6. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought consular assistance from Irish embassies or consulates in Britain in each of the years 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67325/25]
Topics / Consular Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsConsular Services
70 questions from 42 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 1 |
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17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the government of Togo and its embassy regarding a number of human rights abuses; and whether consular assistance is being offered to a number of individuals affected, including an Irish citizen (details supplied). [68013/25]
29. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken to strengthen consular supports for Irish citizens abroad, particularly young people from rural constituencies such as Cork north west, who travel for work, study, or seasonal employment and may on occasions need this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65266/25]
11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to intervene in the case of a sibling of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is detained in Venezuela; and whether his Department will offer consular assistance in this case. [53320/25]
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]
130. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the procedure in place in circumstances where a person alleges unlawful detention in the United States and where consular support was not possible to seek due to a lack of access by virtue of the nature of the detention. [43748/25]
13. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is married to an Irish citizen and has been detained arbitrarily in the UAE for the past 17 years; the steps his Department is taking to provide consular assistance and seek his release from arbitrary detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38291…
199. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of funding raised through the work of honorary consuls; the amount expended in support of their work, by country and by year, for the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33708/25]
186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the types of services which his Department offers to Irish citizens when offering consular assistance in an emergency situation; whether such assistance has been provided to Irish citizens visiting Mexico in recent years and the nature of the assistance which was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
9. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide assistance to an Irish citizen (details supplied) who has been arrested by the Israeli military and remains in custody awaiting a court date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30762/25]
10. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on efforts by the department and consular offices to secure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/25]
16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to secure the release of an Irish woman detained by Israel in the West Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/25]
220. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23051/25]
168. 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 Kuwait. [21800/25]
169. 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 Qatar. [21801/25]
234. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) to a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/25]
174. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the manner in which Irish embassies and consulates around the world are assisting with the dissemination of information related to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme for survivors throughout Ireland's diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/25]
175. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail all efforts by the Irish Embassy in Washington, DC and Irish Consulates across the United States in disseminating information regarding the mother and baby institutions payment scheme for US-based survivors; the extent to which information has been shared with partner organisations in various US cities (details supplied); and…
203. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish embassies and consulate general offices that currently have a cultural officer post filled, in tabular form. [13125/25]
21. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to open a new Irish consulate general office in Luxor city, Egypt, during 2025. [46393/24]