187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the bust of General San Martin, the national hero and liberator of Argentina, which was presented to the Government by a delegation in April 1966 (details supplied) will be put on public display; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/25]
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188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all dates on which he was outside of the State from 25 February 2025 to 7 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18524/25]
189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State recognises Hamas as a terrorist organisation; his views on whether this group should be removed from any position of power in Gaza; his further views on whether it would be satisfactory for that organisation to be in any position of authority in any future independent Palestinian State; and if he will make a statement o…
190. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport cards issued by his Department are not accepted by the automated passport check gates at Dublin Airport and other airports in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/25]
191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to large-scale military drills around Taiwan carried out by the Chinese military on 1 April; if he will condemn this act of aggression; the actions he will take to engage with his EU counterparts on a response to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18646/25]
192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or his predecessor, in recent discussions with Mahmoud Abbas, raised the issue of when the next Palestinian Authority election might take place, in view of the fact that Mr Abbas has ruled without elections since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/25]
193. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the deportation orders issued by German authorities against two Irish, and therefore EU, citizens, where there is no criminal record; if he has a concern that this represents a breach of EU law; if he will raise this with the German authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/25]
194. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to raise the recent legislation passed in Hungary which has the effect of banning pride parades; if he will call in the Hungarian ambassador to Ireland and formally register Ireland’s concern about this dramatic limitation of the human rights of the LGBTI+ community in Hungary; and if he will make a state…
195. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite passports for children (details supplied) and provide an update on same. [18785/25]
196. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work of the Irish Embassy based in Vietnam. [18840/25]
197. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the role that the EU Commission can play in resolving this dispute ahead of the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, considering the estimated…
198. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18987/25]
199. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, due to the challenges to the distribution of aid in Burma-Myanmar posed by the military junta, any measures are being taken to ensure the aid being provided will reach the people most in need of assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19017/25]
200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a full list of the overseas governments and groups that received funding from the State from the beginning of 2019 until the end of 2024 inclusive, in the area of "sexual and reproductive health"; and to provide details on how the monies were spent including written reports on usage of the funds, including in each…
201. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19097/25]
202. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of values, of the se…
203. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates which a person (details supplied) served as Government Envoy to the US Congress on the Undocumented; the achievements of the Envoy on behalf of Government while in this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/25]
204. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct his Department to advocate for the opening of a humanitarian corridor in Gaza in light of the renewed attacks by Israel in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/25]
205. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be attending the EU conference on 15 April 2025, on the second anniversary of the Sudanese war; if he is aware of the reported exclusion of the Sudanese government from this conference; the basis for same; if he will report on the manner in which Sudanese civil society will be represented and engaged with throug…
206. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/25]
207. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a full list of the overseas governments and groups that received funding from the Irish State from the beginning of 2019 until the end of 2024 inclusive, in the area of sexual and reproductive health; and the details of the way the monies were spent including written reports on usage of the funds, including in each case t…
208. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations Human Rights Committee's Resolution A/HRC/58/L.24/Rev.1; if he supports the setting up of the intergovernmental working group on the rights of older persons; his views on the need for a new treaty on the rights of older persons; if Ireland will hold a national convention to gather inputs from older pe…
209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the last time he spoke with all Irish ambassadors, in tabular form. [19628/25]
210. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the last time his secretary general spoke with all Irish ambassadors, in tabular form. [19629/25]
211. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average turnaround time for a passport renewal, by paper and online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/25]