2. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought assistance from the Irish Embassy in New Zealand in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [46067/26]
Topics / Diplomatic Representation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDiplomatic Representation
172 questions from 53 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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questions
167 written, 5 oral
53
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
5
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
178. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the role of his Department in the promotion of Irish business and State agency interests abroad through the Ireland houses diplomatic initiative; the engagement his Department has had to date with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the establishment of new Ireland houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [456…
225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Irish Ambassador stationed in London is given the title of the "Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain", rather than the Ambassador of Ireland to the United Kingdom; and to outline the legal status which underpins the use of this alternative title. [45516/26]
1476. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations overseas where agricultural attachés are located, in tabular form. [41802/26]
1477. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/26]
883. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 19 May 2026, the staffing levels at the visa desk in Abuja; the number of applications that were received in 2025; the processing times for visas at that desk regardless of their nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40269/26]
12. 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 [38356/26]
46. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expansions that have taken place and are planned in our overseas embassies and consulates, with particular emphasis on supporting trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38396/26]
67. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s plans for the opening of new Irish embassies, consulates and Ireland houses over the next two years; if any specific areas that have been identified by her Department as a priority to extend Ireland’s diplomatic reach in the short term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38213/26]
162. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of occasions in 2025 and to date in 2026 where the Irish ambassador in Kuala Lumpur has met formally with the Malaysian Foreign Minister, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38614/26]
7. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the establishment of an embassy in Armenia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38027/26]
750. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Pretoria; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing particularly in relation…
751. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing levels at the visa desk in the embassy in Abuja; his views that staffing is sufficient to manage visa workload and the processing of visas within a timely manner; the current processing times for family reunification applications at that desk; his plans to address delays in processing particularly in relation to…
44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has plans to open a new Irish Consulate General in Muscat, Oman. [32822/26]
4. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates to-date in 2026 on which the Irish Consular General based in San Francisco has met formally with the Governor of the State of Colorado, in tabular form. [31033/26]
244. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the announcement will be made on the appointment of the next Ambassador of Ireland to the USA. [30402/26]
245. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all staff, by grade currently assigned to the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, D.C., including locally engaged staff employed by the Embassy; and to detail any existing vacancies. [30404/26]
334. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of males and females that applied for the post of executive assistant to the Irish Ambassador based in Singapore. [28006/26]
297. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the process by which diplomats are selected and appointed to serve abroad; the criteria used in making such appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25393/26]
298. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the process for selection and appointing ambassadors; whether these appointments are made through a formal competition process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25394/26]
312. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade , the dates in 2025 and to-date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Washington DC has met formally with the Governor of State of Virginia; and the purpose of each meeting, in tabular form. [25734/26]
146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of establishing embassies in all EU accession countries with a view to increasing diplomatic relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22371/26]
212. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to give consideration to establishing diplomatic relations with Bhutan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21978/26]
213. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list the countries recognised by the United Nations with which Ireland does not have diplomatic relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21979/26]
214. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to expand Ireland's diplomatic presence across Japan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21995/26]