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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
168. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought assistance from the Irish Embassy and Consulates in China in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71415/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consideration given for Ireland to join the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance; and the work that has been undertaken to secure the appointment of a Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief at the EU. [71637/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of governments , including most recently the government of the Netherlands have moved to accept that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most feasible solution to the Saharan dispute; if in this regard the Government is reviewing its current position; and if she will make a st…
Sean Fleming Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
171. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the case of a missing Irish person in Gran Canaria (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71721/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
172. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount her Department has spent on translation services from a company (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72068/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
173. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the 2030 Roadmap on Ukraine-Ireland Partnership that was signed with President Zelenskyy on 2 December 2025. [70939/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagements with the government of Burma/Myanmar and its embassy regarding reported election irregularities in the country (details supplied). [72177/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
175. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made over the past 12 months on each of her Department’s Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72192/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
176. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she plans to expand the Ireland house model in South Africa. [72223/25]
Paul Murphy Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
177. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application (details supplied) has been received; and if she will instruct her Department to assist the family in question. [72301/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
178. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has spoken formally with the US Ambassador to Ireland since her appointment as Minister; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72400/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
266. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for a person applying via the standard online replacement application following a lost or stolen passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70930/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
267. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70865/25]
Barry Ward Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
268. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the absence of reciprocal driving licensing agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70878/25]
John Connolly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
269. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts her Department is making to raise the issue with the Russian authorities of the incarceration of an Irish citizen (details supplied), in a pre-trial detention facility in Chelyabinsk, Russia, for over two months without charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71028/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
270. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the plans to expand Ireland's diplomatic and trade footprint in Latin America. [71038/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
271. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has taken or will take action concerning the decision of the Government of Mali to recriminalise homosexuality; and if she will express the Irish Government's concern. [71087/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has taken or will take action concerning legislative proposals in Ghana to recriminalise homosexuality; and if she will express the Irish Government's concern. [71088/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
273. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has taken or will take action about restrictions on expression of faith in China, including by Christians; and if she will express the Irish Government's concern. [71089/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
274. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on Ireland's position on the way in which the United Nations will be reformed to operate more effectively and to be more reflective of today's world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71090/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between her Department and the Government of Barbados in 2024 and to-date in 2025. [71280/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the list of Irish Embassies and Consulate General offices worldwide that currently have a housekeeper post filled, in tabular form; and if those post holders are sourced from local recruitment agencies. [71281/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an additional passport printer will be provided at the Passport Office in Dublin. [71282/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
88. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70438/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
89. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025 [70524/25]