147. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is of the view that the institutional balance of the treaties requires that the European Commission must always reflect positions agreed by all member states at the Foreign Affairs Council when speaking on common foreign and security policy; or if he is of the view that the European Commission may articulate its own fore…
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6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his engagement with other EU member states with regard to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38587/25]
50. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/25]
57. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37941/25]
68. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position with regard to western Sahara. [38035/25]
74. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his position with regard to the recent escalation of conflict and tensions in India and Pakistan. [38034/25]
122. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the reported major build up and expansion of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Ireland's position regarding a potential threat to Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35357/25]
195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 12 June 2025, his views on whether the “deferrals” in relation to the question of right to return for Palestinians, agreed as part of the Oslo Accords, remain applicable in a context where Israel has failed to honour its commitments as agreed as part of the same accords. [33628/2…
190. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of individuals or groups who lobbied the Government to include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in the Programme for Government. [33397/25]
191. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of individuals or groups who lobbied the Government to include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism in the Programme for Government. [33398/25]
7. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any steps being taken at a national or EU Council level to address the breakdown in cooperation regarding the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33053/25]
8. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to promote dialogue between India and Pakistan regarding the Indus Waters Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/25]
186. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that are being put in place to assist with an urgent matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31536/25]
189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports a right of return for displaced Palestinian communities whose families were displaced from what is now considered to be Israel in line with the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the 1948 Fourth Geneva Convention. [31646/25]
190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees with the comments of French Minister Jean-Noël Barrot (details supplied) wherein he expressed that France will support a Palestinian state on the condition that it does not have the key characteristics of a sovereign state, namely that it would be demilitarised and a different, occupying power would be responsi…
191. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legislative basis that exists for Ireland's policy of neutrality other than the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, otherwise known as the triple lock. [29714/25]
188. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current priorities in terms of Irish-US relations, with particular regard to Irish-US economic interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27395/25]
214. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland and the EU will take to ensure a stable and prosperous new government develops in Syria and that it is one that respects minorities and the rule of law. [27438/25]
217. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the policies being adopted by the Government to support the people of Syria and engage with their new government, including the lifting of trade sanctions at an EU level announced last week, as well as how the Kurdish population will be protected and assisted in their fight for self-determination; and if he will make a statement on t…
234. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/25]
246. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with the Canadian government and its respective agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27340/25]
290. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s views on Ukraine’s path to European Union membership; the role it will play as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/25]
20. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the situation of an Irish citizen abroad (details supplied); to ask whether he and his Department can assist. [22394/25]
21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is being given to renewing the Ireland-Wales Shared Statement and Joint Action Plan 2021 to 2025 beyond 2025; if the Minister will ensure that cultural and historical commemorations such as the RMS Leinster continue to be supported as a shared priority; and if funding could be made available under existing or succe…
22. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to review the travel advice for the United States in the context of the changed policy of border enforcement officials with respect to Irish citizens with legal residency or visitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22692/25]