Parliamentary questions

154. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding continuing Government support to Gaza; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23043/26]

155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the recent meeting with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu. [22516/26]

156. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government is considering the introduction of additional sanctions against countries that are actively seeking to undermine EU democracy, security or safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21737/26]

157. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens in Iran; the number who have been in contact seeking consular assistance since the war began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22637/26]

158. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has expressed or will express concern at the adoption of legislation in Senegal that seeks to further oppress members of the LGBT community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22376/26]

159. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on any engagements she and her Department have had with stakeholders about the current UNIFIL mission in Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22940/26]

160. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the diaspora strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20218/26]

161. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current weekly appointment capacity at the Cork Passport Office urgent service; the measures in place to manage peak demand and to expand on this capacity ahead of the summer period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23025/26]

162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23314/26]

163. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the impending humanitarian crisis in Cuba and the efforts that they are being undertaken at EU and UN level to avoid a deepening of the food, fuel and medicine shortages facing the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23146/26]

164. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current conflict in Lebanon and the increasingly destructive campaign being waged by Israel that has displaced over one million people; if they feel that the UNIFIL mission’s planned ending is premature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23139/26]

165. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23214/26]

166. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [23257/26]

167. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs her plans for the Council of Europe during the EU Council presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23258/26]

168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will examine options to enable Ireland to deploy Irish roster election observers to significant elections in developed democracies, including in EU member states such as Hungary and Bulgaria, the United States and Canada; if she will consider providing a small supplementary allocation under Vote 28 or establishing a…

169. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an Irish passport application (details supplied) for a child; the reason for the delay in processing same, particularly where all documentation had been submitted and subsequently additional documentation was requested at a late stage in the process; whether expedited processing can be facilitated in this cas…

170. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's position on Ukraine's accession to EU membership. [23389/26]

6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposed EU-Australia trade agreement; whether there is provision for investor courts in the proposed agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22611/26]

7. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the flight costs to her Department as a result of the recent evacuation scenarios in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22621/26]

8. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the large number of Irish teachers working in the UAE , the guidance being given by her Department with regard to their safety and taking into account the fact that online teaching is being used in the Emirates; if she has engaged with the authorities in the UAE and other war impacted countries where Irish peop…

9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number, and the number by awarding country, of Irish citizens who have requested permission to receive a foreign honour in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22654/26]

10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22874/26]

11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22896/26]

12. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU- Australia Free Trade Agreement; her views on the likely impact this agreement might have on Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/26]

13. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23065/26]