125. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used and the version of that provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/25]
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126. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cloud services currently being used by his Department, by name and version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26633/25]
127. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently uses a software programme (details supplied); if so, the version of the programme that is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26651/25]
128. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26669/25]
5. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline how he is honouring his commitment to defend the interests of farmers by opposing the EU Mercosur deal in its current form. [26156/25]
6. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation in India/Pakistan. [26267/25]
7. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the making of any legacy deal with the UK government that would undermine the calls for a public inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied). [26268/25]
8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding whether a national security veto in any reformed Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (details supplied) will command the confidence of victims and survivors in such a body dealing with the legacy of the Troubles; and how the policy of the Government is being pressed. [26269/25]
9. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries and cities where Ireland currently maintains an embassy or consulate; the countries under consideration for future Irish embassies or consulates as part of Ireland’s expanded diplomatic engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26296/25]
10. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the reported expulsion of two Irish nationals (details supplied) from Germany in connection with their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations; if he has raised any concerns with his German counterparts regarding the protection of free speech and the rights of Irish citizens within the European Union; and…
190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in respect of his responsibility for equality policy, his views on the way in which it is possible for persons to be clear that they are not applying double standards to Israel by requiring of it a behaviour not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation, which is described as a form of antisemitism in the IHRA wor…
191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the Government's assessment of the environmental impact of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, particularly in the context of importing Brazilian beef over home-produced Irish beef; and if the Minister will provide details on how this aligns with Ireland's climate and sustainability commitments. [25468/25]
192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider Killarney, County Kerry, as a host town for meetings of the Presidency of the European Union in 2026. [25934/25]
193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he remains committed to the New Decade New Approach agreement commitment of £1 million for an addiction centre in Derry. [25079/25]
194. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the arbitrary detention of a person (details supplied) who has been wrongly imprisoned in Dubai for seventeen years; and if he will meet with their spouse who is an Irish citizen and is campaigning for their release. [25158/25]
195. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel's aid blockade on Gaza. [24172/25]
196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken formally with the Chinese ambassador to Ireland to date in 2025. [25352/25]
197. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to visit Lithuania during quarter three of 2025. [25353/25]
198. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget allocated to the Irish Embassies based in Ankara, Pretoria, Wellington and Kuala Lumpur, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [25354/25]
199. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25377/25]
200. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, in light of widespread concerns among Irish beef farmers about the detrimental impact of increased South American beef imports on the domestic market; and to detail what steps are being taken to protect the viability of Ireland's beef sector under this deal; and if he will ma…
201. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the Government's current position on the proposed Mercosur deal; whether he is maintaining the position, as per the commitments given prior to the general election, to oppose the deal that's on the table; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25505/25]
202. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct the Passport Service to issue clear guidelines to staff on application requirements where a child's passport application is submitted, where parents on birth certificate are not involved, and a guardian is in their place, to make clear what documentation/court ordered documentation is required to make it clear…
203. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to advise what response he is receiving from engagement on the case of a person (details supplied); the additional actions that will be taken; if anything on a cross-party basis will be helpful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25619/25]
204. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what is required by the Passport Office in the case of a child renewal application where a person, other than their parents, has court ordered custody; if this is sufficient to receive a passport renewal, and accepted by the Passport Office. [25628/25]