Parliamentary questions

151. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost associated with increasing staffing levels in the passport service by 10, 50 and 100 WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44421/25]

152. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the WTE equivalent within the passport service, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44422/25]

175. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if hi…

176. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all Public-Private Partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start/end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since 2010. [40415/25]

177. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40548/25]

178. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on Ireland's contributions at the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development which was held in Seville recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40568/25]

179. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's position on sovereign debt restructuring and debt forgiveness in the global south in the context of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development which was held in Seville recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40569/25]

180. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has raised concerns at EU level over the cuts to aid and development funding and increased emphasis on military spending, and its potential impact on diplomatic relations with countries across the global south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40570/25]

181. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has created contingency plans to help Irish citizens in the US should they be deported by the Trump administration to imprisonment in El Salvador. [40635/25]

182. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are response plans in place to assist Irish citizens in the US should they be deported by the Trump administration to a third country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/25]

183. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of the number of Irish citizens are currently detained by ICE in the United States; if his Department is aware of where these citizens are being held; if they have been able to provide consular assistance to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/25]

184. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will conduct an impact assessment on the potential application of tariffs between the EU and US markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40672/25]

185. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the cause of the breakdown of negotiations between the EU and the US which has resulted in the imposition of tariffs on the EU by the current US administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40673/25]

186. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current and future engagements he has had in relation to Ukraine in terms of meetings here in Ireland or with European counterparts, planned visits and committed funding over the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40691/25]

1. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget allocation to the Irish Embassies based in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and United Arab Emirates in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [39754/25]

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether there remains an Israeli ambassador accredited in Ireland. [40080/25]

171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on ratification of the UN Global Oceans Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/25]

172. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and percentage of staff based at the Irish Embassy in Tokyo who are fluent in speaking and writing in Japanese. [38659/25]

173. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he/she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage; the total number of CCTV cameras owned by bodies under the aegis of his Department; the specific video file format used in the recordi…

174. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/25]

175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/25]

176. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Malaysia during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/25]

177. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in Kildare that are being processed by the Passport Office as of 7 July 2025. [38819/25]

178. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department paid towards cost of living allowance and local post allowance to his Departmental officials posted at the Irish Embassy in Washington DC and to each consulate general office based within the US in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38820/25]

179. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 3 July 2025, if any measures have been put in place to mitigate against the potential misuse of the IHRA definition. [38951/25]