96. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the serious situation of a person (details supplied); if her Department has made any diplomatic efforts in relation to the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59186/26]
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97. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the EU-Israeli Association Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59314/26]
98. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on all options for sanctions against Israel; the engagements with other EU states from a point of view of implementing some of the options as a means of sanctioning Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59315/26]
99. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her and other departments engagement with the EU and US as regards the possibility of tariffs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59316/26]
100. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her and other departments engagement with industry and employees in relation to the possibility of tariffs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59317/26]
198. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will intervene in the processing of an urgent passport application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54690/26]
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants seconded to her Department for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [54297/26]
200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any external groups such as companies, consultancies, or NGOs have been paid to assist with managing Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will disclose each organisation, their assigned roles, and the funds allocated to them, in tabular form. [54298/26]
201. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54335/26]
202. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite a passport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54431/26]
203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has supported the United Nations resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in each of the past five years; if her Department has raised the issue of Japanese, Republic of Korea and other nationals abducted by North Korea in any bilateral or multilateral forum; and if she will make a sta…
204. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider introducing an auto renewal/reminder system for all Irish passports six months prior to a passport expiring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54461/26]
205. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease, given they wi…
206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54629/26]
104. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has assessed the extraterritorial provisions of China's law on the promotion of ethnic unity and progress, adopted on 12 March 2026; if her Department shares the concerns raised in the European Parliament resolution of 30 April 2026 regarding the law's potential to enable transnational repression; if any assessment has been car…
105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons for the closure in 2012 of Ireland's Institute for Trade and Investment in Taipei; if the Department has assessed the case for reopening a trade and cultural office in Taipei, given the recovery in the Irish economy, continued growth in Taiwan's economy, and an estimated 600 or more Irish citizens now resident in Taiwan; the Departme…
106. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current functions performed by the National Security Authority pending its proposed transfer to the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration; the resources currently allocated to the Authority; and the work being undertaken to facilitate that transfer [53865/26]
107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the range of topics covered and the outcome of her discussions in Cork with the Members of the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53873/26]
108. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application for a person (details supplied) as all requested supporting documentation has been submitted and the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53947/26]
109. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any recent discussion in EU Councils on Foreign Affairs or in other fora regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53985/26]
110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has a record of correspondence with French authorities regarding the 1948 repatriation of the remains of William Butler Yeats from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin to Ireland; whether her Department is aware of diplomatic correspondence released in 2015 raising doubts as to whether the remains repatriated were those of the poet; whet…
111. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the 45th summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in Guernsey on 10 July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54257/26]
60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of hosting a dedicated housing summit as part of Ireland's EU Presidency; the budget line from which this will be drawn; and whether a value-for-money assessment has been carried out or is planned. [53224/26]
61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise the case of an individual (details supplied) at EU level, and demand their immediate release from captivity by Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52635/26]
62. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount that her Department spent on providing foreign language training skills to Departmental officials being deployed to Irish Embassies and or Consulate General Offices worldwide where that country's first spoken language is not English in 2025 and to date in 2026; if there is a contract for an external company to provide these language …