Parliamentary questions

169. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if will report on the most recent meeting of the Government Trade Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15335/25]

170. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15334/25]

171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent conversation with the US secretary of commerce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15452/25]

172. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the communications he has had with the European Union and the United States regarding the provision of arms and economic support to Israel following Israel’s breach of ceasefire in Gaza and escalating settler violence in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15533/25]

173. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the current surge in number of foreign birth registration applications from the US impact on the current turnaround processing times for passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/25]

174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures he is proposing to the EU to impose sanctions on Israel given the ongoing and worsening attacks in the West Bank and Gaza following the breach of ceasefire by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15532/25]

175. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report the discussion on EU-UK relations that took place at the EU General Affairs Council meeting which he attended in Brussels on 18 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15341/25]

176. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to fulfil its obligations under the Genocide Convention to take action to prevent acts of genocide in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15514/25]

177. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15463/25]

178. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional sanctions against Israel is he proposing given that Israel broke ceasefire with Hamas and killed of over 800 civilians; if he is planning to cut trade ties with Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15534/25]

179. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement to date with his UK counterparts in relation to legacy issues in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15458/25]

180. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussion with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland in relation to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/25]

181. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 18 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15339/25]

182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the frequency of meetings of the Government Trade Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15211/25]

183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has had any contact from the US administration or the White House on a political level seeking the removal or dissolving of the triple lock in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15086/25]

184. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of funding provided by his Department for organisations and community groups working with the Irish diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15150/25]

185. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on any work his Department is undertaking to comply with the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the illegal occupation by Israel of Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15497/25]

186. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details on any engagement he or his officials have had with the Israeli government following Israeli bombardment of a hospital in Gaza where Irish medical personnel were working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15498/25]

187. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo in light of the current conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15544/25]

188. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts by Ireland to secure the release of political prisoners held in Belarus; his views on the current political situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15193/25]

189. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent cancellation of the election in Romania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/25]

190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has raised the serious matter of sustained attacks on citizens of Hungary, and consequently the EU, who are LGBTQ+ by the actions of the Hungarian government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15426/25]

191. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an overview of the overseas aid that Ireland is providing to Nepal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15469/25]

192. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reaffirm Ireland’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15455/25]

193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the importance of supporting initiatives that encourage connectivity and engagement with European Union partners, particularly for school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15427/25]