308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the travel agency sector in relation to specific Departmental travel advisory related to the Galapagos Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2495/26]
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197 questions from 61 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 1 October 2026.
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309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention have been drawn to the concerns of businesses within the travel agency sector in relation to the impact that specific Departmental travel advisory related to the Galapagos Islands is having on their business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2496/26]
28. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken or anticipated against Belarus in relation to an aircraft (details supplied) that was grounded in Minsk in May 2021 [72730/25]
29. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the conclusion of Irish complaints in relation to the detention of an aircraft (details supplied) that was grounded in Minsk in May 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72731/25]
163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's travel advisory for Irish citizens against travel to Ecuador; the basis for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71368/25]
164. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's travel advisory for Irish citizens against travel to Ecuador; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the knock on effect means travel to the Galapagos Islands is advised against as a part of Ecuadorian territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71369/25]
165. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the contrary position of the UK Government in relation to advisory on travel to the Galapagos Islands; the basis for this difference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71370/25]
166. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to an email sent to her (details supplied); the actions she will take to respond and engage on the substantive issues raised in relation to travel advisories from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71371/25]
169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consideration given for Ireland to join the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance; and the work that has been undertaken to secure the appointment of a Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief at the EU. [71637/25]
170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of governments , including most recently the government of the Netherlands have moved to accept that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most feasible solution to the Saharan dispute; if in this regard the Government is reviewing its current position; and if she will make a st…
173. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the 2030 Roadmap on Ukraine-Ireland Partnership that was signed with President Zelenskyy on 2 December 2025. [70939/25]
174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagements with the government of Burma/Myanmar and its embassy regarding reported election irregularities in the country (details supplied). [72177/25]
76. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she or her Department is aware of the abduction of a number of children from a school in Nigeria (details supplied) twinned to a school in County Down; if she will provide an update on the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69036/25]
78. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will offer diplomatic assistance to support efforts to secure the safe return of those who remain missing following the abduction of students and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria. [69910/25]
5. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the hostage situation in Nigeria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67303/25]
6. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on Ireland’s current diplomatic priorities in light of recent international developments, with particular reference to Ireland’s role in promoting peace, security, and the protection of human rights abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66633/25]
27. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working to support Belarus civil society and the democratic opposition in exile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66601/25]
63. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the current situation in Belarus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66241/25]
64. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her main foreign policy priorities and trade objectives for the period ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66645/25]
89. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the way in which Ireland is helping the UN to shape and contribute to policy around lethal autonomous weapons systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66726/25]
182. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support Ireland has provided to the Colombian peace process, with particular reference to Ireland's work in protecting/supporting the five pillars of the peace agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67224/25]
193. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the human rights record of the Qatari government; and whether an event organised by the Irish embassy in Abu Dhabi with the Qatari Director of Human Rights is consistent with national policy (details supplied). [63083/25]
165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the recent crackdown on opposition by the Chama Cha Mapinduzi government in Tanzania; the implications this has for Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62519/25]
167. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent election in Tanzania (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62663/25]
190. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to support LGBTQI+ communities at EU and international level. [60929/25]