212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20010/25]
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213. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting that "Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap seeks to address climate challenges and prioritise funding for adaptation efforts in countries most vulnerable to climate change, particularly Small Island Developing States", to outline what tangible work has been done from an Irish perspective over the past fiv…
214. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned that Israeli activity in Gaza and the northern part of the West Bank forms a new wave of ethnic cleansing and land-grabbing; if he will condemn this illegal activity; the steps he will take to address it internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/25]
215. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the definition of antisemitism given by an organisation (details supplied) was accepted by the Government in January of this year. [20186/25]
216. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who lobbied the Government to implement an organisation's definition of antisemitism (details supplied), both within Ireland and externally. [20187/25]
217. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who in Government decided that the definition of antisemitism given by an organisation (details supplied) was to be adopted. [20188/25]
218. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names and positions of elected and or unelected officials who signed off on the decision to implement a definition (details supplied). [20189/25]
219. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 11 February 2025, and the first meeting of the panel having taken place during the Taoiseach’s visit to Washington DC last month, the composition of the new US-based strategic economic advisory panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20272/25]
220. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he plans to increase funding to support women's organisations and women’s health organisations globally in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/25]
221. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of systems which do not accept or facilitate the use of the fada, in tabular form; the steps being taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20301/25]
222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20328/25]
223. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20346/25]
224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20364/25]
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20382/25]
226. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2 of 9 April and 238 of 1 April 2025, if the European Commission requires the permission of the European Council to commission a review as to Israels compliance with its human rights obligations under the EU Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/25]
227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if the referenced United Nations General Assembly resolution, co-sponsored by Ireland, which seeks to implement the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, distinguished between the trade of goods and services with Israels illegal settlements in Palestin…
228. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 58, 3 and 5 of 9 April 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding Irelands €9.4 million investments via the ISIF in eight companies, given the outline he provided of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the polici…
229. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an analysis has been undertaken on how much Irish beef exports would be displaced if the Mercosur deal is ratified at the EU level; and the actions that will be taken to support the Irish agricultural industry if the Mercosur deal is finalised and implemented. [20535/25]
230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the approach of the Serbian government in assisting Russia; whether such actions should have an impact on its EU membership application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20597/25]
231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to put pressure on the Israeli government to ensure humanitarian aid enters Gaza immediately. [20726/25]
232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted the German authorities about the repression of a protest held outside the Embassy of Ireland in Berlin in solidarity with Palestine on 16 April 2025; if he has contacted the German authorities about their repression of the use of the Irish language at protests in the country, including arrests at the Embassy o…
233. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department expects to fill the culture officer post in Toronto. [20928/25]
234. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) to a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/25]
235. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to speed up the dispatch of a passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20949/25]
236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to speed up the dispatch of a passport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/25]