172. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the level of State aid sent to Sudan since the start of the civil war conflict in April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/25]
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4. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update of the work of the Irish Embassy based in Rabat, Morocco. [21439/25]
196. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the work of the Irish Embassy based in Vietnam. [18840/25]
203. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates which a person (details supplied) served as Government Envoy to the US Congress on the Undocumented; the achievements of the Envoy on behalf of Government while in this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19219/25]
209. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the last time he spoke with all Irish ambassadors, in tabular form. [19628/25]
210. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the last time his secretary general spoke with all Irish ambassadors, in tabular form. [19629/25]
240. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a report, (details supplied); the steps he will take to address these deficiencies; if he will undertake to publish the list of meetings held between the ambassadors and interest representatives on the as a matter of urgency on the Permanent Representative Office’s website in order to ensure tran…
13. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings the special envoy to the United States of America has had since his appointment; the date and locations of meetings; the travel costs incurred as a consequence of these meetings; and the resources available to the envoy from his Department. [17797/25]
221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the German government and the German embassy in Ireland regarding the issuing of deportation orders to two Irish citizens in Berlin for legally protected speech (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/25]
228. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he had with authorities in Germany regarding the deportation of two Irish citizens [details supplied] in relation to their attendance at pro-Palestine protests despite those citizens not having been found guilty of any crime; if the Minister has liaised with the two Irish citizens or their representatives; and if …
229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he or officials in his Department have engaged with their German counterparts on Irish citizens being ordered to leave Germany due to pro-Palestine activism, despite not being convicted of any crime in the German courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17133/25]
232. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the engagement his Department has had with German immigration authorities following the deportation orders issues for two Irish citizens; if he can confirm the reports that citizens were asked to cease using the Irish language during protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/25]
138. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of embassies and consulates of Ireland operating at present; how this compared with the number at the time of the launch of the Global Island strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15450/25]
161. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and location of new Irish embassies and consulates planned for opening before the end of 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15360/25]
226. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish ambassador to Italy has visited the city of Naples in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025; and if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [15245/25]
230. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people employed in the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU for each of the past five years; the number of vacant posts, for each of the past five years; and the average staffing level for each European country’s Permanent Representation office to the EU. [15376/25]
239. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if discussions have begun on the appointment of the new Irish Ambassador to the United States. [15476/25]
240. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has ever been given around political appointees as Ambassadors. [15477/25]
241. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to appoint special envoys to the US for trade, culture and other shared interests between Ireland and the US. [15478/25]
181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the Irish Embassy to the United States of America had any engagement with the Trump Administration on Conor McGregor’s recent visit to the White House for Saint Patrick’s Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13605/25]
78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are any plans in the lifetime of this Government to open new embassies and permanent missions; where these would be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4850/25]
5. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates in 2024 the Irish Consul based in Austin, USA, has met with the Mayor of Dallas, Texas, in tabular form. [3764/25]
25. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new consulate general office in Naples, Italy. [2161/25]
34. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of refurbishments that were carried out at Irish embassies during 2024; and the nature of refurbishments that are scheduled to be carried out at Irish embassies during 2025, in tabular form. [2882/25]
48. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what plans are in place to upgrade the representative office of Ireland in Palestine to full embassy status and to appoint an ambassador, in light of the recognition by Ireland of the State of Palestine last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/25]