Parliamentary questions

80. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the reported deaths of civilians in Gaza from hunger with the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42373/25]

81. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the measures Ireland is taking to pressure the Israeli Government to permit food and medical aid to enter Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42374/25]

82. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to develop a new diaspora strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42445/25]

83. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update as of July 2025 on the programme for Government commitment to work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada; the position regarding the creation of a one-stop-support service to assist with obtainin…

84. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on engagements he has had with like-minded EU counterparts with regard to Ireland’s opposition to the Mercosur trade deal as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42447/25]

85. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with UK and EU counterparts with regard to the 2026 review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42448/25]

86. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with EU counterparts with regard to the re-examination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42449/25]

87. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in County Cork that are being processed by the passport office as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42450/25]

88. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to establish new Irish embassies during the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42451/25]

89. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase staffing and resources of the passport office to ease processing delays; his views on the opening of a new passport office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42452/25]

90. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with counterparts in the United States regarding the deportation of Irish citizens living in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42453/25]

91. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42465/25]

92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the controls in place to prevent appropriation of Irish foreign aid by officials in a country (details supplied). [42522/25]

93. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42530/25]

94. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any engagement with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with regard to legacy legislation, especially in view of reported pushback against the UK Government’s plan to repeal such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42669/25]

95. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his recent engagement with his counterpart in Britain in respect of legislation relating to the troubles, legacy and reconciliation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42743/25]

96. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/25]

97. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the closing of charity shops in Northern Ireland (details supplied); given they receive funding from Irish Aid and the charity shops continued to be profitable right up to closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42868/25]

98. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to open a new Irish consulate general office in Auckland, New Zealand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/25]

99. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he intends to take legal action in respect of the failure of the EU to implement sanctions against Israel for ongoing breaches of international law.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43097/25]

100. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding program…

101. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding program…

102. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been contacted in relation to an Irish citizen seeking the evacuation of his father from Gaza; and if he will address the matters raised (details supplied). [43204/25]

103. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department launched a communications strategy in South Africa to advise South African citizens of the need for a short-term visa to visit Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43264/25]

104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to coordinate with his counterpart at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to ensure that a family connected with Irish citizens are evacuated from Gaza (details supplied). [43284/25]