Parliamentary questions

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to ensure that the €200 million currently earmarked and future moneys under the Horizon Europe's EIC Accelerator for Israeli start-ups is withdrawn; and whether the matter has been raised by him at EU Council meetings. [63979/25]

200. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a foreign birthright application for a person (details supplied). [64013/25]

158. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 6 November 2025, if he will provide an estimated timeframe for the implementation of the process to establish a link between the carbon markets of the European Union and the United Kingdom, and by extension the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, through a Eur…

159. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the oversight mechanisms which are in place to monitor and assess the effectiveness and impact of Ireland’s climate finance channelled through multilateral funds and organisations; and the way in which the Government ensures equivalent oversight and accountability for this funding as for finance provided th…

160. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government has delivered on the commitment in Ireland’s Climate Finance Roadmap to scale up climate finance channelled through bilateral partnerships and civil society organisations, rather than primarily through multilateral funds and institutions; the progress on this commitment; and if he wil…

161. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the thematic focus of Ireland’s international climate finance commitments post-2025; whether the principle of a just transition will be explicitly integrated into Ireland’s future climate finance programming; the measures being taken to ensure that Ireland’s climate finance is provided as grant-based financ…

162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the provisions which have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations, and charities funded by his Department will meet their obligations under the new AE scheme. [62468/25]

163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of every agency, not-for-profit organisation, charity or service provider directly funded by his Department; and the details of each specific directly funded post in each body, in tabular form. [62473/25]

164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following recent remarks by the European Commission about the UK’s unilateral changes to the Windsor Framework raising trust deficits in UK-EU trade relations, if he could provide an assessment of the implications for Ireland’s cross-border trade and Northern Ireland Protocol implementation; the steps the Governm…

165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the recent crackdown on opposition by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi government in Tanzania; the implications this has for Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62519/25]

166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with Ireland participating in the EU-CELAC Summit of 9-10 November, and the forthcoming EU Council agenda of 10-23 November, covering key issues such as energy taxation, customs-duty relief and EU-UK relations, how the Government will ensure that Ireland’s export- and energy-intensive sectors are protected, that …

167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent election in Tanzania (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62663/25]

168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62672/25]

190. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to support LGBTQI+ communities at EU and international level. [60929/25]

191. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60942/25]

192. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he and his Department are taking to deal with the plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60992/25]

193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department has spent on rent regarding premises (details supplied). [61004/25]

194. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all overseas aid projects and funding amounts allocated in 2024 and in 2025, or the latest data available, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61055/25]

195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation of Ireland’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the past five years to programmes where gender equality is the principal objective; the proportion of this ODA which was directed specifically to women’s rights organisations during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

196. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have read a report titled "Peak Ireland Ireland’s Diplomatic Challenges and the Lessons for the UK" which was recently published by the Policy Exchange think-tank; and if he has given consideration to the specific criticisms which this report makes of Irish foreign policy under the current …

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of press releases issued by his Department from 1 January 2025 to date on issues relating to Israel or Gaza, Ukraine, Africa and South America respectively. [61097/25]

198. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new Irish Consulate General Offices based in Melbourne and Malaga will be opened; if new locations for these offices have been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61138/25]

199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland preparing for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December2026 and a public consultation underway, if the Government will publish the timeframe and regional engagement plan explicitly for Cork and Munster stakeholders; the way in which regional priorities for exampl…

200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61214/25]

201. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to raise the issue of the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the detainment of 16 Irish citizens by the Israel Defence Forces at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61226/25]