Parliamentary questions

35. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline Ireland’s continued support for the United Nations 1967 Outer Space Treaty and Ireland’s opposition to proposed amendments by Russia to that Treaty in November/December, 2024; the position of Ireland on the development of space law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46785/24]

36. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has undertaken an examination of Project 2025, the transition plan developed by the United States Heritage Foundation, and if he would outline the assessment of its potential implications for Ireland. [46786/24]

37. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within his Department; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI, if the Department has used AI (including large language models) in the preparation of legislation or statutory instrument…

38. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application to the foreign birth register for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46803/24]

39. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46928/24]

40. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [1034/25]

41. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish citizens who have sought permission pursuant to Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution to receive titles of nobility or other honours; and the number of persons who have been granted or refused such permission. [1071/25]

42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason four US military aircraft landed at Shannon Airport on 6 January 2025 (details supplied); if steps were taken to investigate whether they were in full compliance with Government restrictions given that the US military is actively involved in supporting wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East; and the reason fo…

43. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with the incoming United States vice president; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1221/25]

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent report on China (details supplied) which described how the human rights landscape continues to deteriorate, characterised by widespread repression and systematic violations against various groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1304/25]

45. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have taken place at EU Council level regarding an arms embargo on Israel; the positions Ireland has taken in any such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1358/25]

46. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the detention of a Palestinian doctor by the Israeli Defence Forces (details supplied); the engagements he has had with his international counterparts in respect of this case; if he will seek an intervention at EU level to advance the release of this doctor and other healthcare workers; a…

47. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to review passport renewal applications (details supplied); if he can expedite same given the travel date is approaching immediately and passports are required in order to obtain visas in advance of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1368/25]

48. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urgently condemn the abduction and abuse of a doctor (details supplied) by the Israeli Defence Forces; if he will call for his immediate release and the cessation of violent attacks on medical staff and facilities in Gaza, which constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law; and if he will outline t…

49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 24 October 2024, for an update on the processing of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/25]

50. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek another round of tough EU sanctions to be applied to Belarus. [1417/25]

51. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for foreign birth registration (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1526/25]

52. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the foreign birth certificate replacement case of a person (details supplied) in need of urgent assistance in Italy will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1541/25]

53. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation…

54. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a policy document relating to the use of DNA results in respect of applying for an Irish passport; to provide a copy of this document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1692/25]

55. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the death sentence against a person (details supplied) by the Iranian government; if he will work to apply diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to halt this execution and end the ongoing persecution of activists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1697/25]

56. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to examine the case of a person (details supplied) awaiting issuance of a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1729/25]

57. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1764/25]

58. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the preparations that are being put in place for Ireland’s hosting of a meeting of the European political community during Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026; the themes being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1782/25]

59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s approach to Tibet; if he is concerned regarding ongoing human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party in Tibet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1783/25]