Parliamentary questions

30. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement there has been with the new Administration in the United States. [4540/25]

31. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on US President Trump's plan to colonise Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4498/25]

32. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the basis on which, and by whom, the decision was taken to endorse the non-binding working definition of antisemitism; if that endorsement includes endorsement of the 11 'contemporary examples' of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/25]

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been in discussions with international counterparts in relation to the definition of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4491/25]

34. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport books and cards issued to Tipperary applicants in 2024; the number expected to be issued for Tipperary in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4228/25]

35. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he will be taking to protect Ireland’s trade interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4239/25]

36. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of developments in Ukraine as we approach the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/25]

37. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that incorporates a ban on imports and services from these areas, supported by the advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel's occupation and settlements issued on July 19 2024 by the International Court of Justice; a…

38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the average turnaround for online renewal of adult passport applications for January 2024; the average turnaround for these type of passport applications for January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4464/25]

39. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding Ireland's obligations arising from the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and regard…

40. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4386/25]

41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will boycott the traditional St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House in light of President Trump's advocacy for ethnic cleansing and a US occupation of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4499/25]

42. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an overview of the emigrant support services provided by his Department; the budget allocated for them in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/25]

43. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress of commitments in the programme for Government regarding the facilitation of an easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4441/25]

44. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagements regarding the escalating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [4503/25]

45. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of recent developments in Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/25]

57. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement his Department has had with the United States and Israel regarding the statements from the US President on the ethnic cleansing of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4823/25]

58. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4020/25]

59. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he or his Department has had with regard to the establishment of The Hague Group comprising Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa; if he supports the group’s defence of international justice, human rights norms, accountability to international instituti…

60. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4092/25]

61. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the fines his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department are paying to the EU for breaches of EU guidance, requirements, regulations, directives or laws. [4210/25]

62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was…

63. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to ensure that international journalists will have access to Gaza, Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4284/25]

64. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether there are proposals to change this scale in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4318/25]

65. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external managed services provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name, amount expended with them along with services provided, by supplier, in tabular form. [4473/25]