Foreign Policy

136. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Russian withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57011/25]

138. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent election in Moldova. [56954/25]

150. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to a recent United Nations report which suggests that some 60 politically motivated criminal cases are opened against Russian citizens every month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57165/25]

152. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the Ireland and Germany joint plan of action for enhanced bilateral and EU Cooperation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57054/25]

157. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent arrest by the Russian authorities of Maxim Kruglov, deputy leader of Russia’s last remaining opposition party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57164/25]

160. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current human rights situation in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57000/25]

163. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent election in Czechia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56961/25]

166. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56899/25]

170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the situation of the Kurdish people across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56951/25]

624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration has been given to adding Vietnam to the list of safe countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57426/25]

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, whether the Government has any issue recognising the state of Lebanon, considering the participation of a proscribed organisation in its Government, or whether the policy determining that Ireland will not permit foreign governments to facilit…

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism cannot play any role in a prospective Palestinian state, whether he also considers that the Likud party, National Unity party, Shas party, Otzma Yehudit party, National Union–…

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism must decommission its arms in a new Palestinian state as it is guilty of war crimes and terror, whether the same applies to the Israel Defense Force, which in the opinion of t…

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the systematic violence being employed by the Myanmar military, including airstrikes on civilian areas with a view to clearing territory ahead of planned elections, if Ireland will state unequivocally that it will not recognise any election conducted by the Myanmar military while it is engaged in aerial…

189. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the State's participation in NATO's Support and Procurement Agency; for a breakdown of all payments to this agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50990/25]

46. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland's engagement with EU partners on defence innovation, including the development of radar and AI technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49098/25]

90. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken or statements he has made related to the alleged downing of a plane used by the President of the European Commission through jamming technology by the Russian Federation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48191/25]

106. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps his Department has taken to ensure the safety of Irish citizens engaged in the Freedom Flotilla heading to Gaza from Tunisia, given the dangers involved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48868/25]

107. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagement with Tunisian authorities in respect of the treatment of Irish citizens participating in the Freedom Flotilla. [48873/25]

48. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria used by the State to correctly recognise the State of Palestine; if he would also apply to those criteria to the recognition of the State of Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46146/25]

56. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's relationship with Iceland; if there are any plans to establish an embassy in Reykjavik; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46154/25]

58. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s participation in the Hague Group; the details discussed at the meetings of the group over 15 and 16 July in Colombia; to provide details of Ireland’s contribution to the discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46258/25]

64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise with his German counterpart the vicious assault perpetrated by the German police on an Irish citizen protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46606/25]

147. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is of the view that the institutional balance of the treaties requires that the European Commission must always reflect positions agreed by all member states at the Foreign Affairs Council when speaking on common foreign and security policy; or if he is of the view that the European Commission may art…

6. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his engagement with other EU member states with regard to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38587/25]