Parliamentary questions

303. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department’s travel advisory for Irish citizens against travel to Ecuador; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the knock on effect means travel to the Galapagos Islands is advised against as a part of Ecuadorian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2490/26]

304. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the contrary position of the UK Government in relation to advisory on travel to the Galapagos Islands; the basis for this difference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2491/26]

305. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the contrary position of the US Government in relation to advisory on travel to the Galapagos Islands; the basis for this difference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2492/26]

306. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the contrary position of other EU countries in relation to advisory on travel to the Galapagos Islands; the basis for this difference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2493/26]

307. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); the actions she will take to respond and engage on the substantive issues raised in relation to travel advisories from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2494/26]

308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the travel agency sector in relation to specific Departmental travel advisory related to the Galapagos Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2495/26]

309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention have been drawn to the concerns of businesses within the travel agency sector in relation to the impact that specific Departmental travel advisory related to the Galapagos Islands is having on their business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2496/26]

257. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the Government’s recent commitment of an additional €125 million in financial support to Ukraine, the accountability mechanisms in place to ensure Irish taxpayers’ money is used for its intended purpose; the way in which she will verify that funds provided by Ireland are properly monitored and safeguarded (deta…

258. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures in place to provide for the recruitment of senior personnel, including at ambassador level, from outside her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73353/25]

259. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the priorities for Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council of Ministers for July to December 2026. [73368/25]

260. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding engagement she has had with the German authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73418/25]

261. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department’s work to ensure the fair treatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied) regarding their ongoing detention in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73419/25]

262. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic efforts which have been put in place regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73420/25]

263. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a child's passport applied for in August 2025 will issue on time for a family to return to Ireland for Christmas 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73532/25]

264. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions she has had with her counterparts in the EU in relation to the proposed EU/Mercosur trade deal, with particular reference to the need to protect the Irish agri-food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73555/25]

265. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main initiatives taken to support Ireland’s trading position during 2025; her priorities for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73558/25]

266. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on preparations for Ireland’s preparations for the Presidency of the European Council in 2026; her priorities for the first half of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73559/25]

267. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on how Ireland has enhanced its diplomatic capacity in 2025; her priorities for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73560/25]

268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of an individual (details supplied); if consular assistance is being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73687/25]

269. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport can issue for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the documents required to have it processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73832/25]

9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will introduce in person checks on all military aircraft flying through Shannon airport; to confirm that the manifest for each flight correctly records the cargo carried thereon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72714/25]

10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the Government's position in relation to military flights through Irish airspace, whether permission is granted to military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72715/25]

11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that permission is given to American military aircraft to fly through Irish airspace while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72716/25]

12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that US miliary aircraft are permitted while carrying lethal weapons and other lethal miliary equipment to Isreal or to support the Israeli Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72717/25]

13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will prevent US military aircraft from transiting Irish airspace while carrying military equipment to be used by Israeli Defence Forces in connection with Gaza or the occupied Palestinian territories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72718/25]