Parliamentary questions

12. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s position on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in light of its potential impact on Irish beef exports valued at €2.8 billion annually; and if Ireland will formally oppose the agreement at Council level. [46945/25]

13. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has assessed the risk that the concession of 99,000 tonnes of beef and 180,000 tonnes of poultry imports under the Mercosur agreement will depress farmgate prices for Irish producers; and to publish that assessment. [46946/25]

14. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland intends to use its voice at EU Council to oppose the EU-Mercosur agreement on grounds of its negative impact on Irish agriculture; and if he has raised this objection formally with the European Commission. [46948/25]

15. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultation that has taken place with Irish farm organisations regarding the Mercosur deal; and if their concerns have been incorporated into Ireland’s negotiating position. [46949/25]

16. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has concerns about the future impact on CO2 emissions standards arising from Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and …

17. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the aircraft leasing sector continues to benefit from tariff free trade agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47124/25]

18. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any assessment has been carried out of the impact of the EU-Mercosur agreement on Irish seafood exports. [47169/25]

19. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the recent engagements he, his Department and the wider Government have had with the EU regarding the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47427/25]

20. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of emails his Department has received regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 over the past 12 months; the proportion of the emails received that have been supportive of the Bill; the proportion of emails received that have supported both goods and services being cov…

21. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of emails his Department has received relating to Israel’s war on Gaza over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44540/25]

22. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of calls his Department has received relating to Israel’s war on Gaza over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44541/25]

23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls that are not answered; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service discontinue and the reason for that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44542/25]

24. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the request for help to facilitate the evacuation of a person (details supplied) in Gaza who was assured by the Irish Embassy in Tel Aviv that they would be evacuated; and if he will assure the person and their sponsor in Ireland that they will be evacuated [44570/25]

25. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role Ireland has in evacuating individuals from Gaza who are not citizens of Ireland but have family residing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44664/25]

26. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the reinstatement of DNA testing in Ireland for intending parents, following surrogacy treatment abroad, on their return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/25]

27. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is training to be an architect and was admitted to a Masters in Architecture at UCD in February, but is currently trapped in Gaza; if his Department will facilitate their evacuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/25]

28. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given increasing public concern and anecdotal reports, he is aware of instances of individuals who have claimed asylum in the Republic of Ireland who are also travelling to and from the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, after having made similar claims in that jurisdiction; if there is any evidence t…

29. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible to provide space for both parents or guardians names and emergency contact details on a child's passport, especially for parents that may be separated and living apart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/25]

30. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider points made by a person (details supplied) regarding life and death in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/25]

31. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process of evacuation for a student from Gaza (details supplied), the possibility of evacuating university students in Gaza who have been offered places in Irish universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/25]

32. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the average turnaround times for passport applications submitted in Cork city and county since 1 May 2025; and whether he has considered expanding regional passport processing capacity. [44825/25]

33. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he is considering to give voting rights to the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/25]

34. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider introducing and supporting an annual national weekend for our diaspora, whereby each county will be assisted in hosting a programme of events that will boost the local economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/25]

35. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider in conjunction with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland hosting and supporting an annual international conference for our diaspora, whereby business ideas can be discussed and companies encouraged to set up and invest in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/25]

36. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the potential impact of Northern Ireland’s invocation of the ‘Stormont Brake’ on cross-border trade and regulatory alignment; and if he will provide details of any contingency plans to safeguard the economic and logistical integrity of trade flows between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Irel…