201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade which of the 23 commitments in Ireland's Diaspora Strategy 2026 to 2030 relate to access to housing for Irish citizens returning to the State; if the Department or the Minister of State for international development and the diaspora has engaged with the Department of Finance or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on a housin…
Topics / Diaspora Issues
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDiaspora Issues
41 questions from 23 TDs, between 1 April 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 7 |
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1. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the implementation of Ireland's Diaspora Strategy 2026-2030. [69242/26]
48. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures her Department is taking to strengthen engagement between the Irish diaspora and regional communities such as Galway; and the way in which the Government is supporting regions to use their international and diaspora connections to generate economic, cultural and community opportunities. [67437/26]
53. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her engagements with members and representative groups of the diaspora community; and if she has discussed driver licence exchange in such engagements. [69326/26]
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the support she has provided the Department of Transport regarding 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. [69290/26]
74. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the new diaspora strategy. [68960/26]
81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries with which the State has reciprocal recognition of drivers licenses for the purposes of exchange, which her Department has provided assistance to the Department of Transport regarding; and the countries for with which they are currently providing assistance with a view to securing same. [69298/26]
14. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the diaspora strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37311/26]
19. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her engagements regarding facilitating easier return to Ireland for emigrants. [38355/26]
76. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date by her Department in the development of an updated diaspora strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23044/26]
160. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the diaspora strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20218/26]
64. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she can address a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20797/26]
609. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are plans to allow Coimisiún na Meán fund media companies that cater for the Irish diaspora abroad [14616/26]
74. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [8712/26]
267. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount the Government has spent on initiatives to encourage the diaspora to return home in each of the years 2023, 2024, and 2025; the budget initiatives for 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1325/26]
268. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of the initiatives used to encourage the diaspora to return home; the number of the diaspora who returned home, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1326/26]
11. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with members of the diaspora with a construction background who are disincentivised from returning home due to VAT rates applicable on the tools of their trade; if he has engaged with his Cabinet counterparts in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67549/25]
33. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [66746/25]
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider establishing a one-stop shop to assist returning Irish citizens in addressing practical issues such as driver’s licence changes, Revenue matters and record transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66646/25]
91. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures in place to support Irish emigrants wishing to return to Ireland; whether an economic and social assessment of barriers to return has been completed and acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66319/25]
178. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government will take to smooth the bureaucratic and financial way for returning Irish emigrants with their families. [63815/25]
141. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which services and supports for Ireland’s diaspora have been expanded since 2020; the key priorities for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58865/25]
5. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that work is underway on developing a new diaspora strategy, to consider a scheme included under the strategy to cover the repatriation costs encountered by families of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57436/25]
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]