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Paul Donnelly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Malaysia; and the steps that are being taken to improve this relationship. [56066/25]
George Lawlor Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
1. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which tariffs influence Ireland’s trade relationship with the United States, particularly in terms of exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50737/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
75. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his and other Departments' engagement with the EU and US in relation to the possibility of tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47606/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his and other Departments' engagement with industry and employees in relation to the possibility of tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
87. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic initiatives planned in Budget 2026 to assist the Irish fashion sector in navigating post-Brexit rules-of-origin requirements and new US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47915/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the growing concern over external risks to exports, especially through possible US tariffs or EU trade deal disputes, the specific supports he will provide to exporters based in Cork and the Munster region to hedge against trade shocks, including advice, financial aid, or market diversification programmes. [48864/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
52. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Canada; and the extent to which the CETA trade agreement is improving that relationship. [46150/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
53. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Japan; and the moves that are being undertaken to improve that relationship. [46151/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
54. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Poland; and the moves that are being undertaken to improve that relationship. [46152/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
55. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Taiwan; and the moves that are being undertaken to improve that relationship. [46153/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
72. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position on all developments relating to EU-US trade talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42180/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
73. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail new trade partners and confirm the strengthening of trading partnerships to date in 2025 by his Department to diversify Irish trade opportunities in the context of the continuing threat of US tariffs and trade instability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42181/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
114. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department and other Departments engagement with the EU and US as regards the possibility of tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43454/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department and other Departments engagement with industry and employees in relation to the possibility of tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43455/25]
Carol Nolan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on efforts to bring about the restoration of tariff-free trading with the USA, and progress on an EU-India trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38978/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
28. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new trade partners or strengthening of trading partnerships his Department is advocating for at EU level in order to diversify Irish trade opportunities in the face of US tariffs and trade instability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/25]
Edward Timmins Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
49. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase trade with Germany, the largest European economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/25]
Paul Lawless Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
64. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that Ireland’s trade priorities are being sufficiently protected in international negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/25]
Albert Dolan Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
65. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments in relation to EU-US trade talks. [38055/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the recent engagement there has been between his Department, the US administration, the EU, unions and industry on the issue of possible American tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37591/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
140. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the engagement there has been with his Department and stakeholders in industries affected by US tariff threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
3. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if goods already in transit from the United States to Ireland, such as large and bulky aircraft parts that are being brought into the country via shipping containers, will be subject to the mooted import tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/25]
John Lahart Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
194. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that are being taken to ensure that critical medicines for rare disease patients do not become embroiled in any trade tensions given the significant pharmaceutical manufacturing presence here; the steps that have been taken to ensure that this is being communicated at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Duncan Smith Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for increasing trade between Ireland and ASEAN countries; whether there are any trade delegations planned for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33433/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
144. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 10 June 2025, when the forthcoming action plan on market diversification, which is being developed jointly by his Department and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, will be published; and if further clarification will be provided on the specific steps that might …