Parliamentary questions

26. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he recognises that the persecution of Christians worldwide is a growing trend internationally; the steps being taken by his Department to highlight and combat this practice, especially in states or jurisdictions that Ireland supports through its various overseas aid programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

27. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to expedite a passport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2474/25]

28. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 22 January 2025, to examine the documentation which indicates that the information being sought was in fact furnished on 8 November 2024 by registered and priority postage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2511/25]

29. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s position on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; if the Government will impose any sanctions on Israel given the genocide committed against the people of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2552/25]

30. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make urgent representations to the Indian Prime Minister to convey the serious concern of the Irish people at the ongoing delays in concluding the murder trial of the person accused of murdering an Irish citizen (details supplied) in March 2017. [2576/25]

31. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reconcile his comments around the lifting of the money message obstruction from the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 in November 2024, prior to the general election, with more recent comments from the Taoiseach suggesting that the Bill will be replaced with new legislation; and if he …

32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government on the elections in Belarus on 26 January 2025; the level of support voiced for Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and the Belarusian opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/25]

33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2761/25]

34. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of refurbishments that were carried out at Irish embassies during 2024; and the nature of refurbishments that are scheduled to be carried out at Irish embassies during 2025, in tabular form. [2882/25]

35. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he had a bilateral meeting with his German counterpart at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. [2883/25]

36. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the recent comments by US President Donald Trump advocating for the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/25]

37. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and-or title held by that special adviser. [2998/25]

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to support displaced Palestinian persons and released detainees to return to their homes; the supports being offered to those whose homes have been destroyed, given that 463,000 or 92% of housing units in the territory have been destroyed or severely/partially damaged; and if he will make a sta…

39. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3083/25]

40. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the humanitarian situation in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/25]

41. Deputy Catherine Connolly 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. [3085/25]

42. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and the Government will facilitate the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that crucially incorporates a ban, not just on imports of goods from these areas, but also bans the import of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/25]

43. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and-or service officer or security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3197/25]

44. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and/or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/25]

45. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he…

46. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to his office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

47. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the move by the US Administration to add the Republic of Cuba to its state sponsors of terrorism list; if he is concerned that this move may lead to a strengthening of the US blockade against Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3412/25]

48. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what plans are in place to upgrade the representative office of Ireland in Palestine to full embassy status and to appoint an ambassador, in light of the recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/25]

49. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls appointed by Ireland, by country; the basis on which honorary consuls are recruited and appointed; their terms of reference; what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/25]

50. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of honorary consuls of other countries in Ireland, broken down by country, the basis on which they are accredited, what diplomatic privileges they enjoy, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3416/25]