the Irish-Palestinian scholarship programme (IPSP) for individuals, who have been unable to complete their secondary education in Palestine owing to genocide and humanitarian disaster but wish to apply for a scholarship in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26736/25]
109. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his attendance at the informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Gymnich on 7-8 May 2025. [26950/25]