Parliamentary questions

335. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between her Department and Government of Bahrain in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [28007/26]

336. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to visit South Korea before the end of Quarter 3 this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28052/26]

337. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all infringement proceedings currently instituted by the European Commission against Ireland, and the way in which the number of such proceedings has changed in recent years. [28541/26]

338. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for her view or position on the appointment of the Government of Iran to a United Nations committee on women’s rights and child welfare; and for her view on what this appointment says for the credibility of such UN structures. [28544/26]

339. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons residing at addresses in Offaly here in each year from 2015 to date; and the breakdown indicating the numbers of adults and minors in each year. [28611/26]

340. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28658/26]

341. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of officials seconded to her Department from other departments, by grade to augment her Department's role for 2026 during Ireland's the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [28741/26]

156. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the independent, reliable evidence which exists that US military associated aircraft landing at Shannon Airport are doing so in compliance with all national legislation and international legal obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27702/26]

157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the number of buildings that were built or part-funded with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the State of Palestine that have been destroyed or removed; if he is aware of who has destroyed or stolen those buildings paid for by the Irish tax payer; and the response he has issued to the d…

158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of the infrastructure that has been built with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the West Bank and Gaza; and the value of the infrastructure that has been destroyed or stolen in the State of Palestine in the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [27714/26]

159. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that serious consideration will be given to a group's application (details supplied) for funding under the Communicating Europe Initiative; when decisions on funding are likely to be made under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27805/26]

160. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any discussion at recent EU Foreign Affairs Councils regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27878/26]

156. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the travel advice in the medium term for Iraq; if it will be changed from unsafe country status given other countries such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have done in recent times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27494/26]

157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied). [27503/26]

158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding travel arrangements. [27585/26]

272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what Ireland’s policy defence is of the protections within the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly on the Article 3 and Article 8 protections of the ECHR, which were the subject of a letter signed by Ireland in December; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23531/26]

273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has contributed financially to the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE); the precise amount; and if anyone from Ireland has been appointed to the CoE. [23682/26]

274. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans if any, for the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management during the Irish Eu Council Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23683/26]

275. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a foreign births registration for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23882/26]

276. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the request for a passport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23962/26]

277. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a foreign birth registration application can be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24123/26]

278. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposed Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; the steps taken; the Government's current position on its enactment; the legal, constitutional or EU law issues identified that may affect its progression; the expected timeline for further action; and if she will make a statement on …

279. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within her Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if she will make a sta…

280. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the advice the Attorney General has given in relation to the inclusion of services within the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 following clarification being sought by her Department on a number of legal issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24457/26]

281. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade which month the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 will most likely be introduced and debated at Second Stage in the Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24458/26]