Parliamentary questions

192. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a birth and baptismal certificate for a person born in Ireland in March 1923 is acceptable evidence for their grandchild, when applying for Irish citizenship and an Irish passport. [57033/25]

193. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average processing time for passport applications whereby reckonable residency must be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57066/25]

194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider implementing changes to the online passport tracker to better reflect processing times in the instance of a ‘non-standard’ or ‘complex’ application, as these applications currently present with an estimated issue date based on ‘standard’ application processing times and said estimated issue date does…

195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications processing 6+ months; 12+ months; 18+ months, 24+ months, as of October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57068/25]

196. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57111/25]

197. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the means by which Ireland’s Action Plan on Market Diversification will reduce the country’s over-reliance on key trading partners such as the US, UK and EU; the concrete benchmarks and timelines for its implementation and success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57145/25]

198. Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the risk to Irish exports given ongoing tensions in transatlantic trade for example, US tariff threats and supply-chain disruptions; the contingency strategies his Department has developed to shield Irish businesses from sudden shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57146/25]

199. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with EU counterparts in regard to Russian cyberattacks, disinformation, and political subversion aimed at weakening democracies and dividing societies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56958/25]

200. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered appointing a trade envoy to Ukraine to build relationships for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56959/25]

201. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his recent engagement at EU level with regard to suspending the EU Israel Association Agreement; if he will push for full suspension of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57191/25]

202. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 28, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57198/25]

203. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of trips he took part in during 2025; and the destinations of those trips. [57270/25]

204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57291/25]

138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in repatriating or assisting Irish citizens detained by Israeli authorities following recent flotilla activities off Gaza has been recorded as a recoverable advance under the assistance abroad loan scheme or any similar mechanism; if any repaym…

139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application for a foreign births registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56065/25]

140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Malaysia; and the steps that are being taken to improve this relationship. [56066/25]

141. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of the allocation towards international climate finance in Budget 2026; the pledged amounts from other Government Departments and other sources; if the allocation for climate finance will reach the €225 million committed to, under Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap 2022; t…

142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount allocated towards Official Development Aid (ODA) in Budget 2026; the total amount allocated towards International Climate Finance as distinct from ODA, including from all sources outside his Department’s vote; if he will provide the same figures for each budget for the previous five years; a…

143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed account of any expenditure incurred by his Department in providing consular, logistical, or financial assistance to Irish citizens who were detained or arrested by Israeli authorities following their participation in recent Flotilla activities bound for Gaza; if he will specify wheth…

144. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to communicate to the EU Commission under Article 259 TFEU to ask if they will act to enforce EU Law against Hungary in the context of the decision by the administration there to ban a festival (details supplied). [56402/25]

145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56450/25]

6. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55698/25]

7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has considered the possibility of initiating an Article 259 TFEU case against Hungary specifically regarding the banning of the Budapest Pride Parade in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55903/25]

8. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has conducted any internal review, or received any intelligence briefings, concerning Chinese state-linked influence or lobbying activities involving Irish political representatives or institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55928/25]

9. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department maintains a register or record of engagements between Irish public representatives and organisations affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department; and if he will outline the Department’s policy on monitoring such contacts. [55929/25]