Parliamentary questions

72. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider establishing a cross-departmental research programme to evaluate the economic, social and constitutional implications of any future moves towards Irish unification (details supplied). [62808/25]

73. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions her Department has taken in response to Russian vessels and the Russian shadow fleet operating in Irish waters; if she has raised this with the Russian authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66242/25]

74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her Department's engagement with COP30; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66498/25]

75. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department’s engagements in relation to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and efforts being made to ensure that peace is sustained in the region. [66749/25]

76. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti; and if the Government will advocate at an EU level for increased humanitarian assistance for Haiti. [66750/25]

77. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will give consideration to opening a passport office in the North. [66735/25]

78. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update from her meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council in regard to any Ukraine peace plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66300/25]

79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department's progress in supporting the re-establishment and full operation of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum, as envisaged in the Good Friday Agreement, and as set out in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66682/25]

80. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she is planning to introduce a Bill to prohibit imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as stated in the Programme for Government; if the Bill will include a ban on services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66248/25]

81. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she is planning with fellow trade ministers internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66428/25]

82. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at an EU level regarding the reconstruction of Gaza. [66463/25]

83. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken or commissioned any recent analysis of the potential fiscal implications of Irish unification; and the estimated level of subvention currently provided by the UK Government to Northern Ireland. [62801/25]

84. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland is engaging at EU level to secure investment and trade opportunities that benefit rural regions; the steps being taken to ensure that areas like Cork north west can maximise the economic benefits of EU programmes and external trade agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65…

85. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when she plans to introduce legislation to prohibit trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [66745/25]

86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s priorities in advance of Ireland holding the European Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66302/25]

87. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific, legally-binding mechanisms Ireland is demanding be added to the EU-Mercosur agreement to ensure that imported agricultural products, particularly beef and soy, are demonstrably deforestation-free and meet the same high EU climate standards as Irish-produced goods, in order to resolve the current crisis of climat…

88. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any discussions with other EU countries on Mercosur; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66420/25]

89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the way in which Ireland is helping the UN to shape and contribute to policy around lethal autonomous weapons systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66726/25]

90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider establishing a one-stop shop to assist returning Irish citizens in addressing practical issues such as driver’s licence changes, Revenue matters and record transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66646/25]

91. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has had any recent engagement with the families of the ‘disappeared’ in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66603/25]

92. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with Iraqi authorities in relation to the case of an Irish resident (details supplied) and their repatriation to County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66115/25]

93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to tackle the rate of Christian and religious persecution internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65827/25]

94. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the involvement her Department has had regarding the Ukrainian peace talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66659/25]

95. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has engaged diplomatically with the United States and other relevant parties to advocate and ensure the inclusion of the Ukrainian government in any ceasefire or peace negotiations for Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66728/25]

96. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on discussions at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council regarding the presence and activities of Russian state-linked vessels operating in close proximity to Irish territorial waters; if concerns relating to maritime security, hybrid threats and the protection of critical subsea infrastructure w…