237. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s position on the EU digital fitness check. [42725/26]
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245. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the evacuation order of Khan al-Ahmar in the west bank issued by the Israeli government with the intent of forcibly displacing all of the Palestinian citizens who live there; to use her diplomatic influence to condemn the actions of the Israeli government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42…
247. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement or support Ireland has had or plans to have regarding air pollution and the clean-energy transition in Mongolia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43303/26]
248. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will consider supporting Mongolia's clean-energy transition (details supplied); and through which mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43304/26]
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any internal review, security audit, governance review, or lessons-learned exercise has been commenced arising from the circumstances which led to the current criminal proceedings relating to the alleged handling of sensitive State information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43630/26]
254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any deficiencies, vulnerabilities, or procedural weaknesses have been identified within the Department’s systems for the handling, storage, transmission, or protection of sensitive information since 2020; the number of recommendations made to address such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/26]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any changes have been made since 2020 to access controls, vetting arrangements, information security procedures, document classification systems, or staff training requirements relating to sensitive information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43632/26]
188. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation of Irish activists detained by Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40933/26]
189. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will follow the example of France and other countries in banning Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41289/26]
265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to recent comments on Israel's Technion University (details supplied) if her attention has been drawn to the involvement of that institution in Israeli military research and operations; and if the same separation between Government and educational institutions applies to sanctioned Russian institutions that are similarly involve…
266. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to ensure the safety of the Irish citizens on the flotilla. [39539/26]
268. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions his Department has taken, or will take, in circumstances where an Irish High Court order for the return of children has not been implemented in a non-Hague jurisdiction; and where the parent concerned is being advised to travel to that jurisdiction despite the existence of travel restrictions preventing a guaranteed retur…
269. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has sought formal clarification or assurances from the Egyptian authorities in relation to the status of travel restrictions affecting the children of an Irish citizen; and whether any steps have been taken to ensure that the parent and children would be permitted to leave Egypt safely following the execution of custody…
272. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil and imported into Britain is subject to the waiving of sanctions under licence GBSAN0004 issued by the Secretary of State on 19 May 2026 (detail supplied) will be subject to import sanctions here; and her views on whether additional measures are required to prevent its import. [39968/26]
274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she intends to review the process for renewing child passports for widowed parents, who are currently required to submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/26]
275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the procedures in the issuing of passports to ensure that widowed parents are not obliged to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40176/26]
230. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34245/26]
231. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to urgently intervene in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34261/26]
232. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of a case (details supplied); if she will advocate for the persons release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34381/26]
234. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken to assist Irish Citizens (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34659/26]
241. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's position on the alleged undemocratic elections held in Myanmar in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35298/26]
7. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the attacks on nations in the vicinity of Iran with which Ireland has good bilateral relations (details supplied); if she condemns the acts of violence by the warring participants against these countries; if she will raise the matter with colleagues in the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31146/26]
8. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if through Irish and European diplomatic channels efforts can be made to dissuade the Iranian government from launching attacks on countries such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31147/26]
222. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her reaction to comments made in the British parliament on Wednesday 22 April 2026 from the Northern Secretary of State that he will pursue significant amendments to the Bill currently going through the House of Commons to give effect to the British-Irish Legacy Framework; the steps the Government will take to ensure there will be no deviation…
247. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30478/26]