Parliamentary questions

307. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given Ireland has been working increasingly closely with the Nordic Baltic group in recent years, if Ireland will formally establish ties to this group, as observers or associate members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25615/26]

308. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on visits by her, her Junior Ministers or Department staff to members of the Nordic Baltic group in the past 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25616/26]

309. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the chairing of the Nordic+ group of development agencies since Ireland assumed chairing in May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25617/26]

310. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of non-Governmental organisations based outside the State that have received Irish taxpayer funding in each of the past five years; the total amount allocated to such organisations annually, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25695/26]

311. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the instances of incorrectly completed consent forms for a child's passport application which must then be rejected by the Passport Service; if her Department has been in contact with An Garda Síochána on the matter; if additional training or direction has been proposed; and if she will make a statement on the mat…

312. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade , the dates in 2025 and to-date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Washington DC has met formally with the Governor of State of Virginia; and the purpose of each meeting, in tabular form. [25734/26]

313. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will ensure that the passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25757/26]

314. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in her Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25796/26]

315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement and its successor agreements, the progress that has been made on writing a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland; the extent to which her officials have been consulted or involved; her position on the matter; if the Civic Forum provided for in the Agreement was ever est…

316. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the International Funds for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25866/26]

317. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ways in which her Department reaches out to the Irish diaspora throughout the world, with a particular focus on North America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25867/26]

318. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals with regard to engaging our sports diaspora in support of Ireland internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/26]

319. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to invite the minority leader of the US house of representatives to Dublin for a bilateral meeting. [25934/26]

320. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department's Consular Crisis Team based in Dublin is currently manned on a 24-7 basis. [25935/26]

321. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the bodies which operate under her aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment t…

322. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the rules for businesses with regard to the use of personal data and the use and development of artificial intelligence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26062/26]

323. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position on the proposed digital omnibus package, particularly regarding the effect of the package on online media and social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26065/26]

324. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to give a detailed up-to-date report on the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26071/26]

325. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has raised the case of a person (details supplied), from the Bahá'í community who is facing a death penalty in Iran with the Iranian authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26101/26]

326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise Israel's newly enacted death penalty law formally at the EU Council and the UN Human Rights Council. [26191/26]

327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her engagements with EU counterparts with regard to the re-examination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26335/26]

328. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current turnaround time for new passport applications and for renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26343/26]

329. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has considered a collection option for new passports and renewed passports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26344/26]

330. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise Israel's newly enacted death penalty law, passed on 30 March 2026 formally at the EU Council and the UN Human Rights Council. [26353/26]

331. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider imposing sanctions on a minister of a country engaging in genocide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26469/26]