Parliamentary questions

10. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has raised with Chinese diplomatic authorities any concerns regarding the use of the former immigrant investor programme, or other investment mechanisms, as possible vehicles for political influence or intelligence gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55930/25]

11. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish diplomatic missions in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong have been instructed to report on United Front or other influence activities directed toward Ireland; and if so, when such reporting began. [55931/25]

12. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 17 September 2025, for an update on the evacuation process for an individual (details supplied); to outline the progress made in obtaining alternative travel documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55962/25]

156. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application will be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54629/25]

157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a series of matters in relation to safeguards for veterans in the Joint Framework announcement (details supplied) will be clarified. [54753/25]

158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his understanding of the ‘safeguards for veterans’ package’ as described by the British government to protect army veterans; and if the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Government officials are aware of or involved in same. [54754/25]

159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the British army veterans’ package prior to the Joint Framework announcement; if the Irish Government was involved in discussions with the British government in relation to the package in the period leading up to the Joint Framework announcement; and if it was the Irish Government’s understanding…

160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports available for those seeking to flee Palestine. [54757/25]

161. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name a…

162. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure…

163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented …

164. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55184/25]

165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Latvia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55185/25]

166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55186/25]

167. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the progress of the accession of Montenegro to the European Union. [55213/25]

168. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disc…

169. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government will take on foot of the boarding of Global Sumud Flotilla vessels, and subsequent detention of Irish citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55377/25]

170. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current welfare and position of the Irish nationals detained by Israel following after participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla. [55437/25]

171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the central funding committed by Government to facilitate the delivery of a successful presidency for Ireland; the way in which this funding will be allocated to different departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55466/25]

172. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the co-ordination of the EU presidency by his Department; the details of all cross-Departmental groups that have been organised and the membership of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55467/25]

173. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken in support of the Rohingya Muslim population in Bangladesh given their ongoing persecution and displacement from Myanmar due to ethnic cleansing and genocide. [55471/25]

89. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made on delivering a strategy to support the delivery of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/25]

90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the steering group to oversee the implementation of the International Sports Diplomacy Framework will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54249/25]

91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If he will consider the concerns raised in the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54256/25]

92. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54385/25]