Parliamentary questions

45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the review of Ireland’s 2022 International Climate Finance Roadmap which was due to be updated in advance of 2026; to confirm that the roadmap review is framed in the context of Ireland’s ‘fair share’ of both the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed at COP29 and the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage; and i…

46. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland will make new climate finance pledges this year; whether Ireland’s international climate finance will remain grant-based, non-debt and focussed on least developed countries and small island developing states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32870/26]

47. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons Ireland is not a member of international initiatives or coalitions that seek to enable just climate transitions based on ‘polluter pays’ and social equity principles, such as those calling for a tax on the super-rich; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32871/26]

48. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she last spoke formally with the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland. [33091/26]

49. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is advocating for any reforms of United Nations structures, specifically at Security Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33284/26]

50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33341/26]

51. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33381/26]

52. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33458/26]

192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of US military aircraft landing in Shannon Airport; if she is aware of any of the US military aircraft that has landed at Shannon airport that engaged in the war on Iran; if the Taoiseach had any knowledge of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31135/26]

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons residing at addresses in the Republic of Ireland in each year from 2017 to date; the breakdown of the number of adults and minors in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31706/26]

194. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the recent activities of the Irish Embassy based in Riyadh including staffing levels. [31728/26]

195. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE staff, by job title currently working in each Irish Embassy and Consulate General offices worldwide, in tabular form. [31729/26]

196. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the assessment being carried out in relation to the manifests of the non-reported US military flights over Ireland (details supplied); if this has been or can be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29636/26]

4. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates to-date in 2026 on which the Irish Consular General based in San Francisco has met formally with the Governor of the State of Colorado, in tabular form. [31033/26]

5. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit Finland prior to Ireland holding the presidency of the Council of the EU. [31034/26]

6. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31096/26]

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 th…

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]

9. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an update can be provided on a family's passport application / renewal (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent and the additional supporting documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31153/26]

10. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the continuing closure of the Irish consulate in Moldova; the plans to reopen it; if there are no plans to do so, the reasons; the reason the website continues to state that it is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31266/26]

11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31361/26]

12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31379/26]

13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31397/26]

217. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the current arrangements governing the appointment by the Department of clerical officers, executive officers and higher executive officers to positions in Irish embassies and missions abroad; the reason such opportunities appear to be confined to staff of the Department; whether consideration has been…

218. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted or commissioned any analysis to identify companies importing or trading in goods or services produced by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Territories as part of their operations in Ireland, who would be subject to the provisions of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goo…