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Duncan Smith Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
87. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement with the European Union and other allies in regard to the peace deal in the Middle East; the role Ireland will play in delivering aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57172/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
88. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current progress of the drafting of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [57184/25]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of the recent ceasefire, the steps Ireland is taking to pursue accountability over the genocide in Gaza, and the continued occupation of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57171/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
90. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department’s recent engagements with the Government of Ukraine in relation to the ongoing conflict, and efforts made to reach a ceasefire. [57185/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
91. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of current blockages of aid to locations in Sudan; his view on this; the work Ireland is carrying out with international partners to provide humanitarian assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56941/25]
Sinéad Gibney Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
92. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider not granting authorisation for future stopovers of US military planes and planes under the command of the US military in Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57130/25]
Erin McGreehan Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
93. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to develop bilateral relations with Canada, especially in the context of historical and cultural links. [56953/25]
Catherine Ardagh Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
94. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had about the possibility of utilising €1.87 billion in frozen Russian assets for reparations for the war of aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56946/25]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
95. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent escalation in the intensity of Russian aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56943/25]
Colm Burke Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
96. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his recent meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57158/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is supporting the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57004/25]
Duncan Smith Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
98. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the contact he has had from officials from the Trump administration and elected American politicians in regard to the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57177/25]
Barry Heneghan Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will meet with the Irish activists who were on board the Sumud and Thousand Madleen vessels of the freedom flotilla to Gaza to discuss their experiences, and the urgent need for a sustained ceasefire and full humanitarian access to Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57135/25]
Barry Ward Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations that are ongoing in relation to Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57156/25]
Shane Moynihan Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
101. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department is playing in supporting, strengthening and expanding the areas of co-operation under the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56947/25]
Barry Ward Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
102. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any steps or initiatives being put in place by his Department to encourage Irish people to take up employment opportunities in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57157/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
103. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on changing the process used by the passport office to verify a Garda witness (details supplied). [56821/25]
Grace Boland Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
104. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the collaborative efforts between his Department and Enterprise Ireland in supporting SMEs to overcome trade barriers and expand internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57070/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
105. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement and supports his Department provides for emigrants seeking to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57053/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
106. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the engagement there has been at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57039/25]
Seán Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
107. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the protests, often marred by police violence, that have been ongoing across Serbia for the past 11 months; his views on whether the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Serbia could be seen as a statement of support for President Aleksandar Vučić amidst allegations of corru…
Seán Crowe Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
108. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date by which the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; his views on whether there should be no delay in its progression amidst the lull in the conflict; his views on the fact that illegal settlements in the West Bank and East …
Edward Timmins Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
109. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps which have been taken by Ireland and the EU to ensure a stable and representative new government develops in Syria that respects minorities and the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57162/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
110. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be supported by the increase in the ODA budget this year. [57155/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on any recent engagement he has had with the British Secretary for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56957/25]